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from the Imperial Academy of Science, St. Petersburg, Russia, containing 118 specimens. From Dr.R.W.Shufeldt, U.S.A. several good collections from Ft.Wingate, New Mexico, consisting mostly of living specimens of Amblystoma. Collections have also been received from Col. M.McDonald, Wytheville, Va. Dr.B.H.Warren, De Land, Fla. Henry Hemphill, Key West, Fla. Chas.Ruby, Southern Kansas. Prof.Alfred Duges, Guanajuato, Mexico. Miss.Dottie Blackburn, Colorado. John Pollock, Symmes, Ohio. Dr.T.H.Streets,U.S.N. Alaska. Dr. H.C.Yarrow, Coast of North Carolina. G.H.Ragsdale, Gainesville, Texas. Capt. Chas.Bendire, U.S.A. Ft.Custer, Montana. Zoological Society of Philadelphia, several specimens from India. H.W.Henshaw, Mass. Chas.H.Townsend, Humboldt Co.,Cal. U.S.Fish Com.Steamer "Albatross", from the Bahamas. Miss. Ross Smith, San Diego, Cal., and many others.

2nd,"Statement of character of routine work in arranging and classifying the collections, and preparing the exhibition and study series."

The routine work of the Department of Reptiles has been carried on similar to the way described in previous reports. All specimens being carefully attended