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Douglas, John. Liviug specimen of siren {Siren lacertina), of very large 



size ; from Potomac Flats, Washington, D. C. 

 Dow, Capt. John M. One living Mexican deer {Cervus mexicanus) ; two 



living wbite-tufted marmosets {(Edipus titi)-, one owl-monkey {Nycti- 



pithecus rujipes) ; from Panama. 

 Brake, Mrs. M, E. Specimen of stone relic; from Mississippi. 

 Drew, Benjamin F. Armor worn by natives of Marshall and Caroline 



group of islands, South Pacific. 

 Briggs, James D. Three harpoons. 

 Brum Edge- Tool Company, West Waterville, Conn. Collection of edged 



tools, scythes, axes, etc. 

 Buges, Frof. Alfred. Collection of mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, and 



fossils ; from Mexico. 

 Buly, A. A. Two eggs of " Seabright bantam." 

 Bunn, Hon. Foindexter. Two specimens of minerals. 

 Byer, W. Thistleton. Box of botanical specimens and photographs of 



calabash carvings ; from Eoyal Gardens, Kew, England. 

 Earl, R. Edward. Drum-fish, bass, blackfish, and whiting gear, used 



by Saint Augustine, Fla., fishermen; sounder to sake sounds from 



the throat of seatro ut. 

 Ears, Captain. I^arnacle taken from the belly of a humpback whale. 

 Eastabrook, Mrs. C. B. Specimen of talc; from Florida. 

 Eastman, Frof. J. R. Fragment of meteorite which fell in Iowa County, 



Iowa, on the night of February ]2, 1875. 

 Eaton, M. L. Specimens of frogs and eggs ; from Iowa. 

 Eclxloff, T. IF. Two specimens building stones ; from California. 

 Edivards, Vinal N. Nine boxes of specimens of alcoholic fishes {Loph- 



opsetta maculata, Fhycis, Tautoga onitis), etc., invertebrates {Chcetopte- 



rus pergamentaceus, Loligo pealii, Lihinia duhia), miscellaneous crabs, 



star-fishes, etc., skull of deer and miscellaneous bones, egg of black 



duck, birds' skins and skeletons {Mergus serrator, Clangula albeola, 



Colymbus septentrionalis), etc.; from Massachusetts. 

 Egbert, Augustus R. Drawing of Salmonoid fish; from Idaho. 

 Eggers, 8., sr. Eetchen gun and harpoon, Pierce & Eggers whaling gun. ^ 



(Purchased.) One frost-fish spear. 

 Eisen, Gustav. One box of mammal skins and alcoholic collection ofj 



worms; from California. 

 Elliott, Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps. One tank alcoholic specimens ; 



from Greenland. 

 Emmerson, W. Otto. Six specimens of birds' skins ; from California, 

 Endlich, Br. F. M. Collection of sixty-eight specimens of minerals, 



specimens of charred unshucked corn, taken seven feet below surface 



in old ruins on San Juan Eiver, New Mexico. 

 Evans, R. B. Specimen of rock ; from Virginia. 

 Fain, George A. {through Br. E. Falmer). Two stone axes and one large 



pipe ; from Tennessee. 



