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partly administered upon. 

For the Western coast of North America from Puget Sound to Panama the original Carpenter collection has long been a part of the Museum and the Stearns collection has been recently acquired.

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For the Gulf Coast, Antilles and Southeastern shores of the United States much material is on hand and more will doubtless be acquired very soon. It is the weakest section of our American collection at present, but may with the assistance of the Fish Commission corps not long remain so. 

<-- {The preceding series are without doubt the finest and most valuable in existence relating to their respective regions, both in extent and scientific value. 

The land and fresh water shells of the great interior region of the United States are well represented, though much more remains to be done before the collection in this regard can claim completeness.  The series of types contributed by Mr. W.G. Binney, Dr. Isaac Lea, Henry Hemphill and others when administered upon, and taken in connection with the Centennial collection arranged by Dr. Jas. Lewis, will form a very satisfactory series and the gaps which now exist may probably be filled by proper effort as the deficiencies become evident in arranging the material in hand. 

In exotic material the collection consists chiefly of the contributions of the various U.S. Exploring expeditions, Hon. Nicholas Pike and other friends of the Museum and, while including many valuable types, bears no comparison [[strikethrough]] to the [[/strikethrough]] in fullness and value [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] to the strictly American sections, as, indeed, 

Transcription Notes:
Jas. Lewis is apparently James Lewis - megshu