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during the year. A large amount of work has been done on the 
identification and rearrangement of the land mollusca. 
The taxidermist, Mr. McCadden, in addition to his work in reno¬ 
vating the ornithological collection, has devoted much time to the 
mounting and preparation of new material received during the year 
by gift and purchase, and many valuable specimens have thus been 
placed on exhibition, especially in the department of Mammalogy and 
Ornithology. 
The gifts of specimens during the year have been so numerous 
that the Curators have been unable, for want of cases, to properly 
arrange more than a few of them for exhibition. 
One of the most important accessions of the year is a series of 
specimens obtained by Dr. Benj. Sharp during a summer expedi¬ 
tion on board the U. S. Revenue Cutter “Bear.” These collections, 
however, have just been received, and have not yet been studied or 
prepared for presentation. 
Dr. S. G. Dixon and Mr. H. C. Mercer obtained, during the 
year, additional collections of fossil remains from the Port Kennedy 
limestone cave. These have been properly prepared, presented 
and added to the valuable series obtained last year. 
During May and June, Mr. S. N. Rhoads made a journey through 
the State of Tennessee in the interest of the Academy, and obtained 
valuable collections of the reptiles, birds, mammals and mollusks of 
this interesting region, all of which have been placed in the museum, 
and reported upon in the Proceedings of the Academy. 
Other valuable accessions during the year have been a collection 
of Pennsylvania and New Jersey birds, received from Samuel N. 
Rhoads, with other small collections of birds from T. H. Mont¬ 
gomery, Jr. and A. Sydney Logan. 
The Delaware Valley Ornithology Club has continued to add 
liberally to its interesting collection of local birds. Under the ef¬ 
ficient management of Mr. Jefferis, the Win, S. Vaux Collections 
have been largely increased and kept in most satisfactory condition. 
The botanical collection, during the past year, has been under the 
care of Messrs. Thos. Meehan and Stewardson Brown, while the 
Entomological Department has continued under Dr. Skinner’s super¬ 
vision. To all these gentlemen, the Curators desire to express thanks 
for their valuable assistance, and also to Messrs. Schulze, Boyer, 
