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in unpacking specimens, and in repacking them for shipment.

In connection with the work on birds of North and Middle America it was found necessary to ask for the loan of material additional to that contained in the National Museum, and in response to a request for specimens, the American Museum of Natural History sent on 58 skins, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8 skins, and Mr. William Brewster 182 skins. The Department of Agriculture loaned 419 specimens, which were catalogued in the Museum register, and, with the above mentioned specimens and our own series, were arranged by species, in a manner convenient for study.

At various spare moments Mr. Richmond continued the re-arrangement of the old world birds stored in the bird gallery, and unpacked and placed in ^[[cases in]] the fish corridor the duplicate birds contained in two large boxes removed from storage last month. He spent three half days in the Department of Mammals, at work on alcoholic specimens, in continuation of work begun last winter.

Much miscellaneous work was performed during the month, of a character difficult to classify or mention in a monthly report, and such work is therefor not recorded.