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                  UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
                       UNDER DIRECTION OF
                   THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

                                   WASHINGTON
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Mr. Shindler is restoring the damaged examples among the Catlin pictures. The general work of the department has all been with reference to the new order of things following the return of material from Chicago. 
Mr. Hough, Special Commissioner to the Madrid Exposition has rendered me material service in entering upon the register the newly acquired material. The entries for the two months have been as follows: --

Last number reported      168228
Last number entered       168309

Total number of entries      129
Total number of specimens   2158