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11. ^[[Pubs taken out]] IV. Present Condition of the Collections. EXHIBITION SERIES. The mounted specimens sent to New Orleans not having returned, the exhibition-series remains as on Jan.1, except that 44 freshly-mounted specimens have been added. RESERVE AND DUPLICATE SERIES. The totals on Jan.1, 1885 were as follows: Skins and alcoholics | 4870 Skeletons and skulls | 4087 The number of specimens added between Jan.1, 1885 and July 1, 1885, is as follows: Skins and alcoholics | 256 Skeletons and skulls | 345 Including the exhibition series, the number of specimens now in the collection is as follows: Skins and alcoholics | 6034 Skeletons and skulls | ENTRY NUMBERS. The first entry in the register for skins on Jan.1, 1885 is 14715,; the last on June 30, 1885, is 15075. In the osteological catalogue the first on Jan.1, 1885 is 21623; the last on June 30, 1885, is 21972. The distribution of specimens during this period were as follows: To Museum of Comp. Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. 8 sperm-whale bones.