ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS. i~y 



BoehiHcr, George IL (^iiartzcn stal.s from Maryland. 



Jioollt, G. W. ii[K'{-uuvus oi' minerals I'rom Talladega County, Ala. 



Boston, Mass., Aquarial Gardens, {^Y. E. Balcer.) Two specimens, in 

 llesh, of common seal, {Vhoca ritnlina.) 



Bourse, C. J., jr. Collection illnstrating mineral resources of Columbia, 

 Lancaster County, I'a., and Carroll County, Md. 



Boicman, Peter. Arrow-heads from Savannah, Ohio. 



Bowman, 8. C. One box of bird-skius ; two boxes of mounted birds 

 from Illinois. 



Boyd, G. R. Collection illustrating- mineral resources of Wythe County, 

 Va. 



Boyd, Dr. Specimen of pike- perch {Stizostediiim americanum) from 

 Tennessee. 



Brackett, Lieut. Col. A. G. Specimensof gray-crowned finch, [Leucosticte 

 tephrocotis var. Uttoralis ;) skins of |)orcui)ine, {Erethizon dor.safus) and 

 woodchuck, {Arctomys monax ;) ferrugineous buzzard, [Archibuteo 

 ftrrufjineus ;) sj)arrow-hawk, [Tinnunculus spar ver ins ;) hawk, {Buteo) 

 bittern, {Botaurns ;) sandpijxT, [Tringa ;) long-billed curlew, [Nu- 



• menus lonyirostris ;) spermophiles, {Sptrmophilus tridecemlineatus and 

 S. richardsonii \'AV. eleejans ;) elk, [Cerviis canadensis) in flesh, from 

 Fort Saunders. 



Bradley, Prof. F. H. Collection illustrating mineral resources of East 

 Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. 



Brand, C. C. Whaling-gun aud bomb-lances. 



Bransford, Dr. J. T., U. S. N. Alcoholic fishes, shells, and minerals 

 from Istlnnus of Panama. 



Brecl:, Prof. Robert L. Cast of prehistoric medallion found near Rich- 

 mond, Ky. 



Briggs, Ulysses. Oriole's nest made of flax from Iowa. 



Broadhead, Prof. G. C. Collection illustrating mineral resources of Mis- 

 souri and western part of Illinois. 



Broicn, IL Felt from bottom of U. S. gunboat "Isaac P. Smith," suuk 

 (luring the rebellion in Charleston Ilarbor. 



Brown, Dr. J. J. Specimens of shells from Gulf Stream. 



Bryan, 0. N. Specimens of fishes from Akocheek, St. Georges County, 

 Md. 



Bryan, R. B. Specimen of meteorite from Mound City, Kans. 



Bryant and WarJcer. Specimens of shells from Detroit, Mich. 



Buck, Stuart M. Specimens of coal from Coalburgh, W. Va. 



Burchard, Miss Sophia. Specimens of birds {Falco tinnunculns, Cuculus 

 canoruH, Turdus iorquatus, Coccothraustes vulgaris, Saxicola cenanthe, 

 Pratincola ruherta, Vringilla montifringilla, Emheriza schnoenicluH, Partis 

 cristatuH, Phyllopneuste trochilus, Sternus vulgaris, Rallus aquaticus, 

 Rallus porzana) an<l fishes and insects from llostock, Gernmny. 



Byrne, Surgeon G. C., U. S. JV. Indian pestle from Willet's Point, 

 New York Harbor. 



