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accessions. Much of this has been in return for material furnished other departments of the Museum and has not benefited the department of Mollusks in any way. If this method is to be continued it will be necessary to purchase or obtain otherwise a quantity of material for this express purpose, as the available store of attractive duplicates, such as are suited to the requirements of most persons supplied in this way, is already almost expended.

The progress of the work upon the arrears, though slow, has made as good progress as could be expected and what has been done will not need to be done again, as was constantly the case under the old and obnoxious system of mounting specimens on tablets.

Researches in progress. The routine work of the department has occupied most of its energies, but incidentally something has been  practicable.

The fauna of the eastern coast of the United States north of Hatteras is being investigated by Prof. Verrill of Yale College under the auspices of the Fish Commission. The mollusk-material belonging to and eventually to be deposited in

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