Oct. 1898. Annual Report of the Director. 301 



STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Chicago. 



2 specimens of machine and elaine oils. 

 312 specimens of candles. 

 225 spun brass candle-holders. 

 264 paraffine candles. 

 8 fine white candles. 



STILES, \'. H., 595 East 65th street, Chicago. 



I granite pebble, enclosed in magnesian limestone (cotton rock), from the 

 Ozark, near contact of sub-carboniferous — Bolivar, Mo. 



STILLWELL, L. W., Deadwood, South Dakota. 

 10 specimens of minerals (exchange). 

 1 specimen of Strophomena (exchange). 



STRONG. HENRY, 278 West Madison street, Ch cago. 

 Trap showing fissure produced by weathering. 



S\'EGE, A. E. J., Field Columbian Museum. 



I meteorite — Estherville, Emmet county, Iowa. 

 WARD, HENRY A., 620 Division street, Chicago. 



I specimen of Arlington (Minn.) meteorite, weight 70 grammes (exchange). 

 WEARE, W. W., Old Colony building, Chicago. 



I specimen of jade — St. Michaels, Alaska. 

 WILLISTON, PROF. S. W., Lawrence, Kan. 



Figures of Kansas Mosasaurs. 

 WOLFE, J. S., Cedar Rapids, Neb. 



I specimen of Brachiopod in Sub-carboniferous limestone — 2 miles north 

 of Weaubleau, Mo. 



DEPARTMENT OF ORNITHOLOGY. 



(.ACCESSIONS ARE BV Glt^T UNLESS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED.) 



BRANDLER, CHARLES, Field Columbian Museum. 



1 mounted short-eared owl, Asio accipitrinus. 



2 mounted long-billed marsh wrens, with nest, 

 g wading birds — Mud Lake, Chicago. 



BRYAN, WILLIAM A., Field Columbian Museum. 

 I short-eared owl, Asio accipitrinus (in flesh). 

 I brant (blue goose) — Rock River Falls, Ind. 

 I buffle-head duck — Jackson Park, Chicago. 



DARRAGH DR. THOMAS, loii Tacoma building, Chicago. 



I mounted domestic pigeon — Chicago. 

 FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEUM. 

 Collected by William A. Bryan : 



3 .'\merican herring gulls — Jackson Park, Chicago. 

 27 bird skins, Passerim — 83rd street, Chicago. 



Collected by S. E. Meek : 



I mocking-bird — Tampa, Fla. 



1 Cape Alay warbler — Tampa, Fla. 

 Purchases : 



I scaup duck (purchased from J. N. Adams, Chicago). 



2 green-wing teal ducks (purchased from B. Aron & Son, Chicago). 



I American golden eye duck— Illinois (purchased from George Benze- 



ville (S; Co., Chicago). 

 6 bird skins (purchased from the Chicago market, Chicago). 

 I blue goose, i canvas-back duck (purchased from A. M. MuUin, Chicago). 

 I gadwall duck— New Boston, 111. (purchased from Stiffey Brothers, 



Chicago). 



GAUMER, GEORGE F., Izamal, Yucatan. 

 9 bird skins, i bird egg — Yucatan. 



