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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
[Dec., 
Sixty-one volumes of Government publications and 45 maps, either 
duplicates or not pertaining to the Academy’s work, have been re- 
turned to the Government Printing Office. It is proposed to dispose 
in like manner of a large accumulation of State reports, etc., received 
from Harrisburg. 
Seventeen hundred and forty-two volumes have been bound and an 
additional 157 volumes are now in the hands of the binder. Much 
the greater part of this work has been devoted to journals and trans- 
actions, thus securing a notable improvement in the appearance of this 
portion of the Library, and adding greatly to the convenience of those 
consulting it. 
Notwithstanding the curtailment in the number of meetings the 
weekly accessions have been recorded, catalogued and placed for inspec- 
tion by those interested in them every week as usual. The entries in 
the card catalogue have been prepared, including the titles of the 
smallest pamphlets, before the additions are placed in the Library. 
The entire catalogue is being carefully revised by the Assistant Li- 
brarian, to whom I am indebted, as usual, for efficient help during the 
year. 
Edward J. Nolan, 
Librarian. 
REPORT OF THE CURATORS. 
The Curators report that the Museum and collections are in excellent 
condition, with many additions and advances in the arrangement as 
well as in the identification of the specimens. 
The most conspicuous improvement during the year has been the 
opening of the new Ornithological gallery, in which more than half the 
collection of mounted birds— some 6,000 specimens — has been arranged 
and labelled. The remainder of the collection will be prepared for 
exhibition and transferred to its new quarters as fast as cases can be 
procured. 
Plate-glass and mahogany cases, providing 4,343 cubic feet of 
exhibition space, have been erected during the year for birds, mam- 
mals, invertebrates and fossils, while Mr. Clarence B. Moore has pre- 
sented one case for the valuable additions to his archeological collec- 
tion. A number of storage and herbarium cases have also been pro- 
vided for the accommodation of various study collections, making in all 
the greatest advance in the refurnishing of the Museum that has been 
effected in any one year. 
