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Life Saving Station ah Dam Neck Mills, N.C. (Mr Bayley T. Barco, Keeper) were obtained skeletons of the Common dolphin, [[underline]] D. delphis [[/underline]], the Pygmy Sperm Whale, [[underline]] Kogia breviceps [[/underline]] and the short finned Blackfish [[underline]] Globiocephalus brachypterus. [[/underline]] Specimens of the latter species, which is quite distinct from the Blackfish of our northern coast, were also obtained from Osprey, Fla. through the efforts of Mr. Joseph Willcox.

[[center, double underlined]] Domestic Animals[[/center, double underlined]].

The series illustrative of the breeds of the domestic dog has received several important accessions during the year.  Among the races represented are a Blenheim Spaniel, an Irish Setter (Glen Claire), two greyhounds and a Bloodhound.  A skull of a pointer dog