778 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



Mammals, riiyllouyclerus sezekorni, Tursiops lursio, HIus musculua, Vesperugo seroiinns, 

 Frocyon loior and 3fus decumanus. 

 U. S. Fish Commissiox, Washiugtou, District of Columbia. 17400, '86. (iv) 



Birds (425 species), 628 specimens) ; including »S'a'(ro<7ifra hahamensis and Bendroica 

 kirtlandi, very rare; several new forms to be described as Geothlypis tannerl,Cen- 

 turus ilakei, and Vireo crassirostris flavescens, from the Bahamas. Also a collection 

 from Key West containing a now species of Vireo. 

 U. S. Fisn Commission, Washington, D. C. 17400. '86. (v, a) 



Fishes. Eulamia milberti, FteracUs carolinus, Notacanthus n. sp., Oreosoma {?), Paralepis, 

 GoMesox, Hccmulon, Lufjanus, Epineplielus, Harengula, Enneacentrus, Exoccefus,Aruis, 

 Hemirhamphus, Scopelns, MyropHs, Leptocephalua, OJigoplUes, Echencis, Synapho- 

 hrancJius, Haloporphyrus, Macrurns, ScylUum 2»'s?7?(e8, Hoflosihctlms, Cyclothone, 

 LcBtnonema, MauroUcus, Lycodes, Chlorophthahntis, Rain, Sigmops, Serrivomer, Me- 

 lampha'e's, Sternoptyx, ArgyropeUcus, Uroloplius, Chaunax, Cottiinmthts, Apogon, 

 Stephanoberyx, Lophius, Coryphcenoides, Callionymus, Gonostoma, Dihranclms, Hip- 

 pocampus, DicroUne, Chauliodus, MaWhe, Amitra, Stomias, Neohythitcs, Scorpcena, 

 Flectromus, Synodiis, MonocantJms, Anten nanus, HaJosaurus, Calamus, Sparisoma, 

 Scams, Carcharias, Balistes,irugil, Ghjphidodon, Aiherina, Lahrosomus, Fomacenirus, 

 Xyrichthys, Flatyglossus, Gohitis, Julis, Leplocephalus, Tetrodon, Scopelus, Cypri- 

 nodon, Fierasfer, Syngnathus, Synodus, DusHiMiiicria, Pomacanthus, Sei'ioJa, Caranx^ 

 MurcBim, from Bahama Islands. 

 U. S. Fish Commission, Washington, District of Columbia. 17400. '86. (vii) 



Egyptian Mummy. 



Hon. S. S. Cox, United States Minister to Turkey. 17401. '36. (ii,a) (De- 

 scribed on page 50.) 



Opossums, Didelphys virginiana, from near Benuings, District of Columbia. 



W.B. Shaw, Washington, District of Columbia. 17402.. '86. (iv) 

 Korean Silver Coins, two one-8hot=15 cents, and one two-shot = 30 cents. 



Lieut. W. A. MiNTZER, U. S. Navy. 17403. '86, (l) 

 Reptiles, Etitwuia sirt^Us sirtalis. 



H. C. Bumpus, Providence, Rhode Island. 17404. '86. (vi) 

 Fossil Butter and a china dish, supposed to be over a hundred years old. 



D. Charlton, Christiansburgh, Virginia. 17405. '86. (i) 



Military PASStoFredericksburgh, dated Richmond, Virginia, September 2, 1861, and 

 signed by John Letcher, governor of Virginia. 



Capt. C. W. DuNNiNGTON, U. S. National Museum. 17406. '86. (i) 

 Fossils, Ammonites iexanus von Bach. 



Capt. W. H. Clapp, Fort Stockton, Texas. 17407. '.%. (xiii, ab) 

 Kaolin, 



Sam H. Houston, New Orleans, Louisiana. 17408. '86. (xvii) 

 Nerka Salmon, Oncorhynclms nerka. 



E, G. Blackford, New York City, 17409. '86. (vii) 

 Indian Painting on a deer skin. (Deposited.) 



W. W. Blake, Estacion, Mexico. 17410. '86. (n, b) 

 Deposits from Geyser Springs, Saratoga, New York. 



Miss Mary E. Mann, Washington, District of Columbia. 17411, '86, (xvii) 

 Rock Salt, 



American Salt Company, New Iberia, Louisiana. (Through J. G.Haskell.) 

 17412, '86. (XVII) 



Cast of a fossil tooth, Elephas primigeniits, found in Kishwaukee River, near Marengo, 

 Illinois. 



O. P. Rogers, Marengo, Illinois. 17413. '86. (xi) 



