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   The remainder of the routine work consists in the registering, examining, indentifying and bottling the specimens which are from time to time sent in, for exhibition purposes. The writing of labels for new specimens as well as making constant improvements on old ones is a continued source of work.
    The invasion of the specimens by insects is prevented in the usual way, by placing blotting paper, moistened with chloroform into the respective bottles which process, so far, has answered the purpose very well indeed.

 III.  Review of researches prosecuted     in this department.
      A list of the papers published in relation to the material and work of this department, [[strike]] has [[/strike]] has been furnished for the bibliography, and it is therefore unnecessary  to repeat them in this place. (See under Beyer HQ and [[double underline]] Doerrin [[/double underline]] Gafy
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