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REPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1913. 



Smithsonian Institution — Continued, 

 Specimen of star-nosed mole (55405). 

 Palmer, William: Fishes and crusta- 

 ceans, from Plum Point and Plum Point 

 Creek, Md. (54543); specimen of Genes 

 (54972). Ridgway, B.: Frog, Eanaare- 

 olata, from Illinois (54314) . Rose, J. N . : 

 200 plants obtained in Europe (54436) ; 

 6 living specimens of Opuntia opuntia 

 from near Great Falls, Va. (54698); 

 7,000 plants, 3 fishes, 14 reptiles and 

 batrachians, 6 vials of entomostraca, a 

 crab, and 3 packages of shells, from the 

 West Indies (55447). Russell, P. G.: 

 About 500 insects from the West Indies 

 (55312). Smart, James A.: Specimen of 

 Eptesicus fuscus (55404) . Weed , A . C . : 

 Young box tortoise from Maryland 

 (55485). Wood, Nelson R.: Toad and 

 28 lizards, from Florida (55112; 55248). 

 National Museum, made in the An- 

 thropological Laboratory: 3 casts of a 

 double mortar found in Montgomery 

 County, Mo., and now owned by Mr. C. 

 E. Johnson, of Montgomery City, Mo. 

 The original is made of stalactite, the 

 face being ornamented with intersect- 

 ing incised lines (54494); 1 cast each of 

 3 ear disks, a chipped axe, and an 

 inscribed round stone, belonging to 

 Mrs. William H. Johnson, Springfield, 

 Mo. (54577). 



National Zoological Park: Coney, 

 Procavia capensis; lynx, Lynx rufus; 

 peccary, Dicotyles tajacu; beaver, 

 Castor canadensis; baboon, Papio ajno- 

 cephalus (54304); barn owl, Aluco 

 pratincola (54356); 2 young polar bears, 

 Thalarctos maritimus; American marten, 

 Mustela americana; bontebok, Damalis- 

 cus pygargus; Bennett's wallaby, 

 Macropus ruficollis bennetti; rough fox, 

 Canis cancrivorus; American bison. 

 Bison americanus; fur seal, Callorhinus 

 ursinus (54987); roseate spoonbill, 

 Ajaja ajaja; 2 specimens of European 

 flamingo, Phcenicopterus roseus; 2 speci- 

 mens of bleeding-heart pigeon, Phlo- 

 gcenas luzonica; cut-throat finch, Ama- 

 dina fasdata; Victoria crowned pigeon, 

 Goura victoria; Vera Cruz troupial. 

 Icterus gularis; 2 skins of black-headed 

 finch, Munia atricapilla; Lady Gould's 

 finch, Pcephila gouldiss; 2 specimens of 



Smithsonian Institution — Continued, 

 snow pigeon, Columha leuconola; 

 banded parrakeet, Palseomis fasciatus; 

 African ground dove, CEna capensis; 

 Chapman's curassow, Crax chapmani 

 (55090); 2 specimens of Rosella parra- 

 keet, Platycercus eximius; demoiselle 

 crane, Anthropoides virgo; love bird, 

 Agapornis cana; 2 specimens of roseate 

 tern, Sterna dougalli; 2 specimens of 

 bleeding-heart pigeon, Phloganas luz- 

 onica; grass parrakeet, Melopsittacus 

 undulatus; paradise whydah finch. 

 Vidua paradisea; Amazon parrot, Ama- 

 zona ochroptera; Australian thick-knee, 

 Burhinus grallarius; kea parrot, Nestor 

 notabilis; ruff. Machetes pugnax; earns 

 crane, Grus antigone; red and blue 

 macaw, Ara chloroptera (55091); skin 

 and skull of Patagonian cavy, Dolich- 

 otis patagonica (55156) ; silver pheasant, 

 Gennasus nycthemerus (55185); prairie 

 dog, Cynomys ludovidanus (55630); 

 partridge, Perdix perdix (55635); 6 

 young bears, namely, 3 specimens of 

 Ursus kidderi-arctos, 1 of U. horrihilis, 

 and 2 of TJ. gyas-kidderi; grizzly bear, 

 Ursus horrihilis; young buffalo, Bison 

 americanus; lion, Felis leo; monkey, 

 Cercopithecus mona; monkey, Papio 

 inaimon; 2 minks, Mustela vison; 

 prairie dog, Cynomys ludovidanus; 

 skull of reindeer, Rangifer tarandus; 

 and skull of a moose, Alces americanus 

 (55636); green parrakeet, Conurus 

 holochlorus; 2 specimens of demoiselle 

 crane, Anthropoides virgo; European 

 flamingo, Phcenicopterus roseus; 2 speci- 

 mens of crested screamer, Chauna cris- 

 tata; scaup duck, Marila marila; 3 

 specimens of European swan, Cygnus 

 gibbus; bateleur eagle, Teraihopiu^ 

 ecaudatus (55637). 



Snyder, C. P., Tofty, Alaska: Skull of 

 an extinct horse and tooth of a masto- 

 don, from Alaska (55021: loan). 



SowERBY, Arthur de C, Tientsin, 

 China: 24 mammals, 16 reptiles, and a 

 bird, from northern Shan-si, China 

 (54678); skins and skulls of 12 mam- 

 mals from Mongolia (55070); 45 mam- 

 mals and 9 birds, from China (55558). 

 Collected for the Museum. 



