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in Cuba as the guest of Mr. Charles T. Ramsden and collected ex¬ 
tensively for the Academy, receiving valuable assistance from Mr. 
Ramsden. 
Dr. Witrner Stone spent two weeks in May collecting in central 
South Carolina, while Mr. Stewardson Brown made another trip to 
Bermuda. Both secured valuable material. Other members of the 
staff carried on considerable local field work, which yielded valuable 
results. Details of museum work and important accessions in the 
various departments follow. 
Mammals. 
For the exhibition series the taxidermist, Mr. David McCadden, 
has devoted considerable time to the mounting of a number of East 
African Antelopes, a Giraffe and an African Forest Pig, collected by 
Messrs. A. M. Collins and E. M. Scull. A very fine Buffalo bull, 
obtained a few years ago from the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 
was also mounted for exhibition. 
Some time was also devoted to the mounting of the skeleton of the 
large fin-back Whale obtained at Ocean City, N. J., in 1891. This 
specimen has been erected in the north hall of the Museum and 
presents a very fine appearance. Mr. McCadden was assisted in 
this work by Mr. Edw. W. Stiicke, whose services were secured for 
part of the year. 
Seventeen mammals were received from the Zoological Society 
and have been variously prepared for mounting, skins, or osteological 
specimens. Most important of these was a skeleton of the Indian 
Elephant. 
The entire mammalian osteological collection has been assembled 
during the year in the mammal room on the fourth floor, where 
metal-covered cases have been provided for its reception. As soon as 
the collection is thoroughly rearranged it is thought that it will offer 
as good facilities for the study of mammalian osteology as can be 
found in any museum in America. 
Mr. Childs Frick spent considerable time in the department 
studying the Donaldson Smith collection in connection with his 
report on the material obtained by him in Africa. 
Mr. Vernon Bailey also visited the Museum for the purpose of 
studying the series of Thomomys, and specimens have been loaned 
for study to Dr. J. A. Allen, Messrs. R. C. Andrews, E. W. Nelson, 
G. S. Miller, Jr., and W. H. Osgood. 
Dr. Witrner Stone made a critical study of the mammals collected 
