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Sheffield scientific School.

Tine Additions to the Geological Col IectfOns During Ghe Past Year-Other Matters
 The annual catalogue of the Sheffield Scien- tific School is just issued. We find in it the following summary of the additions to the geological collections: "During the past year the most important additions to the collec- tions have been made through the coopera- tion of the curator with Professor Baird, United States Commissioner of Fish and Fish cries. The curator, as in the eight preceding seasons, during the summer vacation took charge of the investigation of the marine in vertebrata of the coast, in connection with the work of the Fish Commission, and the very large collection obtained by dredging oil the eastern coast of Massachusetts was sent to the museum to be elaborated and reported upon, and eventually to be in part distributed to other institutions. This collection filled about forty large cases, and included many thou sands of specimens, mostly preserved in alco- hol. Mr. Richard Rathbun has been em- ployed by Professor Baird, during the present and past year at the museum, to aid the curator in working up the vast amount or material that has thus accumulated In our store rooms. MT. Rathbun and MT. Sander son Smith were associated with the curator during the summer in making the collec- tions, and after the curator returned in Sep tember, they continued to carry on the dredging. Mir. Smith has also been engaged at the museum since his return in working upon the mollusca obtained during the past and previous seasons. The dredging was car ried on last summer from Provincetown, Mass, on the United States steamer Speed well, Lieutenant 2. l.. Tanner commander. Among others who took an active part in making these collections, Professor H. B. Webster, of Union College, should be par ticularly mentioned. Another very large and valuable collection, made for the U. s. Fish Commission by the fishermen of Gloucester. Mass, mostly from the deep fishing banks of Nova Scotia, has also been sent here for elaboration. As fast as these collections are worked up, full series will be deposited in the museum by the curator From the Fish Commission we have also received large and valuable series of the marine ishes of our northern coast, in- cluding many of the rare and recently discov- cred deep-water species Mir. Rathbun has put up, under the supervision of the curator, fifty sets of duplicates from the Fish Commis- sion collection of invertebrates to be distrib- uted to various other institutions. Half of these have already been sent away. During the first half of the year, MT. B. B. Wilson acted as assistant Subsequently, Miss Bush has been employedi in completing the catalogues and writing labels. MT. B. H. Hawley has, during the year, continued the work Of mount ing the shells and other invertebrates in the museum. The work is 80 far advanced that all the cases are now filled, and many of them over-crowded with specimens which are, for the most part, permanently, handsomely, and conveniently mounted and labelled. Large num- bers of specimens, amounting to more than half of the collection, are still stored in the attic and basement for want of case-room to exhibit them.
 LIST OF ADDITIONS,
 sW Williston, leeches. crustacea, insects and mol lusks from Lake como, Wyoming.
 Fred. Haber,haE, 1guanold nzard' Panama.
 George W. Potter. copperhead and living blscl George B. GrinnelI, parasites from trout.
 J.B, Neal 6. 8. Sl, parasites from striped bass. J. G.. Durand, sa1amander (AmablystoneG purscta UT. Mix, ruby-throated humning bird:
 Geological Survey of Canada [through J. F. Whit Queen Charlotte T.. Britsh Columbia; rare cora Paragor gid PactfcG VI from Vancouver Island (dep. by A. E. VelrilD. Collection of shells from Queen Charlotte Islapd ,e in exchange. N u.von
 g. Gold SalamAnder SAnso.ysfeng P,t1'ctat.ps1; .
 Ho5roOk ana New aavsn rA'' K. Q. Allen, skin of black snake.
 E. g. smith (s S. sl insects, skin of snake, ekatse 0. 0. Htckox, West Haven, ssltmarsh turtle (Maa A. E VerriI, striped snake (Etetenia), shells s4s nsss Msdxas @ Hsw Lot
 E; B. Wilson 6. s. s.), striped snake lgute7la):
 Thomas A. BOstw1ck, turtles {ATOT1OchetHS Od0Tlt and Chrysenys), New Haven. Black snake and stripe snake, two pltf1ng adders, Plainville Conn., Red bal Thomas Osborne CY. O.). salamanders tAmbzysto'n pItslctGtunl).
 E, 4. Manning tY. O., living snake tEutcsmda sau Professor 0. U. Shepard, Amherst College, uniqu type specimen of starf1sh lGonaaster AneracGTn Vsrrin, from of Charleston, s. 0.
 Rev. J. H. Hardy, New Haven eggs of ring dove.
 Miss Essie Smaller, Essex, Conn., eleven bats [Vei pertiIio sttbulatus), young and old living.
 Museum of coaparative Zoology, one of the origins Scotland. .N-- '- ''''''''
 George E. and A. H. Verrill, New Haven, bo turtle, painted turtles and large frogs, living.
 Horace Bowman, eye balls Of sword fish from oi Block Island, collected by Captain Charles Smith. fish. onstrous chicken, lot of basnaeles ( localities not known lot of crabs and shrimp fror known.
 sereno Thomas, New Haven, living painted turtl F..W. smith, box turtle, living, from Woodbridge. J. H. Osborn, M; D.. southington, Conn.,, larg ton, taken by MT. Newell July, 1879.
 Geological survey of Canada, through J: F. Whit Queen Charlotte Islands, collected by c. M. Dawson.
 Professor P P Smith Yale Medical 1 5nstit9tel, ne, planatus from Connecticut River,
 Virgil M. Dow, New Haven, lot of fishes, reptile arachnids, nyriapods, insects crustacea, etc., alcohol, native and foreign, no localities given.
 H. E. Smith ts. 8. s.l, injected preparations (
 D. B. Dane, Monroe, two nests of hornets (Vesp
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 George Bifeld, New Haven, living pulling addt (HeterOdon pLGtyrhintts) New Haven.
 G. M. Kimbsn, lot of young striped snakes (Eut0 rliG sirtGlts) taken from one adult female Rangele Lake, Maine.
 Arthur L. Howard, New Haven, rock eel tNuro TlOIdes npcTondtus).
 Gilbert Lavsre, East Haven, living salamander (An blyst0n1G 0pGcUnl(s
 James G1len, New Haven, AscdTis lumbrieoides.
 David R. Alden 6. s. S.), cast skin of snake.
 O. M. Grouse (S. s. S.l, living striped snake.
 c. J. Rice, North Haven, living salamanders (De ntogndtkuSl.
 Samuel Green, New Haven, young living alligat from Florida
 H. B. oofan (s. 8. s.,, salamander tAm,blyston 0pGcuns), New Haven.
 o. Berns ~. O.), living turtle gopher" fro Florida.
 8. P. willard Y. 0. 1s7s), striped snake New Have
 Adam Herman, New Haven, mounted skunk, fro near New Haven (purchasedl.
 Willis B. Franklin, New Haven, young living all gator from Florida.
 A. E. verr1n [deposited), lot of mounted birds fro West Medway, Mass., collected by 0. A. Houghto Marine invertebrates from Massachusetts Bay, cc lected by J. H. Emerton. Large series of invertebra from coasts of New England, Nova Scotia and NeN foundspd, from the United States Fish Commission Annelids and other invertebrates, from Cape Go collected by Professor H. E. Webster.
 Small collections of insects have been presented p. H. Hawley, Mrs E. A. Brown, George ". Potte J. Netteton, G. J. Brush, Miss Tuttle.