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the large number of species from remote places which are needed by this department, it is considered desirable to institute a series of exchanges; and with this in view Mr. Benedict has written preliminary letters to fifteen foreign museums and individuals, suggesting exchanges and in several cases adding lists of available duplicates in various groups.
The proposed changes to the West Hall necessitating the removal of a large part of the collection, two small rooms on the fourth floor of the south