90 ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS. 



United States Commission of FisJi and Fisheries, {Prof. Spencer F. 

 Baird, Commissioner.) One hundred and fifty-four boxes of gen- 

 eral zoological collections from Wood's Hole, Mass., and vicinity, 

 by Pro/. A. F. Verrill, G. Brotvn Goode, and Tarleton H. Bean; 

 two large tank reptiles and |ishes from Kiuston, N. C. ; specimen 

 of red fish (Scicvnops ocellatus) from North Carolina ; collection of 

 insects from Kinston, N. C. ; two boxes of insects from Waukegan, 

 III., and collection of fishes from Potomac Eiver, by James W. 

 Milner ; three boxes collection of fishes from California, box of 

 alcoholic specimens from McCloud River, Cal., and case of 

 ethnological collections from California, by Livingston Sto7ie ; al- 

 coholic fishes from Mississippi, by Frederick Mather ; one bottle 

 of natural-history specimens from Ferry Landing, Va., speci- 

 mens of sturgeon and gar, [Lepidosteus osseus,) by S. W. 

 WelsJier; skeleton of black-fish, {GlohiccpJialns melas :) box of 

 fish from Wood's Hole, Mass. ; baleen and chin of hump-back 

 whale, specimen of young sea-salmon, {Salmo salar,) baleen of 

 finback whale, conger-eel, box of fishes, invertebrates, &c., eight 

 boxes of fresh fish, specimens of Scomberesox and Pomolohus, two 

 skeletons of cow-fish, and skeleton Grampus, by Vinal N.Edwards; 

 models of boats, &c. 

 Survey of the Colorado, {Maj. J. W. Poicell in charge.) Five boxes of 

 fossils; skull of bison, {Biso7i americanus;) ten boxes of ethnological 

 specimens ; four boxes of general collection. 

 Department of Agriculture, [Hon. Fredericlc Watts, Commissioner.) Co- 

 coons, &c., of B. mori; 200 living fire-flies, Photinus [Flliperlampis) 

 pyralis, for introduction into Bermuda, &c. 



