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Makshaxl, George — Continued. 



of cedar waxwing, Ampelis cedro- 

 rum; and a specimen of oak, all 

 from Maryland (57148; 57807; 

 57916; 58432). 



Marshall, Hetstey R., Halifax, N. C. : 

 4 fishes, including examples of Cenr 

 trarchus macropterus and Pomoxys 

 annularis (57294). 



Martin, Dr. J. C, U. S. National Mu- 

 seum : 2 samples of clay used in siz- 

 ing paper (58006). 



Mason, Frank R., Germantown, Pa. : 

 76 longicorn beetles from South 

 America and Borneo (57546: ex- 

 change). 



Mason, S. G., U. S. Geological Survey, 

 Washington, D. C. : 41 specimens of 

 Cretaceous invertebrate fossils from 

 Prince Georges County, Md. (57597). 



Massachusetts Mohahi Plush Com- 

 pany, Lowell, Mass. : A series of 

 specimens illustrating the manufac- 

 ture of mohair plushes (57533). 



Matiegka, Prof. J., Prague, Bohemia 

 (through Dr. Ale§ Hrdlicka) : 8 pre- 

 historic skeletons, 4 prehistoric skulls 

 and 5 fragments of pottery, from 

 Bohemia (58528: collected for the 

 Museum ) . 



Mattes, Josef, Brooklyn, N. Y. : 14 

 larvae of Lepidoptera (58195). 



Maul, G. H., Port Arthur, Tex. : Frag- 

 mentary human and alligator bones, 

 potsherds and shells, from a shell- 

 bank near Port Arthur (58218). 



Maxon, Wllliam R., U. S. National 

 Museum : 210 specimens of plants 

 from the District of Columbia and 

 vicinity (57278; 57876; 58449); 50 

 specimens of plants from Maryland 

 (57484). 



Mayer, Dr. Alfred G., Carnegie In- 

 stitution of Washington: 80 corals, 

 representing about 6 species, from 

 Barbados (58268) ; about 300 corals 

 representing some 75 species, calcare- 

 ous algse, bottom samples and litho- 

 logic specimens, from Murray Island, 

 Australia (58453). 



Maynard, C. J., West Newton, Mass.: 

 150 specimens, representing 39 spe- 

 cies, of Bahama land shells, cerions 

 (58068: purchase). 



Maza, Dr. M. G., Catedratico de Bo- 

 tanica de la Universidad Nacional, 

 Havana, Cuba : 8 specimens of 

 phanerogams, Baiihinia, from Cuba 

 (57298). 



Mearns, Lieut. Col. Edgae A., U. S. 

 Army (retired), U. S. National Mu- 

 seum : 2 bird skins from Great Falls, 

 Va. (57160) ; fresh-water mollusks 

 (57267). 



Mell, C. D., Bureau of Chemistry, 

 Washington, D. C. : 12 specimens of 

 plants (57974). 



Membeeno, Dr. Alberto, minister of 

 Honduras at Washington: Obsidian 

 core found in a caA^e of the moun- 

 tains of Honduras, near Puerto 

 Cortes (57599). 



Merriam, Dr. C. Haut, Washington, 

 D. C. : Fresh-water shells from the 

 Humboldt River sink, Nev. (57881). 



Merrimack Manufacturing Company, 

 Lowell, Mass. : Specimens of printed 

 cotton dress goods and drapery fab- 

 rics (58197). 



Metcalf, The Misses Elizabeth Hen- 

 shaw and Sarah Sprague, Worces- 

 ter, Mass. : Ethnological articles 

 from the Philippine Islands (57787: 

 loan). 



Michigan, Univeesity of, Museum of 

 Zoology, Ann Arbor, Mich. ( through 

 Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven, direc- 

 tor) : 7 lots of crustaceans,, includ- 

 ing type material, from Santa Marta 

 Mountains, Colombia, collected by 

 the Bryant Walker Expedition and 

 described by Dr. A. S. Pearse 

 (57651) ; 2 Formosan squirrels 

 (58117: exchange) ; 7 paratypes of 

 crabs — Pseudothelphusa clausa and 

 P. pearsei, from Colombia (58490). 



Migel, M. C, & Company, New York 

 City : 12 pieces of taffeta silk, "Mex- 

 ixe Pussy Willow" (57318). 



Millee, a. L., Delray, Fla. : An Indian 

 skull found in a mound near Delray 

 (57214). 



