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giving the detailed information regarding each skin, obtained by the examination, was prepared in duplicate, one copy being placed in the hands of the principal taxidermist, and the other held by the Curator.

In March,preparations for a display in the World's Columbian Exposition were begun, and have continued uninterruptedly since that date.   A plan was submitted and approved and steps were immediately taken to obtain the necessary material for exhibition.   The force of taxidermists was then increased, and a special workshop was fitted up for their use.   Mr. Wm. Palmer was appointed Chief Taxidermist.   The number of regular taxidermists was increased to six, and one special laborer was also added.   It is^[[,]]perhaps, unnecessary to speak of this work more in detail in this place, as a full report of what is accomplished will be made at a later date. 

Three collectors were in the field for longer or shorter periods during the year.   Mr. P. L. Jouy, as already stated, made collections in the Roan Mt. region, North Carolina, and later in Southern Arizona  and