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partment, already referred to, are four times as large as the ordinary unit-drawer, in general use in the Museum, and are admirably suited for the storage of large skins.

Considerable attention has been paid to the matter of providing a substitute for the large tin-lined copper tanks which have hitherto been used for the storage of alcoholic specimens of large size.  These tanks, besides being expensive, are constantly deteriorating, on account of the fact that the acetic acid and other impurities in the alcohol, dissolve the tin-linings and attack the copper walls of the tanks. As a result the tanks soon begin to leak, and the hair and bones of the specimens preserved in them are dyed green by the salts of copper in the alcohol.  These tanks could profitably be replaced by large glass jars, but these are, unfortunately, liable to be broken.  Inquiries have, therefore, been made as to whether earthware [[earthenware]] jars of suitable form and size could not be obtained in the market.