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Ecliinodermata are very fine and very abundant. Among the 

 curiosities of the collection is a single case containing 3,000 speci- 

 mens of Galymene senaria. 



At Cincinnati, Ohio, and Newport, Ky., through the aid of Mr. 

 E. O. Ulrich and Mr. C. Schuchert, I examined the collections of 

 fossils arranged in the Exposition Building which contained many 

 interesting specimens. I also examined Mr. Schuchert's collection 

 of Brachiopoda which is the best and most extensive one in this 

 class of fossils which I have seen in the west. After having 

 selected a large number of specimens which were desirable for 

 our use, I made an arrangement with him to bring his entire col- 

 lection to Albany, where it would be accessible during the pro- 

 gress of our work on volume VIII. I have also secured the ser- 

 vices of Mr. Schuchert, who will give special attention to the 

 selection and preparation of Brachiopoda in all the available 

 collections. 



At Lebanon,~Ky., I obtained a few specimens of Brachiopoda, 

 from Mr. W. T. Knott, with a promise of a larger collection in 

 return for volumes of Palaeontology, which have been sent to him. 



I examined the public collections at Frankfort, Ky., and wish 

 to acknowledge the courteous treatment received at the hands 

 of Prof. Proctor and his Museum-assistant, Mr. Fischer. In 

 behalf of the State Museum I have been promised, from the Geo- 

 logical Survey a collection of Brachiopoda illustrating the 

 geological distribution of this class of fossils in the lower rocks of 

 Kentucky. 



The private collections of several individuals in Louisville con- 

 tain much interesting material among the Devonian and Silurian 

 Brachiopoda, but I have not been able to obtain specimens from 

 any of these sources. 



I have already communicated a special report upon the Nettel- 

 roth collection, which is very rich in Brachiopoda. It has been 

 made the basis of study for the preparation of a volume upon the 

 Palaeontology of the State, and will therefore always have a special 

 value as a scientific collection. 



Mr. Victor "W. Lyon, of Jeffersonville, Ind., has an exceedingly 

 fine general collection of Silurian and Devonian fossils, among 

 which are many Brachiopoda of great interest. Mr. Lyon has 

 promised to send, either by loan or otherwise, important speci- 

 mens for my use in the preparation of volume VIII. 



