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is in the printer's hands, but will not be included [[strikethrough]] appear, this years bibliography [[/strikethrough]] in the Bibliograph accompanying this volume.
Dr. Stearns has continued his work on the shells of the Galapagos and of the western coast of South America, chiefly from the Albatross voyage, but his ill health has prevented the completion of the work. 

Mr. Simpson continues to devote much of his leisure to a study of the Florida Unios aided by the types of the Lea collection & by material derived from various sources. 

[[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] Condition of the Collection.

In previous reports [[strikethrough]]I have [[/strikethrough]] it has been explained why it is not yet possible to give the exact number of specimens, duplicates etc. contained in the collection under my charge. In my last report it was estimated that the ollection contained about 471,500 specimens, of which one-fourth