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moisture-proof and thief-proof cases. It is possible, if the skins of birds or mammals be lost or destroyed, to acquire new ones but a great number of articles connected with the natural history of mankind, once lost, can never be restored. The curator therefore is not satisfied with the present condition of the study series.