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Museum is fortunate in securing such admirable specimens of a 

 distinctly American mammal. The male, Plate 1, is mounted 

 alert, with elevated head and inflated trunk, and is so far as 

 known the only one in America. The female, Plate 2, which is 

 noticeably small in comparison with the male, is shown in a listless 

 attitude with the head low. A portion of the skeleton of one of 

 these specimens was also obtained. 



A fine adult male, with mounted skeleton, of the Pigmy Hippo- 

 potamus, Hippopotamus liberiensis, from the Mauwa River, Libe- 

 ria, was also purchased of Rowland Ward. 



The Manchurian Tiger given a few years ago by Mr. Agassiz is 

 so excellent an example of modern taxidermy that a corresponding 

 mount of the Bengal species was especially desirable. A wild 

 male from Kuch Behar, northeastern India, was purchased of 

 Rowland Ward; the skin is of fine color with brilliant markings, 

 the pose and face suggest power and watchfulness rather than 

 aggressiveness. 



Mr. Nelson has utilized his photographs of Solenodons from 

 Santo Domingo and made two excellent mounts, one of which is 

 in the systematic collection, and the other is for the West Indian 

 faunal exhibit. An adult male of the Blue or Glacial Bear, Ursus 

 emmonsi, from Mt. St. Elias, Alaska, has been added to the North 

 American collection and a cast of the Australian Diprotodon auslralis 

 purchased of the South Australian Museum has been acquired for 

 exhibition among the specimens selected to illustrate the Tertiary 

 period. 



The first instalment of an authentically named collection of 

 Rotatoria, purchased of Mr. C. F. Rousselet, has been received, 

 and several small collections of both vertebrates and invertebrates 

 from Bermuda, Guatemala, Jamaica, and Nicaragua have been 

 bought. 



The Actinaria collected during the explorations of the "Alba- 

 tross" in 1891, and in 1904-1905, have been sent to Dr. O. 

 Carlgren for study and report. 



The Reports of the Assistants of the Museum give the details 

 of the work accomplished and of the additions received in their 

 several departments during the year. 



The Museum is indebted to Messrs. Faxon, Brewster, Wood- 

 worth, Bangs, Bigelow, and Sayles for the care they have continued 



