522 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1898. 



ADDITIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



MAMMALS. 



Mrs. Harrison Allen. One hundred and thirty-five jars of 

 mammalian preparations and dissections and a number of dry 

 preparations of Chiroptera. 



J. L. Buck. Skull of Baboon and Common Porcupine, Erythizon 

 dorsatus, and skeleton of Timber Wolf, Canis griseoalbus. 



Estate of Edward D. Cope. A large collection of alcoholic 

 mammals. A collection of 298 skins and skeletons of Brazil- 

 ian mammals formed by the Naturalist Exploring Expedition, 

 1882-3. A number of miscellaneous skins and skeletons. 



J. L. Cox. Two skins of Newfoundland Caribou, Rangijer novce- 

 terrce, prepared for mounting. 



J. Edward Farnum, George Farnum and Dr. A. Donaldson 

 Smith. A small series of mammals from Mongolia. 



Miss A. C. Hartshorne. Twelve skins and skeletons of Japanese 

 mammals. 



Purchased. Four skins of Fur Seals, Callotaria ursina. Young 

 Orangoutan (since mounted), Simia satyris. Several skulls of 

 Common Sheep, Ovis aries. 



Dr. J. H. Romig. Six skins of Alaskan mammals. 



George Vaux, Jr. Smooth haired St. Bernard Dog (prepared as 

 skeleton). 



Zoological Society of Philadelphia. The following mammals, 

 which have been prepared as indicated. Mounted : Sable ante- 

 lope, Hippotragus niger ; Dorcas Gazelle, Gazella dorcas ; 

 Agouti, Dasyprocta istlimica? Capybara, Hydrochcerus capy- 

 bara; Chamois, Rupieapra tragus; Rocky Mountain Sheep, 

 Ovis cervina and Red Monkey. To be mounted : Chevrotain 

 Black Lemur two Monkeys and Javan Squirrel. Skins and 

 skulls: Antelope cervicapra; Nasua narica ; Mustela mattes; 

 Cercopithecus ruber; Semnopithecus rubicundus ; S. cephalo- 

 pterus ; Papio sphinx; Spermophilus franklini. Skins: Felis 

 temminchi; Gazella muscatensis. Skulls: Dorcas Gazelle, 

 Arctic Fox, Agouti (D. isthmica f) ; Red Monkey. Dis- 



