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States exploring expeditions of the Pacific railroad and Mexican bound- 

 ary surveys, and of many other Government works, few monographs 

 have been prepared in the United States for some years past without 

 deriving many, or even most, of their novelties from the Smithsonian 

 museum. The proceedings and transactions of most of the scientific 

 journals of the country contain frequent and constant reference to its 

 materials as the types. By the distribution of duplicates of these, 

 therefore, and their judicious deposit at proper places in different 

 parts of the world, a vast amount of good may be done, and the 

 reputation of the Institution greatly enhanced. 



LIST OF DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM DURING 1860. 



Abel, J. Balls. — Seventeen-year locust, Albemarle, Va. 



Alexander, Sergeant W., U. 8. A. — Nests and eggs from Fort Macon, 



near Beaufort, N. C. 

 Allen, W. T. — Birds, nests, and eggs from Rippon, Va. 

 Ambrose, Rev. J. — Eggs of birds from Green Island, N. S. 

 Anderson, Ghas. L. — Earths and minerals from Red River country. 

 Anderson, Dr. W. W. — Birds, eggs, and fossils from Pecos river and 



the Rocky Mountains. 

 Anthon, Henry, Jr. — Fourteen specimens of native timber from the 



Island of Borneo. 

 Anthony, J. G. — Collection of melanian shells ; four species of gyro- 



toma from Ohio. 

 Angus, Jas. — Seventeen-year locust. 

 Amy, Wm. M. F. — Insects in alcohol from Kansas. 

 Ayres, Dr. W. 0. — Shells, skulls of seals, and cetaceaus (deposited) 



from California coast. 

 Baker, Ghas. L. — Tusk of boar from Washington. 

 Barnston, Geo. — Skin and skeleton of caribou, nests and eggs of birds, 



and specimens in alcohol, from Lake Superior. 

 Beadle, D. IV. — Eggs of birds and alcoholic specimens from Canada. 

 Bean, Dr. J. B. — Nests, eggs, and reptiles from Micanopy, Fla. 

 Beesley, Thos. — Birds' eggs from New Jersey. 

 Benson, President. — Lignite coal from Cape Palmas. 

 Bickmore, A. S. — Nests and eggs from Hanover, N. H. 

 Bishop, N. H. — Nests and eggs of birds and living Pine snakes from 



New Jersey. 

 Blaklston, Capt. T., R. A. — Birds and eggs from Saskatchewan 



Plains. 

 Blassom, W. W. — Petrified wood from Prince William county, Va. 

 Boardman, G. A. — Five skins of Pinicola canadensis and eggs of 



birds from New Brunswick. 

 Bode, J. L. — Mounted Larus marinus from New York harbor. 

 Bowman, Capt. A. W. — Birds from Fort Massachusetts, N. H.' 

 Brackett, Geo. E.~- Insects and skins of birds from Maine. 

 Bradford, Geo. — Collections of zoological specimens from Cuba, made 



by C. Wright. 

 Brendel, Dr. F. — Nests and eggs from Peoria, 111. 

 Brewer, Dr. — Skin of Turdusfuscesens. 



