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NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



ZOOLOGY 



The time of the zoologist has been given largely to the care of 

 the collections and the special study and increase of the series of 

 Myriopods and Phalangida of the State which have heretofore 

 received little attention. The zoologist has also prepared a 

 Catalogue of the Higher Crustacea of New York City, which in- 

 volved the identification of the forms collected during the pre- 

 ceding two summers. This is now in press as a bulletin of the 

 Museum. 



It has been necessary to replace many of the specimens of 

 birds, and new material of these has been acquired during the 

 open season and also material for mounted groups of birds with 

 their nests and surroundings. Two of these groups, the long- 

 billed marsh wren Pelmatodytes palustris (Wils.) and red- 

 wing blackbird A gel ai us phoeniceus (Linn.) have already been 

 set up by the taxidermist, and they form an attractive and interesting 

 exhibit of the most approved and effective methods of displaying 

 these objects. 



Birds. Mr E. H. Eaton has been engaged in revising the 

 migration schedules of birds and collating material and notes 

 necessary for the Museum publication relating to the species and 

 distribution of the birds of this State. Mr Eaton's publication 

 will be a summary of what has been done in New York orni- 

 thology, will plot the migration schedules and it is expected 

 aiso will cover a description and illustration of all the birds of 

 our avifauna. 



ARCHEOLOGY 



The work done by Dr William M. Beauchamp in this section 

 is largely the preparation of bulletins for publication. These in- 

 clude the History of the New York Iroquois, which is now 

 essentially printed and progress has been made on a bulletin 

 covering the Civil, Religious and Mourning Councils and Cere- 

 monies of Adoption, also one on Indian Place Names in New York. 

 Some additions of value have been made to the collections so 

 far as the meager appropriations therefor permit and these are 

 separately specified in the accession list. 



PUBLICATIONS 



The publications of the year are as follows : 

 Annual reports 



i 56th Report of the State Museum for the fiscal year ending 

 Sep. 30. 1902, v. 1. 473 p. 



