PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 
580 
[Dec., 
the ensuing year, and to provide much needed exhibition and storage 
cases in the various departments. 
During the past year the Curators have purchased three large 
mahogany and plate-glass exhibition cases, one for a group of buffalo 
and two for the collection of wood of native forest trees. Two 
horizontal oak cases have also been procured for the William S. Vaux 
archieological collection, as well as eighteen metal storage cases, 
450 trays and 100 insect boxes. 
Mr. Clarence B. Moore continued his explorations among the 
Indian mounds of the Southern States, the results of which have been 
generously added to the Clarence B. Moore Collection. 
A valuable collection of Antarctic material obtained on Sir Ernest 
Shackleton’s expedition was presented by Mr. John H. McFadden. 
The framed photographs of scenery and animals have been placed 
on exhibition in the lower hallways and the other specimens 
arranged in the several departments. 
Leave of absence was granted to several members of the Museum 
staff for the prosecution of field work. Through the liberality of 
Mr. Morgan Hebard, Mr. J. A. G. Rehn was enabled to accompany 
him on a two months’ trip through the Gulf States from northern 
Florida to eastern Texas, for the purpose of studying the Orthoptera 
of the region, one-half of the material obtained becoming the property 
of the Academy. 
Dr. Henry A. Pilsbry spent the greater part of August and Septem¬ 
ber in an exploration of the Black Range of New Mexico, obtaining 
large series of land mollusks, part of them new to science, as well as 
collections of reptiles and plants. 
Mr. Stewardson Brown accompanied Dr. and Airs. N. L. Britton 
on a botanical expedition to Porto, Rico, and Dr. Witmer Stone 
did some general collecting in California and Alinnesota, incidental 
to attending the meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union 
in San Francisco. 
The usual amount of local field work was also carried on. 
Details of Museum work in the various departments follow. 
Mammals. 
A fine group of three buffalo, a bull, cow and calf, which had been 
previously mounted, was arranged in a large exhibition case secured 
during the year. It adds much to the attractiveness of the mammal 
hall. 
The skeletons of the Right, Hump-back and Sperm Whales have 
