348 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec., 
also identified anil relabeled, and together with the Carriker collec¬ 
tion of Colombian birds, were distributed through the study series, 
and 1.173 specimens were catalogued. 
The entire collection of birds eggs has been carefully cleansed 
and all the North American specimens placed in uniform glass- 
covered boxes secured for the purpose. In these they are absolutely 
protected and present a very handsome appearance. 
Several important accessions have been received, notably the 
collection of bird skins of the late Samuel Wright, presented by 
Mrs. Wright; the Charles J. Pennock collection of eggs and skins, 
presented by Mrs. Pennock; and collections of Colombian birds 
and of Hummingbirds obtained by purchase. A number of visiting 
ornithologists have made use of the collections during the year and 
specimens have been loaned to J. E. Law, and W. E. Clyde Todd. 
Reptiles and Batrachians. 
Mr. Henry W. Fowler has had charge of this department and has 
looked after the welfare of the specimens along with those of the 
ichthyological department. 200 specimens have been catalogued, 
representing part of the material received during the year. A 
number of West Indian reptiles have been loaned to Dr. Thomas 
Barbour, of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, who is studying 
them critically and redetermining them while a series of African 
reptiles has been borrowed by the American Museum of Natural 
History. Mr. G. K. Noble visited the Museum in the summer 
and made use of the collections while Mr. E. R. Dunn has studied 
certain of the Salamanders and in conjunction with Mr. Fowler, 
has prepared a paper upon them. 
During the summer Dr. Stone and the Taxidermist, Mr. McCad- 
den, made experiments in preparing casts of local reptiles for ex¬ 
hibition and material was obtained for several groups of turtles and 
toads. Specimens were loaned to Dr. Thos. Barbour, G. K. Noble, 
Mary C. Dickerson and Karl P. Schmidt. 
Fishes. 
Mr. Fowler reports large accessions to the ichthyological collec¬ 
tions, of which 1,134 have been catalogued. He has identified a 
collection of Philippine fishes for the Philadelphia Commercial 
Museum, in return for which the Academy has received a valuable 
series of specimens, while in the same way he has secured from the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology, a series of cyprinoid fishes from 
