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[[in blue]] ^[[46]] [[/in blue]] The walnut cabinets, in which the duplicate series is kept, need overhauling, most of the knobs of the drawers having been loosened, (many of them lost), panes of glass broken out, and locks deranged. The Curator has endeavored to have all these matters remedied, by the issuing of memoranda, orders for work, and requisitions, but thus far without avail. [[underlined]] Additional storage room for specimens. [[/underlined]] - The bulk of the collection of birds has increased to such an extent that the cabinets thus far provided are crowded to the utmost limit of their capacity, and specimens accumulate so fast that the question of their accommodation is a serious one. At least three more of the large "Salvin" cabinets are urgently needed for the larger birds, and an equal number of the quarter-unit cases for smaller specimens. [[underlined]] Additions to the exhibition series. [[/underlined]] - The exhibition series being intended for the purpose of popular instruction, it is therefore obvious that a judicious selection of the objects exhibited is highly desirable. No end is served by the presentation of many species of one family of birds, or a large number which appeal in no way to the interest of the general public. Apart from the North American collection, which, in the interest of students, should be made complete as possible, the exhibition
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