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fossils, painting a landscape background and preparing the vegetation of 
extinct species of plants for the foreground. 
Miss Bentley continued oil portraitures of distinguished Canadian 
naturalists for hanging in the Museum halls. Altogether, there are now six 
portraits, and two others are in preparation. For like decoration purposes 
Mr. Johnson coloured six enlarged photographs of Canadian scenes. 
Accessions to Museum 
At the end of the fiscal year, March 31, 1935, the catalogued specimens 
of mammals numbered 12,655; of birds 25,886; of reptiles and amphibians 
4,784; and of plants 129,211. Additions made during the year are due 
mainly to the beneficence of other institutions and persons, since the 
Museum was unable to send out collecting parties. Particular thanks are 
due to the Northwest Territories and Yukon Branch, Department of the 
Interior, from which were received over 1,000 specimens, representing the 
remainder of the collections made by J. D. Soper in Wood Buffalo park 
(1932-34), and collections made by A. E. Porsild in the Mackenzie River 
delta while engaged on reindeer work ; also to the National Parks of Canada 
and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 
Zoological Collections 
Mammals received and catalogued 351 
Birds received and 1 catalogued 159 
Amphibians and reptiles received and catalogued 223 
Nests and eggs received and catalogued 1 
Mammals 
By Gift 
Royal Canadian Mounted Police: 1 skull of white fox, 1 skull of red fox, col- 
lected by Constables Macara and Abraham, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan ; 
12 skulls white fox, 1 skull of collared lemming. 2 skins with skulls of 
brown lemming, collected by Staff -Sergt. J. E. F. Wight, Chesterfield inlet, 
Keewatin district, N.W.T.; 1 Greenland lemming, 1 tundra weasel (Pond 
inlet, Baffin island) ; 1 Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus arcticus Ross (Bylot 
island, near topotype), collected by Constable J. C. M. Wishart, Pond 
inlet, Baffin Island detachment; 3 Polar caribou ( Rangijer arcticus pearyi) 
skins and complete skeletons, 2 Arctic weasels ( Mustela arctica), 6 Elles- 
mere Island Arctic hare ( Lepus arcticus monstrabilis Nelson). 
National Parks of Canada, Department of the Interior, Ottawa: 2 complete 
skeletons of male and female Wapiti ( Cervus c. canadensis), drowned in 
Banff National park, in crossing Bow river, Alberta; 1 skull of male mule 
deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) from Wainwright Buffalo park, Alberta; 2 
plains mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus ), male and female, 1 female white- 
tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) , 2 Manitoba wapiti ( Cervus canadensis 
manitobensis) , male and female, all with skins, skulls, and leg bones, 
from Riding Mountain National park, Manitoba; 6 beaver skins, skulls, 
from Banff National park, Alberta. 
Lands, Northwest Territories and Yukon Branch, Department of the Interior, 
Ottawa: 46 mammals collected by J. D. Soper during investigations in 
Wood Buffalo park, Alberta; 2 pelts of wolf cubs from Reid island, Dolphin 
and Union strait, turned in for bounty; 6 specimens of D'awson red-backed 
mouse from Reindeer Station, east side of Mackenzie River delta, N.W.T., 
collected by A. E. Porsild. 
