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Rothschild, Hon. Walter, Thring, England : One fossil turtle carapace from 

 Madagascar; one tortoise cast, Rotumah Islands; two tortoise casts, 

 Seychelles Islands, Africa; and three casts of carapaces, and two tor- 

 toise casts, localities unknown. Exchange. 



Rowley, John, California- Academy of Sciences: Five Steller's sea lions 

 from Alio Nuevo Islands; and striped skunk for group, from Mon- 

 terey, Cal. Exploration. 



Rowley, John, California Academy of Sciences: Three roadrunners, one 

 flicker, two red-tailed hawks, and one ferruginous rough-legged hawk, 

 from Kern Co., two mountain quails and one fox sparrow from 

 Mendocino Co., Cal. Exploration. 



Ruddock, Geo. T., San Francisco : Twelve specimens of plants from Ari- 

 zona. Gift. 



Sacramento Valley Counties Association, through the Sacramento Valley 

 Commission, Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Forty- four 

 specimens of minerals. Gift. 



San Joaquin Valley Counties Association, through Mr. Walter C. Maloy, 

 Assistant Manager San Joaquin Valley Exhibit, Panama-Pacific In- 

 ternational Exposition : Three hundred and six specimens of min- 

 erals, gold, silver, lead, zinc, copper, and iron ores, flint, asbestos, etc. ; 

 specimens of box woods; 57 specimens of various California woods; 

 five specimens of petrified wood. Gift. 



Seitz, Mrs. A. R., Beaumont, Cal. : Seven specimens of plants from River- 

 side Co., Cal. Gift. 



Simson, Leslie : Two moose, three caribou, three mountain goats, three 

 mountain sheep, and four brown bears from Alaska. Purchase. 



Sisson, L. H. : One weasel from Alturas, Cal. Gift. 



Slevin, J. R., California Academy of Sciences : Six snakes, 20 lizards, 11 

 - toads, 119 tree toads, 14 frogs, and two salamanders from Los An- 

 geles Co. ; 70 snakes, 175 lizards, six toads, one tree toad, five frogs, 

 and two turtles from San Diego Co. ; and one lizard from Lower Cali- 

 fornia. Exploration. 



Smith, L. E., Sisson, Cal. : A collection of specimens of plants from north- 

 ern California, comprising about 130 specimens. Gift. 



South Dakota, State of, through Mr. Charles McCaffree, Commissioner 

 of Immigration : Six specimens of ores from the Homestake Mine, 

 from exhibit at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Gift. 



Sperry Flour Co., San Francisco, through Mr. B. D. Ingalls, Manager 

 Sperry Exhibit, Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Four mill- 

 stones. Gift. 



Standard Oil Co., San Francisco: A relief map of California showing 

 oil fields; two panoramas in oil tanks illustrating the drawing and 

 refining of oil; diagram of section of an oil field showing oil bearing 

 strata; diagram of section of an oil well; 35 jars of asphalt in block, 

 with four glass models showing materials in block; 11 legends 

 for use in exhibition; and eight diagrams, with stands; all from ex- 

 hibit at Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Gift. 



