REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF lURDS IN THE U. S. NATIONAL MU- 

 SE[IM FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 80, UinO. 



By KoEEiiT EiDGWAY, Curator. 



SKINS AND ALCOHOLIC SPECIMK'N'S. 



The nuniborof bii'ds, chielly skins, whicli worcadiUMl totlio. collection 

 (Inriiift- the year endin.!;' June .'50, 18Sl>, is 4,147 (Mu.seniii le.nister 104J)14 

 to 1(M)()()(), inclusive). The more important accessions* were the ibllow- 

 ing: 



Baird, Prof. .S. F., Director U. S. Xational Museum : I'eJayodroma mariva (1 spoRi- 

 mcn); a niro Potrol colloctcd off tin! coast ol' M;iH.s;icliu.se.ttH, and new to tlio 

 North Auierican fauna. (Gift.) 



BartleM, Edw., Etujhind : Oli spocimous, (w Hpocies, frjin (liit'crcnt jiarts of tlio world, 

 but mostly from Australia. The collection embraces many interesting forms now 

 to the Museum, among others, not less than four speciesof rardalotiis, thus nearly 

 completing the series in the Museum of this peculiar Australian genus. (Ex- 

 change.) 



Batcliddcr, Charles F., Camhridije, Mass. : a pair of a recently described Jniico from 

 North Carolina (.7. Memalis caroHnen.sln), new to the collection. (Kxchange.) 



Beckham, Charles W., Washington, D. C: 1 albino ^ liedhead Duck (Aylltya amer- 

 icaiia) purchased for the Museum in Centre Market, Washington. 



Belding, L,, Stockton, California : 13 specimens, 9 species, from California, among them 

 2 specimens of the hitherto nndescribed and unknown male of Cohtples rufipileus 

 from Guadaloupe I.sland. (Gift.) 



Bendire, Capt. Charles E., U.S. Army: ;?() specimens, 10 species, from tlni vicinity of 

 Fort Cust(!r, Montana. A very accej)table accession. (^Gift. ) 



Bendire, Capt. Charles E., U. S. Army: 1 specimen of Melsojnza faseiata from ]'\)rt 

 Custer, Montana. (Gift.) 



Beuedict, J. E., U. S. Fish Comviissioii Steamer Albatross : 1(5 sixuiimens, T) species, in 

 alcohol, taken in the North Atlantic. (U. S. Fish Commission.) 



Benedict, J. E., and W. Lee, U. S. Fish Commission Steamer Alba trosn : '.'> specimens, 2 

 species, taken in the North Atlantic. (U. S. Fish Commission.) 



Berlepsch, Hans Graf v., Mdnden, Germany :\ (iO specimens, r)0 species. A valuable 

 and interesting collection, consisting chiefly of the desiderata from South America, 

 among which are some types of several new species recently described by the 

 sender. Nearly all the species are new to the collection. (Exchange.) 



* In addition to the accessions here enumerated, many others of equal imymrtancui 

 ■wore received and are referred to in Part V of the report. These are not included in 

 this list, since their mention here would only be a repetition of what is said (concern- 

 ing them in Part V. 



t For complete list of speciuicns included In this collection, see Accession List, 

 Pt. V. 



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