QG REPORT ON N-4TI0NAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



ITALY. 



Among the accessions from this countrj^ were a collection of ancient 

 Eoman coins, blocks of lava from Vesuvius, eight specimens of cinna- 

 bar, and fourteen specimens of sulphur, and ores. 



Several domestic utensils and a collection of marine shells (thirty 

 species) were received. 



RUSSIA. 



A collection of reptiles, and a collection of leather and cotton fabrics. 



SAXONY. 



A collection of majolica-ware and china. 



SCOTLAND. 



Specimens of cotton and worsted fabrics. 



SWEDEN. 



A Chukchee cross-bow, an assortment of seeds from the Experiment- 

 al Gardens, and a few specimens of ores were contributed. 



OCEANIC A. 



A collection of textiles, mammal skins, bird skins, botanical speci- 

 mens, nuggets, and a fossil plant were received from Australia, and a 

 collection of nine mammal skins from New South Wales and Tasmania. 



From !New Zealand, a necklace and a wallet made of seeds from Papua 

 and Samoan Islands, specimens of bird skins, and a collection of twenty- 

 three mammal skins from Queensland and Tasmania were received. 



From the Samoan Islands comes a Kava bowl, cocoanut- shell cup, 

 and root used in preparing a drink called " Kava," together with some 

 specimens of Tapa cloth and a rug. 



A few mammal skins, five carved gourds, and specimens of sugars 

 were sent from the Sandwich Islands. 



A collection of mollusks and marine invertebrates was obtained by 

 the U. S. S. Enterprise in the islands of the South Pacific. 



5. CO-OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS OF THE GOV- 

 ERNMENT. 



As in previous years, the National Museum has enjoyed the valuable 

 co-operation of the various Departments of the Government. 



A number of collections have been received from various agents em- 

 ployed by the Departments at home and abroad, who during time not 

 occupied in official duties have employed themselves in scientific in- 

 vestigations and in collecting material for the Smithsonian Institution . 



