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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



The Faculty of the Museum nominated, as occupants of the 

 Naples Table for parts of the year 1895-96, Dr. R. G. Harrison 

 and Dr. A. W. Weysse. 



We are indebted to Professor Hyatt for the care he has given to 

 the collection of Invertebrate Fossils under his charge. Mr. R. T. 

 Jackson has kindly undertaken the selection of a collection of 

 Palaeozoic fossil invertebrates to be placed on exhibition during 

 the coming year in the room reserved for the Palaeozoic faunae. 



The Exhibition Room devoted to Jurassic and Cretaceous faunal 

 collections has during the past year been opened to the public. 

 The central piece of the room is the mounted cast of Iguanodon 

 obtained from the Brussels Museum. A number of fossil Reptiles, 

 as well as of casts of limbs of the larger Western Dinosaur ians 

 have also been placed in this room. In the Mesozoic, as well as in 

 the rooms devoted to Tertiary faunal collections, no attempt has 

 as yet been made to place on exhibition a selected collection of 

 Invertebrates. This we hope to do as soon as the Palaeozoic faunal 

 collections have been placed on exhibition. The cases of this 

 room are nearly ready for the specimens, and we hope before the 

 next academic year to open this room to the public. As the 

 Museum collections are specially rich in Palaeozoic fossils, it 

 should be possible to make an interesting general exhibit of the 

 older faunae of the world. 



Among the collections of fossils received, I may mention a 

 large collection presented by the late Professor Whitney. These 

 collections were principally made by him during his connection 

 with the Geological Survey of California. 



The fossil Vertebrates have been in charge of Dr. C. R. East- 

 man, who has made excellent progress in arranging and storing our 

 material. Dr. Eastman has also secured for the Museum a num- 

 ber of interesting fossil Fishes. 



The Europaeo-Siberian Room has been rearranged. Several 

 new cases have been added, and a large amount of material has 

 been placed on exhibition, mainly Birds and Mammals. Mr. 

 Brewster has, as in former years, kindly supervised the care 

 of the collection of Birds and Mammals. The Museum is also 

 indebted to him for much valuable assistance in other directions. 



Professor Faxon has devoted the greater part of his time to 

 the revision of the collection of Mollusks. This work is now 

 nearly completed, and it will leave the collection quite accessible 



