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by Mr. Joseph Willcox of Philadelphia, whose energy in exploring the fossiliferous deposits of Florida has been most untiring.

Routine Work during the year.

The routine work of the past year has been largely devoted to the collection representing the fauna of the south-eastern shores of the United States and adjacent waters.

This part of the collection is now wholly registered and fully labelled and arranged systematically. A check-list of this fauna is now in the process of printing and when completed will serve as an index to this part of our Molluscan Collection. From a rough estimate this fauna may be regarded as