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A large portion of the collection (over 5000 specimens) made by Dr. E. A. Mearns was distributed in the general series at the same time. About 35 of the cases in the bird gallery were labeled showing [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] showing their contents as far as families and genera.

An additional room was placed at the disposal of the curator during the year, to be used both as an office and store room.  Fourteen quarter unit cases were placed in it, and the collection of Pigeons, Cuckoos, and part of the [[underlined]] Corvidāē [[/underlined]] were arranged in them. Twelve new half unit cases were installed in the west basement, and many [[inserted]] large [[/inserted]] birds contained in the old Salvin cases were transferred to them temporarily, but the whole west basement collection will require readjustment and respacing when the remainder of the new cases are ready for occupancy.