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With the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 behind him, Curator Robert Ridgway's attention returned to the collections of birds at the United States National Museum and its mission to acquire and disseminate knowledge. Help us transcribe these reports to the Smithsonian's Assistant Secretary G. Brown Goode and see how Ridgway planned to enhance the public exhibits as well as the national collections.