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known blind salamander. Of rare species I may mention a fine specimen of [[underlined]] Plethodon aēueus [[/underlined]], from South Pittsburg, Tenn., by Mr. R. Morton Middleton, and several specimens of another salamander recently described, viz [[underlined]] Spelerpes maculicaudus [[/underlined]] received from Dr. O. P. Hay, and from Messrs. Frederick C. Test and Geo. E. Harris. But I shall return later to the principal accessions.

The work in the Department has consisted chiefly in routine work, installing, identifying, caring for, labelling, and reporting upon collections as they have arrived. The curator has attempted some work upon certain