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The papers i)iil)lisb('(l (Uuiiit;- the yeai' by the ciuafoi' and other inves- 

 tigators, based npou material belonging' to the department of birds in 

 the National Mnseum, are notieed in the bib]iogra[)hy lormiug Part iv 

 of this report. 



An actual inventory of the whole colleetion of mounted birds and 

 skins was taken, showing tlie number of specimens in the Museum to 

 be as follows : 



(1) Exliibitiou series 7, 000 



(2) Niirtli Aiuoricau reserve series (iueludiii;; Passercs, Macroeliircjs, Pici, 



aiul Coccyges) Iti, 841 



(U) Netropical reserve (inchuliiig ditto) 11, 324 



(-1) Old World reserve (including ditto) 3,737 



(5) Water birds, game birds, raptores, etc. (not sep;uat(ul geograpbiraliy).. 10,973 



(()) Duplicates 7, r>70 



(7) Alcoholics (estimated) 2, ;'00 



Total 55,945 



The reserve series, exclusive of alcoholics, consisted, therefore, of 



45,875 specimens at the end of June, 18SG. 



The reserve skin series at the same time consisted of .■>Sj875 specimens. 



The dillerent iamilies were represented as follows: 



Family- 



^gitbinid;e 



Alaudida) : 



North America 2r>(j 



Neotropical 7 



Old World 110 



Xo. of 

 47 



Alcedinicbe : 



North America 27 



Neotropical 97 



Old World 91 



Alcida; 



Auipelidas : 



North America 

 Neotropical ... 

 Old AVorld .... 



70 



9 



14 



21H 



489 



93 



Auatidte 1 1 19 



Aphrizidaj 



Aramidie 



Ardciida". 



Artamida' 



]5ticconida' 



Cancromidai 



Cariamida'. 



Capitouida- : 



Neotropical 41 



Old Worhl 17 



79 

 17 

 HI 

 14 

 90 

 10 

 1 



58 



Fa mil', 



No. of 

 aiiecitucns. 

 Caprimulgidai : 



North America L 9 



Neotropical 94 



Old World 19 



Cathii.rticUe 



Certhiida' : 



North America 

 Neotropical ... 

 Old World . . . . 



242 

 29 



90 



3 



44 



137 



Chauueida' 28 



Charadriida^ 485 



Chionidida". 



Cicouiida' 



Ciuclida', : 



North America 44 



Neotropical 10 



Old World 



U 



('d'rebida' : 



Norlli America. 

 Neotroj>ical ... 



2 



39S 



Columbidu' 



Colymbidie 



Conopopliagida- . 

 Coraciad;e 



Corvitl;c( crows) . 



4 

 13 



G8 



400 



524 



1(14 



10 



11 



195 



