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the flesb, of grizzly bear, {Ursiis JiorrihiUs,) and bald eagle, {HaAcictus 



leucocephalus.) 

 Nicl-erson, Geor'ge Y. One bird's egg {Mcgapodhis^ sp. ?) from tbe Celebes 



Islands. 

 Ocean Trout Co., Port Ifonmoiith, JV. J. SauiplA boxes of " oc^au t'^oiit," 



{Br.evoortia menliaden,) pickled. 

 Oldmixon, Dr. George S., U. 8. A. Specimens of grayling [Thymallus 



mo7itanensis, Milner, u. sp.,) from Montana. 

 Otis, Col. Karrison G. Petrological and botanical specimens ftom Gua- 



daloupe Island, Lower Cal. 

 Oxford, England; Museum of Nat. History ; Prof. George Rolleston. Four 



boxes of stone implements and pottery, and crania of ancient Saxons, 



from England. 

 Pagensteclier, Professor. See nncler Ueidelherg, Unirersity Museum. 

 Palmer, Dr. Ddivard. Two packages of ethnological specimens from 



Florida. 

 Papineau, E. A. One box of pinned coleoptera from Topeka, Kans. 

 Parker, W. F. A tail of black-tailed deer {Cervvs macrotis) from Red 



Cloud agency. 

 Peshall, Capt. Charles. One stone knife from Clark Co., Ark.; shells 



and quartz crystals from Ouachita Valley, Ark. 

 Phinney, Captain. Five specimens of Otsego white-fish {Coregonus otse- 



go) from Otsego Lake, N. Y. 

 Pierson, William L., U. s. vice-consul. One specimen of meteoric iron 



from Casas Grandos, Chihuahua, Mex. See under Washington, De- 

 partment of State. 

 Pike, Col. Nicholas, U. 8. consul. Twelve packages of general zoologi- 

 cal collections from Mauritius and the Indian Ocean. 

 Poey, Prof. Felipe, University of Havana. Collections of minerals, skins, 



and alcoholic specimens of fishes, from Cuba. 

 PoKlenz, Franz. Two iron-stone nodules from Washington, T>, C. 

 Poor, C. R. One specimen sponge from Nantucket. 

 Potts, John. A collection of reptiles and fishes from Mexico. 

 Poicell, Maj. J. W. See under Washington, Interior Department. 

 Pratt, W. H. Specimens of Helix multilineatus from Iowa. 

 Princeton, N. J.; Museum of Princeton College; ProfH.B. Cormcall. A 



collection of minerals from various localities. 

 Prentiss, Dr. C. A. A fresh skin of white pelican (Pelccanus erythrorhyn- 



chus) from Dade Co., Mo. 

 Providence, R. I. ; Museum of Brown Univey\^ity ; Prof. J. W. P. Jenlcs. 



Skins and eggs of birds, and Seminole leggings from Central Florida, 

 Putnam, Joseph Duncan. Skin of Thoinomys, sp. from Camp Brown, 



Wyo. 

 Queredo, John, TJ. S. N. Specimens of venomous serpents from San 



Juan River, Nicaragua. 

 Reid, J. W. One specimen of fossil criuoid from Urbana, Ohio. 



