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Report on the Dept. of Reptiles and Batrachians in the U.S. Nat Museum, 1891

By Leonhard Stejneger, Curator

Miss Y.
Copied Oct. 28

The year 1890-1891 has been one of unusual activity in the herpetological Department, no less than 908 specimens having been entered [[footnote 1]]. In most cases these specimens have been identified, except those, for the determination of which the necessary material for comparison, or the literature, has not been accessible.

the installation of the collection,

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[[footnote 1]] For comparison it may be mentioned that the number of entries in 1889-'90 was 705; in 1888-'89, 784; in 1887-'88, 19; in 1886-'87, 138.