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The Mexican Gcoijrdphictd and L'xploriii;/ ('(itinuissidn, lliroKf/li I'rof. F. Ferrari- Perez : 

 ;")() specimouH, :5(5 species, chieliy iVom IIk; .State of Vera (Jiuz, Mexico. lucludes 

 sevoriil plumages new to the collection. (Exchange.) 



The Mexican Geographical and Exploriruj Commissiou, ihrough Prof. F. Ferrari- Ferez : 1 

 mounted specimen of Catharisla airata, and one skin ai AntrostomuH vociferua, botli 

 from Mexico. (Excluiugo.) 



Mhhcc d' nintoire XatureJlc, Paris, France: 8() specimens, 71 species, cliielly from Mada- 

 gascar .and Cochin China, nearly all uew to the collection. This is one of the 

 most important collections received recently, embiacing, as it does, a great 

 number of generic types (luite peculiar to the island of Madagascar, which Ihe 

 Museum for yearshas tried in vain to obtain. Among the uu)st noteworthy forms 

 may be mentioned, two Leplosoniun discolor. Tylas, Cyanolanins, Ariayuia, Berni- 

 eria, Calicalias, J'anga, JIartlaabia, Eartjceros prerosli, Geohiastcs squamifjera, 

 Bruchypteracias leptosoma, Coua, etc. (Exchange.) 



Nutting, C. C, CarlinviJJc, III. : 1:5 s))cciniens, S sjiecies, from Florida. (Purch:is(id.) 



Palmer, William, U.S. Fif:li i'omniission : '.) specimens ()f Common Crossbill, fiom 

 Escanaba, Mich. (Gift.) 



Pagsdale, (r. H. Gainesville, Tex,. :* I'J speciuKMis, 7 species, including a fine series of six 

 Otocoris arvnicola, a Siirniiini, nehulosum allcni, the iirst specimen of this ibrm taken 

 outside of Florida, and a line specimen of Buteo harlani (the latter purchased, ihe 

 others being given). 



Peg, Dr. E., Leipzig, Germany : 10 specimens, 10 species, from various localities ; .-ill 

 new to the collectiou. (Purchased.) 



Bidgway, Bohert, Curator, Department of Birds, U. S. National Museum: 2.')9 spc^ciinens, 

 109 species from Wheatland, Ind. ; 2.3 specimens, 14 species from Richland CounZy, 

 111. ; total, 281 specimens, 12:J species. (Smithsonian Explorations.) 



Bidgway, Bohert, Curator, Dtparlmcnt of Birds, IT. 8. National Museum : 1 snowy owl, 

 Nyctca nyctea, shot near Alexandria, Va. (Purchased.) 



Poherts, George W., Chester Oounly, Pa. : 27 specin)ens, 17 species, including a series of 

 10 Quiscalus purpureus, from Chester County, and two young Syrniuni nehulosum 

 alleni from Florida; collected by Dr. 15. H. Warren. (Gift.) 



Pohinson, Bassell, Bichmond, Va. .-t 1 specimen of albino dusky duck, Anas ohscura, in 

 llesh. (Gift.) 



Shufeldt, Dr. B. 11'., l'. S. Army .-t 13 specimens, 9 si)ecie8, from Fort Wingate, N. Mex. 

 (Gift.) 



Shufeldt, Dr. B. W., U. S. Army :\ 9 specimens, 7 species, from the vicinity of Fort 

 Wingate. (Gift.) 



Shufeldt, Dr. B. IF., U. S. Arnty :] i:! specimens, 4 species of ,/'(fH6'o, from Vovt Win- 

 gate. (Gift.) » 



Smith, Hugh M., Washington, 1). C. :\ 1 six^eimeu, in the flesh, of Old Squaw Duck, 

 Clangula hycmalis, shot .July 2(5, at Piuey Point, Lower Potomac; 3 Bown-headed 

 Nuthatches, Sitiapusilla, and:? Western Sandpipers, Ereunetes occidentalis, from St. 

 George Island, Maryland. (Gift.) 



Stearns <^ Co., Detroit. Mich. :^ :> specimens, ,^) species, from Costa Rica. (Pur- 

 chased. ) 



Stearns <f Co., Detroit, Mich. : ?A) specimens, 27 species, from no>;()tii, mostly Hum- 

 ming birds. (Gift.) 



Stejneger, ])r. L., Assistant Curator, Department of Birds, U. S. National Museum: I 

 Snow Goose, from North Carolina, and 4 Nuthatches, from Norway. (Gift.) 



*For complete list of specimens, see Accession List, Part v. 



t For further information concerning this accession see Accession List, Part V. 

 t In this entry are incliuled the two accessions inimbered KWH:! and 1G;'>7(5. 

 ^ For list of specimens sec Accession List, Part V. 



