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future working up of so complete a series of the Foraminifera, from so 

 many parts of the globe, would reflect much credit upon the Museum. 



During this year Mr. William H. Dall has turned over to this depart- 

 ment his very extensive and unique collection of Alaskan invertebrates, 

 excepting the mollusks, all of which he had previously retained in his 

 own possession for safe keeping. Beyond the hydroids, which were 

 studied and described by Profr S. F. Clark, and the annelids, now in the 

 possession of Prof. H. E. Webster, nothing has yet been done toward 

 working up this interesting mass of material. 



Fossil Invertebrates. 

 Charles A. White, Curator. 



The accessions to this department have been by gift from j)rivate 

 persons, and by transfer from other departments of the Government. 

 The personal donations are as follows: 

 J. W. Archer. One i^ackage fossils from Indiana. 

 Prof. Samuel Aughey. One package of Cretaceous and Laramie fossils 



from Western Nebraska. 

 Dr. Robert Battersly. One package Tertiary fossils from Ireland. 

 Prof. G. C. Broadhead. One package of Permian fossils from Kansas. 

 Prof. Samuel Calvin. One box Paleozoic fossils. 

 Ellis ClarJc, jr. One package fossils from Haxiaco, Mexico. 

 A. Gattinger. An artificial cast of Conularia gattingeri Safford. 

 Theo. Reilscher. One box Cretaceous fossils from Eagle Point, Tex. 

 J. L. Parr. One mass fossiliferous Cretaceous limestone from Texas. 

 H. D. Pride. One box of fossils from the Utica slate formation, New 



York. 

 €. F. Bauchfuss,jr. One box of fossils from Illinois. 

 Eev. J. Havens Richards. One box Tertiary fossils from IMaryland. 

 F. A. Samj)son. One package Cretaceous fossils fiom Texas. 

 Prof. S. U. Trowbridge. One box fossils. 

 Prof. Henry A. Ward. One package of fossil crabs from an island in 



the Gulf of Tonquin. 

 W. S. Yeates. One i)ackage fossils from Cooperstown, N. Y. 



Besides these a few small packages of sjiecimens have been sent in 

 by different persons, but they are not of suflQcient value to be awarded 

 a place in the Museum. 



The following accessions have been received from other departments 

 of the United States Government : 



Ninety-eight trays of fossils from the United States Geological 

 Survey. 



Four boxes of fossils from Colorado; from the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment, being collections made by the Commission for locating experi- 

 mental artesian wells. 



Of the accessions by gift, those from Professor Calvin and Dr. Bat- 



