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Mullan, Lieut. — Fish, birds, eggs, and nests, and alcoholic sj)eciniens, 

 from Rocky Mountains, collected by J. Pearsall. 



Mullan, Lieut. — Zoological, mineralogical, and botanical collections 

 from Rocky Mountains, between Coeur d' Alene and Fort Benton, 

 made by Mr. Hildreth. 



Murray, W. — Cones, leaves, and wood of coniferae, from California. 



Navarro, Don It anion, per J. Xantus. — Living jays and Bassaris from 

 Cape St. Lucas. 



Newberry, Dr. J. S. — See Macomb. 



Newberry, Dr. J. S. — Shells from various localities. 



Newton, Alfred. — Skins of lemming and hare, collected on voyage of 

 ship Enterprise, Arctic America. 



Mason, W. A. — Fluviatile shells from western New York. 



Ojeda, Don Marcellino, per J. Xantus. — Dried plants from Cape St. 

 Lucas. 



Oslo, Don Juan, through J. Xantus. — Shells from Cape St. Lucas. 



Oslo, Donna Beatrice, through J. Xantus. — Coleoptera from Cape St. 

 Lucas. 



Packard, A. S. — Nests and eggs from New Brunswick. 



Page, Copt. T. J., U. S. N. — Zoological, botanical, and geological 

 collections from La Plata expedition. 



Paine, G. S. — Eggs and birds from Vermont. 



Parker, S. M. — Insects, &c, from Massachusetts. 



Patent Office. — Ancient Roman sarcophagus, brought from Beyrout by 

 Com. J. D. Elliott ; marble slab from the plains of Marathon, 

 brought by Com. Elliott; also, two picture frames made of 

 hickory and live oak, a part of the latter from the old frigate 

 Constitution. (These frames inclose accounts of the two pre- 

 ceding articles.) 



Peale, T It. — Plaster mold for making casts of a stone tablet from 

 the ruins of Palenque, in Central America. 



Pearsall, J. — See Lieut. Mullan. 



Pedrin, Don Antonio, through J. Xantus. — Insects and birds from 

 Cape St. Lucas. 



Pena, Don J. It. — Seventy species eggs of birds from Chili, South 

 America. 



Peters, Dr. Thos, M.— Skin of blackbird. 



Philadelphia Academy Natural Sciences. — Duplicates of Mexican rep- 

 tiles from Xalapa ; skeletons and skulls of mammals in exchange. 



Pickering, Copt., U. S. N. — Diptera from Cape Florida ; shells and 

 other marine animals from Key West. 



Poey, Prof. F. — Fishes and birds from Cuba. 



Poole, H. — Specimens of nitro-boro-calcite, Productus lyelli, fossil 

 plants, shells, &c, from Windsor, N. S. 



Pope, Capt. J., U. S. A. — Alcoholic specimens from New Mexico. 



Porter, Com., U. S. N. — Fishes from west coast of Central America. 



Potts, John. — Reptiles and birds from Chihuahua. 



Pourtales, L. F. — Fishes and crustaceans from Florida. 



Purchased. — Cast of gorilla skull, Gaboon. 



Rankin, James. — Shells from Long Island. 



Ravenel, Dr. — Fungi of South Carolina, (Fasciculus V.) 



