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Ten case labels were prepared and placed on the cases in Higin- 

 botham Hall. In the Division of Mammalogy and Ornithology the 

 cataloguing and labelling of specimens was continued as usual. 

 The reference collection of mammals is now quite thoroughly cata- 

 logued, with the exception of the specimens of large size stored in 

 the iron insect-proof room in the basement of the Musuem. Under 

 existing conditions, these large specimens are not readily accessible, 

 but other work is now advanced so it will probably be possible soon 

 to undertake the cataloguing and arrangement of them. During the 

 year a small number of large skulls of mammals have been trans- 

 ferred from the Division of Osteology to Mammalogy, and all the 

 skulls and skeletons on exhibition have been numbered and entered 

 in the Mammalogy catalogues, where reference to them is often 

 necessary. A special card index of mammal skeletons has also been 

 made and the card index of the mammal collection has been subject 

 to continual revision. The greater part of the time of one assistant 

 has been devoted to cataloguing and labelling birds. Altogether, 

 3,517 entries have been made — 2,803 Ornithology, 630 in Mammal- 

 ogy, and 84 in Oology. 



The year's work on catalogues and inventorying is shown in detail 

 below. 





No. of 



Total No. of 



Entries 



Total No. 





Record 



Entries to 



during 



of cards 





Books. 



Dec. 31, iQii- 



1911. 



written. 



Department of Anthropology . 



34 



117,530 



3,250 



120,530 



Department of Botany . 



56 



329,839 



32,029 





Department of Geology . 



20 



120,722 



8,227 



7,521 



Department of Zoology . 



40 



83,001 



3,999 



29,343 



The Library 



13 



87,417 



7,380 



123,976 



Section of Photography . 



6 



93,5?o 



6,431 





ACCESSIONS. — As in the previous year, the greater number of ac- 

 cessions in the Department of Anthropology were acquired by gifts. 

 Through Mr. Stanley Field, Mr. Edward E. Ayer, Mr. Arthur B. 

 Jones, Mr. Watson F. Blair, Mr. George F. Porter, and Mr. George 

 Manierre, a valuable collection of jewelry from the Kabyle tribes of 

 Algeria, Africa, was donated and is now installed in Higinbotham Hall. 

 An interesting collection of footwear was presented by Mr. T. A. 

 Shaw of Chicago. Mr. Edward E. Ayer enriched the collection of 

 archffiological material from Egypt by a life-size stone statue of the 

 Goddess Sehkmet. Mr. Homer E. Sargent presented a typical col- 

 lection of Salish Indian material. While there were no large collec- 

 tions purchased there were several individual specimens of consider- 

 able interest and importance acquired in this manner, the principal 

 one of this character being an Egyptian stone sarcophagus. 



