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I wish to congratulate the Section on the good work of the year, 
and to thank all those who have contributed to its performance. 
Stewardson Brown, 
- Conservator. 
REPORT OF THE MINERALOGICAL AND GEOLOG¬ 
ICAL SECTION. 
Ten meetings of the Section have been held during the year with 
an average attendance of more than nine members. 
An active interest has shown itself at the meetings, communica¬ 
tions having been made by many of the members and by visitors. 
Of these may be mentioned several on geology, especially of the 
vicinity, on the composition of soils, on a new mineral called Tri- 
saltite by Mr. Goldsmith, on glacial striae and rubbings made from 
them, and on a large deposit of corundum, in gneissoid or granitic 
rocks in Ontario. 
Two successful excursions were enjoyed by the Section : one on 
May 27th to Media, Mineral Hill, and the Sharpless quarry and the 
•other on October 23rd to the quarries, etc. near Avondale, Chester Co. 
The Officers of the Section are as follows :— 
Director ,.Theodore D. Rand. 
Vice-Director and Conservatory . . Wm. W. Jefferis. 
Recorder, .Charles Schaffer. 
Treasurer ,.John Ford. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Theo. D. Rand, 
Director. 
REPORT OF THE ORNITHOLOGICAL SECTION. 
It is gratifying to be able to report the completion of the work of 
renovating the mounted collection ef birds in the museum of the 
Academy. This work was begun in 1892 and has progressed steadily 
ever since, though press of other museum work has often occasioned 
delay. As finally catalogued the collection, of practically the same 
extent as at the time of the death of Dr. Thomas B. Wilson, numbers 
24,492 specimens. 
Of this number about 15,000, including the types, have been 
unmounted and placed in tight cabinets, while the remaining series 
of 10,000 specimens has been arranged systematically in the large 
exhibition cases on the old Ornithological Gallery. The improve- 
