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and drawers became available.
 
  The complicated preparations necessary for the [[strikethrough]] systematic [[/strikethrough]] orderly arrangement and systematic classification of such extensive and bulky collections as those belonging to the bird department, having nearly been completed, it is safe to say that the work will henceforth progress rapidly, provided the required additional cases are forthcoming as they may be needed.

  The extent of general routine work may be briefly states as follows:

Pages (MS.) of articles submitted for publication based on Museum material - 345 1/4*
Proof corrected : printed pages - 259 1/2
" " " [[ditto for Proof corrected : printed]] galleys - 91 1/2

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* Of these 198 1/4 pages were prepared by the curator, and 147 by the assistant curator