Oct. 1896. Annual Report of the Director. 129 



3 proboscis monkey skins and a baby ourang, (purchased from C. E. 



Akeley, Field Columbian Museum). 



5 antelopes (1 mounted, 4 skins) —Africa, (purchased from F. \Y. Frank- 



lin, New York City). 

 1 skin of Equus somalicus, 2 skins of Antelope pelzelni male and female 



-Africa, (purchased from E.Gerard & Son, London, England). 

 13 turtles -North Carolina, (purchased from H. H. & C. S. Pnniley, 



Raleigh, N. C). 

 1 albino skunk, mounted — Montana, (purchased from Luke Dillon, 



Columbia Falls, Mont). 

 Skin and skeleton of black wolf — Manitoba, (purchased from A. C. Fos- 

 ter, Winnipeg, Manitoba). 

 1 pickerel, Lucius lucius — Green Bay, (purchased from S. S. Lewis, 



Chicago). 

 10 large mammal skins — Siberia, Africa, Japan, Corsica, (purchased 



from J. F. G. I inlauff, Hamburg, Germany). 

 1 white-tailed gnu, Connochcrtis taurinus, (purchased from Rowland 



Ward & Co., London, England). 



GILL, UR. GEORGE M., Chicago. 

 1 butterfly, Papilio ajax. 

 1 Hemiptera, Emesa longipes. 



GILMAN, J. C, Field Columbian Museum. 



Shell of snail {helix) — Chicago. 

 GUATEMALA COMMISSION, World's Columbian Exposition. 



Collection of reptiles and insects — Department of Peten, Guatemala. 

 HAY, O. P., Field Columbian Museum. 



1 rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus. 



2 turtle f, Macroclemmys concentrical. 



1 skull of dog. . 



HAY, W. P., Washington, D. C. 



1 rough green snake, Cyclophis vestinus — Washington, D. C. 

 HUME, J. A., Field Columbian Museum. 



4 fishes. 



HUTCH I NS( )N, C. L., Chicago. 



3 boxes of sponges--Greece, (for examination). 

 KIMBALL, J. A., Astabula, Florida. 



1 shed skin of the diamond rattlesnake. 



MINNEAPOLIS ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, Minneapolis, Minn. 



Deer skin — Phillipine Islands, (for examination). 

 PEABODY, DR. S. H., Chicago. 



1 dragon-fly, /Eschnajulia — Chicago. 

 PENSE, GE< ). B., <ape Gracias, Nicaragua. 



1 fish, Symbranchus Marmoratis — Nicaragua. 



PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, Philadelphia, Pa. 



23 shells. 



RINGLING BROTHERS. 



Skeleton and skin of female giraffe, Camelopardalis giraffa Schreber. 

 Skin of boa constrictor. 



RUSSELL, MRS. ANNE M., Ravinia, 111. 



1 box of shells — California. 

 RYAN, P. T., Chicago. 



1 soft-shell turtle. 



RYERSON, MARTIN A., Chicago. 



6 orang-outangs. 



5 proboscis monkeys Borneo. 



12 deer skins— Phillipine Islands. 



13 skulls -Borneo. 



700 unmounted butterflies, Lepidoptera — Darjeeling, India. 

 I porcupine — Phillipine Islands. 



