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3 mentioned will be carried on here until further instructions are received. It seemed best to the Curator to begin at this time new catalogue-books for the material deposited by the Dept of Agriculture, and this action was taken after consultation with the Assistant Secretary. One entire catalogue-book for skins and one for skulls have been passed over, and new entries of the Dept-of-Agriculture material will begin in the next succeeding volumes. The volumes passed over will be held for Museum accessions.