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Much still remains packed in the study rooms for want of exhibi- 
tion space. The major portion of the D. Jackson Steward Col- 
lection has been determined, labeled and arranged in the cases. 
Department of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes. — 
The accessions received during the year have been derived 
mainly from Museum expeditions, a few mammals and birds being 
added by purchase, while the most noteworthy gift is a small 
collection of birds and reptiles from the late Charles Slover 
Allen, M.D., of this city. Many valuable specimens have been 
received by exchange. A large Alligator Gar was presented by 
Lieut. J. G. Ord, U. S. A. 
As usual, many valuable specimens have been received in the 
flesh from the Central Park Menagerie, through the courtesy of 
the Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks. A num- 
ber of mounted skeletons and several hundred skulls were added 
to the resources of this department during the year. 
Department of Taxidermy. — In addition to the current 
work of this department the whole collection of mounted birds 
has been revised and put in order, repairs being made where 
found necessary. The Woodchuck Group has been repaired and 
placed on display, and the preparation of the Moose Group — a 
companion piece to the Bison Group — is well advanced. 
Department of Entomology. — More than three thousand 
specimens were added to this collection through expeditions to 
localities in the neighborhood of this city and in Connecticut. 
The Butterflies and Moths of the Henry Edwards Collection 
were transferred to cases constructed for their reception, and these, 
as also similar material from the Elliot and Angus Collections, are 
now easily accessible, and frequent use is being made of them by 
students and specialists. Satisfactory progress has been made in 
the work of cataloguing and numbering the specimens. 
Department of Mammalian Palaeontology. — I desire to 
congratulate the Trustees on the great success of this depart- 
ment. Although only in the third year of its establishment, the 
