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Barney, Colonel. Leaves aucl fruit of plant from U. S. of Colombia, 

 said to be a remedy for dropsy. 



Barnum, Bailey (& Hutchinson. Specimens in flesh of ant-eater {Myr- 

 mecophaga jubata); gnu (Gataplepas gnu); baboon (Cynoccphalus hab- 

 ouin; puma; leopard; ape; black and gray ostrich; 'hornhxW {Buceros 

 bicornis); 3 (iOckntooB {Cacatua galerita) ', toucan {Rhamphastos cuvieri) ; 

 flamingo (Phcenicopterus), species, died in captivity at Bridgeport, 

 Conn. 



Barnum, P. T. Specimen of fabulous bird, and stuffed skin of snake 

 with three heads, made in Japan. 



Barnum, Richardson S Co. Collective exhibit of ores, iron, car-wheels, 

 etc. 



Bartlett, George. Specimen of bird-skin {Ardea herodias); from District 

 of Columbia. 



Bartlett, I. H., and Sons. Specimens of lance-bag and iron crotch for 

 whale-boat. 



Barton, ]). R., Tool Company. Collective exhibit of edged tools; from 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



Burton, James. Specimens of whale-boat fittings; from Massachusetts. 



Batchen, John tS. F. Collections of minerals, fossils, building stones, 

 Indian relics, with specimens from the great fire at Chicago, 111., 

 October 8, 1871. 



Bateman, T. P. Specimens Indian relics, four perforators, five sjiear- 

 heads, one catlinite pipe, one steatite pipe; from Tennessee. 



Bathersby, Robert. Through Barbara Bathersby, one slide of diatoms; 

 from Toome Bridge. Also small tertiary shells; from Antodes, Ire- 

 land. 



Bay State Iron Company, Boston, Mass. Three specimens flanges, iron, 

 etc. 



Bean, Br. Tarleton H. Specimens of fresh fish, tench (Tinea vulgaris). 

 Also tank of alcoholic fishes from Susquehanna River at Havre de 

 Grace, Md.: Clupea sapidissima, Clupea aestivalis, Carpiodes, Catostomus 

 (two species), Leponiis gibbosus, Anguilla rostrata, Amiurus catus, Belone 

 longirostris, Perca americana, Roccus americanus, Bsox reticulatus, 

 Roccus saxatilis, Semofilus bullaris. 



Bearce, Gideon. Two specimens of rocks; from Maine. 



Beardsley, Wilson. Box of oysters-shells ; from Long Island, N. Y. 



Beardsley Scythe Company, West Winfield, Conn. An exhibit of edged 

 tools, scythes, axes, etc. 



Beeber, M., & Co. Twenty nine specimens showing method of the manu- 

 facture of gloves, from the skin to the finished article. 



Beetle, James. Specimen of boat-knee, steam-bent, model of fishing 

 boat, frost fish spear, live-car, bluefish squid, model of whale-boat. 



Beetle, Rudolphvs. Dried specimen of frog found in molasses; from 

 Massachusetts. 



