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became part of the legitimate work of the department of Birds since it is necessary to use the nomenclature adopted in the labeling of the collections and in other work connected with the Department. The determination of these names necessitated a vast amount of research and the preparation of copy for the list, which includes two references for each species (These for the first pertinent name, and for the combination as adopted), involved much labor. In this work the curator was ably assisted by Dr. Stejneger.

[[undelrine]]Work of Assistants[[/underline]].

Dr. Stejneger has been busily employed in the correcting of proof and in the labor of determining names of North American birds, according to the rules of nomenclature adopted by the "Committee on Classification and Nomenclature" of the American