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(corresponding to the plate-glass dors) may be designated as A,B,C,etc., and the shelves in each section numbered 1,2,3,etc. The catalogue should include an alphabetical index to the species, which, instead of referring to page numbers, might designate the case and shelf, thus:-

Nightingale ------------------ Section. A | Shelf. 4

The exhibit, as it now is, includes the following separate series, each corresponding to a distinct idea:

(a) The non-familiar European birds.

(b) The non-familiar North American birds.

(c) The non-remarkable birds of other parts of the world.

(d) The series illustrating and explaining the confusion of popular names.