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tomac Eiver. Carpet-loom and appurtenances used in 1819. (See, also, 

 Washington, United States Commission Fish and Fisheries.) Very 

 large general collections of natural history and ethnology, from 

 Alaska and the Arctic Ocean. (See, also, Dall.) 



Beard and Thomas. Two photographs of jaw of mastodon, found in 

 l^ebraska. 



Beardslee, Commander L. J.., TJ. S. IST. Specimens of minerals, corals, 

 fishes, birds, and ethnologica ; from Alaska. 



Beardsleifs {J. W.) Sons, New YorJc. Seven cases of canned and boxed 

 fishes. 



BecJcwith, H. C, Acting Assistant Engineer, U. 8. N. Specimens of cre- 

 taceous fossils ; from Colorado. 



Belding, L. A large number of specimens of the skins, nests, and eggs 

 of birds, living snakes, toads, &c., i)lants and Indian relics; from Cal- 

 ifornia. 



Bell, James, United States Land Office. A large collection of living 

 snakes, specimens of birds skins, nests, and eggs, Indian relics, and 

 crania, from mounds, &c.', from Florida. 



Bcfidire, Capt. Charles, U. S. A. Sjiecimens of birds sl<ins, nests, and 

 eggs ; grasshoppers and fishes ; from Fort Walla Walla, Washing- 

 ton Territory. 



Benecke, Lewis. Specimen of spider {Acrosoma rugosa, Hentz.) ; from 

 Missouri. 



Benner, D. J. Specimens of cocoons of silk- worms and silk; from South 

 Carolina. 



Bennett, Richard. Specimens of minerals ; from Arkansas. 



Berry, Mrs. R. P. Human skull ; from Newport, E. I. 



Billings, Melinn. A box of Indian relics, pottery, &c. ; from Kansas. 



Binney, W. 0. A large collection of terrestrial mollusca, identified and 

 labeled, constituting his original collection and the types of his work. 



Birney, H. H. A specimen of living snake {Leptophis wstivus) ; from 

 Washington, D. C. 



Bishop, H. J. M. Specimens of invertebrates ; from Connecticut. 



Blactyord, E. G. A large number of specimens of fishes taken along 

 the Atlantic coast of the United States, from Maine to Florida. 



Blosier, H. A specimen of tailor shad {Borosoma cepediana) ; from Ohio. 



Boardman, George A. Male and female of Barrows' golden-eye duck. 



Boehmer, George H. A deformed chicken, minerals, Indian stone ham- 

 mer, snakes, and muskrat ; from Maryland. 



Booth, A., Chicago, III. Five cases of preserved salmon and one case of 

 oysters. 



Booth, M. A. Specimens of diatomaceous earths ; from Long Island 

 Sound. 



Boston {TJie) Humane Society, Boston, Mass. Box of charts, medals, &c., 

 issued by the society. 



Borland, Br. A. 3L Four boxes of Indian implements and fossils ; from 

 Arkansas. 



