ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS. 



ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL 

 MUSEUM, IN CHAKGE OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITU- 

 TION IN 1876. 



Ahhott, C. C. Jasper nucleus, perforator, pipe-bowl, aud bowl of varie- 

 gated slate, from New Jersey. 



Adams, 8. N. Specimens of wulfenite, from Nevada. 



Aiken, Charles E. Specimens of Abert's squirrel [Sciurus ahcrtii), com- 

 mon skunk {Mephitis mephitica), swift fox ( Vulpes velox), badger ( Taxidea 

 americana), and prairie wolf {Canis latrans) in the flesh, and 5 buffalo- 

 skins [Bison americana), from Colorado. (Purchased.) 



Alaska Commercial Company. One box seal-skins, series of unplucked, 

 plucked, plucked and dressed, and plucked, dressed and dyed seal- 

 skins. 



Allen, J. & 8., Walpole, Mass. Two series of linen fishing-lines. 



Allen, J. J. & 8ons, Philadelphia, Pa. Sample of soluble marine guano. 



Alden Sea-Food Conpany, (through E. G. Blackford.) Samples of Alden's 

 vapor-cured suowflake cod-fish, fresh green turtle, aud granulated 

 clams. 



Aling, D. D. Models of Providence fish-car and snug-stow anchor. 



Ames, James T. Box of Unios, Ahalones, &c., polished and unpolished; 

 specimens of emery-stone ; box of pearl-oyster shells ; emery-ores, 

 and emery with the associated minerals, from Massachusetts. 



American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Mass. Mummy aud sur- 

 roundings, from cave in Kentucky. 



American Needle and Fish-Hook Company, Xew Haven, Conn. Twenty- 

 three cards illustrating the different kinds of hooks made by the 

 company. 



American Net and Twine Company, Boston and Neic York. Samples of 

 eel-pots, lobster-pots, netting-cords, corks, nets, models of fish-traps, 

 mullet cast-net, shrimp, crab, aud basket eel-pots manufactured by 

 the company.' 



Ams, Max., New York. Samples of Hamburger aale, pickled eels, eels 

 rolled and pickled in olives, American pickled eels, and Russian and 

 American caviar. 



Ayassiz, Alexander. Ores aud massive specimens of copper, from the 

 Calumet and Hecla Mine, Michigan. 



Army Medical Museum. Moccasins of San tee Sioux, two quivers and 

 two Sioux scalps taken by Chippewa Indians; catlinite pipe, tobacco- 

 pouch, powder-horn aud ammunition-pouch, aud drum-sticks of Yank- 

 ton Sioux Indians. 



Atkins, C. G. Nine models of different kinds of fish-ways in use. 



Atwood, Capt. N. E. Samples of fish- and whale-oils, from Massachusetts ; 

 samples of sword-fish-, mackerel-, skate-, and halibut-oils, manufac- 

 tured at Provincetown, Mass. 



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