USNM Curators Annual Reports - Department of Birds: Reports 1888 - 1889

“The most interesting and valuable collection ever acquired by the museum,” is what Curator Robert Ridgway of the Smithsonian U.S. National Museum’s Department of Birds called it. Just what is he referring to, and why so much hype? Between 1888 and 1889, the department acquired thousands of specimens, they came from as close as Washington, D.C., and as far as Korea. In this annual report each and every accession is fully detailed and waiting to be uncovered by you. Don’t forget to say hello to your fellow #Volunpeers while you are at it!