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CITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. 



Zoology. 



A notable and valuable gift has been made by Robert M. Wallace of 

 his private collection of mounted birds. This contains 252 specimens, 

 and through this gift it has been possible to make more nearly complete 

 the bird collection already in possession of the museum. 



Mr. Robert O. Morris has given several specimens. From Mr. John 

 M. Graham there has been received a fine example of the white coat seal 

 of Newfoundland. Arrangements are now being made for the installation 

 of two attractive groups. 



Branch Collection. 



As an aid to bird study a carefully selected collection has been placed in 

 the branch library at Indian Orchard. This exhibit comprises some of 

 the more common, permanent residents and spring migrants- 

 Special Exhibits. 



The custom of displaying wild flowers as they appear and birds in 

 their season has been continued with excellent results. Lists of the time 

 of flowering of plants and of appearance of birds are also kept. Friends 

 of the museum by their reports of observations have aided greatly in the 

 preparation of lists. There is an increasing demand for the booklet on 

 Bird Migration, and it is hoped to issue a new edition another year. 



Through the courtesy of the artist the museum was able to display in 

 the month of January, the Chaloner paintings of Calif ornian wild flowers. 



Since April first the Andrews paintings of wild and cultivated flow- 

 ers, 484 in number, have been on exhibition. 



For two weeks in November, 9-22, 1904, the museum was used to show 

 a series of charts, diagrams, and photographs, dealing wdth modern meth- 

 ods of combating tuberculosis, "the great white plague," commonly 

 known as consumption. Most suggestive and instructive were the charts 

 showing how the disease had been controlled and reduced in such centers 

 of population as Boston. As a result of this exhibition and of the lectures 

 given in connection with it steps were taken to safeguard the city and an 

 organization formed to fight the disease. This exhibit was made by the 

 Boston Society for the relief and control of tuberculosis. 



Lectures. 



On February 6, Mr. Frank M. Chapman gave a lecture in High School 

 Hall under the auspices of the museum. His subject was " A Flamingo 

 City." 



