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crowded far beyond their capacity. Notwithstanding this draw- 
back the department has grown more rapidly than during the 
previous year ; 313 volumes have been bound and 1213 volumes 
added. During last summer the librarian was instructed by me 
to make a tour of the several institutions noted in his report, in 
order to acquire information and plans, to be used in the arrange- 
ment of our library. The total number of volumes at the present 
time is 13,273, and estimated at market prices may be said to be 
worth nearly $100,000. The most valuable donations have been 
received from Mr. George H. Brown, Mrs. Samuel Lawrence, the 
Geological Survey of New Jersey, Royal Academy of Copenhagen, 
Provincial Museum of Konigsberg, Australian Museum, and the 
Royal Academy at Amsterdam. 
The Departments of Ethnology and Archaeology have been for 
several months under the care of Dr. Frederick Starr, who has 
been retained to label and arrange the Bishop and the Emmons 
Collections in the Department of Ethnology. His work has 
covered the opening, classification, labeling, arranging and cata- 
loguing of the above-noted collections. 
The publication of Bulletins has been continued as during 
the previous year, and has resulted in an increase of exchanges 
of similar publications from other scientific bodies. Four articles 
were issue(J from the Geological Department, embellished with 
plates, and seven from the Department of Mammalogy and 
Ornithology. 
I have arranged to have the future osteological work performed 
as far as practicable in the Museum building. The practice has 
been to have this work done by outside parties, but investigation 
has convinced me that it would be well to try the experiment of 
having it done within 'our own walls. 
The record of visitors during the past year is as follows : Day 
attendance, 232,037, average per day, 740 ; evening attendance, 
25,628, or an average of 244 per night ; the attendance at the ten 
lectures amounted to 4885. 
The large centre case in the lower hall has been removed, and 
the Jesup Collection of Woods placed in the side cases formerly 
occupied for the exhibition of the mammals. The water colors 
have been temporarily arranged on the doors outside of the cases. 
