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By Donation — Concluded 
From P. J. Hogan: 
Two pieces of bark cloth from New Brunswick. 
Fro?n Mrs. Bertha Purdy: 
Archaeological specimens from Peterborough, Ontario. 
From H. Hart: 
Copper awl and six copper beads from York 'County, Ontario. 
From E. J. Case: 
Pottery fragment from Eglinton, Toronto, Ontario. 
From D. B. Jennings: 
Two chipped stone implements from Giscome, British Columbia. 
From Dr. L. J. O'Brien: 
Large obsidian blade from Grand Prairie, Alberta. 
From Miss K. Rice: 
Chipped stone blade from Herb Lake, Manitoba. 
From A. O. Cartier: 
Skull and mandible from Sorel, Quebec. 
From Dr. R. T. D. Wickenden: 
Chipped stone blade from Avonlea, Saskatchewan. 
DIVISION OF BIOLOGY 
R, M. Anderson, Chief of the Division, reports: 
Owing to temporary curtailment of field work by the National Museum 
the scientific staff of the division has been able to devote more than the 
usual amount of time to detailed study and classification of the accumulated 
reserve collections of the Museum. At the end of the year the catalogued 
specimens of birds in the Museum numbered 25,179, the mammals 11,750, 
reptiles and amphibians 4,478. Several lots of specimens were determined 
for Government departments, institutions, private collectors, and other 
citizens. The museum specialists are always glad to identify specimens 
of mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians that are taken in any part of 
Canada. Such specimens are always interesting in establishing authentic 
records of the distribution and spread of different species. 
Various lots of specimens have been obtained on loan from: Royal 
Ontario Museum of Zoology, Toronto; Provincial Museum, Regina, Sask.; 
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; American Museum of 
Natural History, New York; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia; 
Grand Coteau Museum of Canadian Club, Shaunavon, Sask.; Experimental 
Fisheries Station (Atlantic), Halifax, N.S.; also from Major Allan Brooks, 
Okanagan Landing, B.C.; Mr. C. H. Douglas Clarke, Toronto; Mr. Stuart 
Criddle, Treesbank, Man.; Mr. Eli Davis, London, Ont.; Mr. Kenneth 
Racey, Vancouver, B.C.; Mr. W. E. Saunders, London, Ont. 
Reciprocally, specimens from the museum collections have been loaned 
for study purposes, not only in Canada but to several institutions in the 
United States and in Europe. At various times during the year the study 
collections have been consulted by visiting specialists. 
In the absence of a regularly organized biological survey in Canada, 
part of the work of such an organization is taken over by the National 
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