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pursuance of this very desirable object they have generously furnished the means for the purchase of several unique series of Asiatic and African [[strikethrough]] U [[/strikethrough]] umos, and have authorized the ordering of others, when necessary, for the object in view. Nearly all the material thus acquired is rare and new to the collection and of the utmost value for the study of the group to which it belongs. Looking forward to [[strikethrough]] a [[/strikethrough]] the publication of a catalogue of the Lea Collection as one of the Special Bulletins of the Museum, Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain have also generously added to the sectional library by authorizing the purchase of such works of recent date on the Unionidae as are