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[[underline]] Special work accomplished. [[/underline]]

Request having been received from Dr. G. Baur, Clark University, Worcester, Mass., to send for examination and description various species of turtles, in connection with the proposed work on North American chelonians as part of the general work on the reptiles now in preparation by Prof. [[Cope?]], it became necessary to make a preliminary  arrangement of that portion of the collection which at present is kept in jars, so that it may be possible to lay hand on any[[specimen?]] desired without unnecessary delay. The number of specimens [[?]] card-catalogued is 460.