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7 it. In this way his working time of 15 days was lost to the department, and its regular work that much retarded. I would respectfully recommend that the indexing of the volumes of the "Proceedings" be done as hitherto. Mr. Test's work upon the "Nomenclator Zoologicus" resulted in the card-cataloguing of additional 330 genera. Respectfully [[signed]] Leonhard Stejneger [[/signed]] Curator Dept. Rept. & Datr.