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imens, representing in all about 600 species, practically half of which is 

 the property of this Museum. Following is a Hst of the expeditions 

 since the date of the last report: 



Locality. Collector. Material. 



South America W. H. Osgood Birds and mammals. 



and 



M. P. Anderson 



Pacific Coast H. H. Smith Timbers, economic material and 



herbarium specimens. 



Southern Florida . . . . C. H. Carpenter Botanical specimens. 



Illinois and Michigan . . C. B. Cory Mammals, photographing and mi- 



gration work. 



Peru, Chile, Argentine and 



Brazil R. D. Salisbury Geological specimens. 



Iowa A. W. Slocum Invertebrate fossils. 



South Pacific Islands . . . A. B. Lewis Melanesian Ethnology. 



California W. Heim Fishes. 



Arizona C. L. Owen Hopi Ethnology and Archaeology. 



Illinois and Indiana . . . O. E. Lansing, Jr. Herbarium specimens. 

 Japan, China and tropics of the 



Old World C.F.Millspaugh Economic material and herbarium 



specimens. 



Installation, Rearrangement and Permanent Improvement. — During the 

 year more than 70 cases of material never before exhibited have 

 been installed in the Department of Anthropology. To provide space 

 for these cases, for work of installation, and for the arrival of cases, 

 has necessitated much rearranging and the condensing of certain col- 

 lections. Hall 45 has been repainted and refloored and is completely 

 filled with a portion of the material of the Blackstone Chinese collection. 

 To allow for the proper classification and cataloguing of the Chinese 

 collection, Halls 50 and 51 have been temporarily closed to the public, 

 and the cases condensed as much as possible to make room for work- 

 tables. The lid of the Egyptian sarcophagus has been restored and 

 installed in what is believed to be a unique and highly satisfactory 

 manner above the body of the sarcophagus. The most important 

 change affecting a single collection or group of collections during the 

 year relates to the Joseph N. Field Melanesian collection. Till recently 

 this material, resulting from four years of expedition in the South 

 Pacific Islands, together with an expedition of the Curator's, the 

 Parkinson, and Voogdt collections was scattered through various halls 

 both in the East and West Annexes. They have all been transferred 

 to Hall 71 in the East Annex, the material being partially classified 

 to await Dr. Lewis' arrival. Meanwhile all the unpacked material 

 sent in by Dr. Lewis, has been grouped in Hall 72. Recent acquisi- 

 tions of Kabyle and Etruscan jewelry have been temporarily installed 



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