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Mr. W. J). Watlcins, Akron, Ohio. Lower jaw and teeth of a liorse 

 (Equus caballus) ; tooth of a hog (Sus scrofa). 



Mr. W. G. Wetdon, U. 8. National Museum, Washington, D. G. Speci- 

 men of an albino rat {Mas decumanus) ; Guinea pig (Gavia cobaya). 



Prof. Burt G. Wilder, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. A skin and 

 leg bones of a baby orang-utan (Simia satyr us). (Exchange.) 



Miss Nellie Williams, Washington, D. G. Bat ( Vesperugo serotinus). 



Mr. George Y. Wise, Genito, Va. The skull of a beaver, the trap which 

 caught the beaver, aud the tree which the beaver had gnawed. 



Mr. J. W. Wood, Baraboo, Wis. A specimen of a shrew (Sorex sp.). 



Mr. George W T oltz, TJ. 8. National Museum, Washington, D. G. A speci- 

 men of the domesticated rabbit (Lepus cuniculus). 



Mr. John Yarrow, V. 8. National Museum, Washington, I). G. A gray 

 squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis var. leucotis). 



Mr. Jos4 G. Zeledon, San Jose, Gosta Rica. Skin of a sloth ( Gholopus 

 Soffmani) ; skull of a paca {Gmlogenys paca). 



DEPARTMENT OF BIRDS. 



Eobert Eidgway, Curator. 



Accessions. 



The accessions to the collection of birds during the year 1883 number 

 134, including all that were entered in the Museum register during the 

 year.* 



The total numer of specimens entered in the Museum register of birds 

 for 1883 is 3,651 , the last number of the catalogue being 93,091. 



Following are the more important lots received during the year : 



(a) ACCESSIONS OF STUFFED BIRDS. 



L. Belding. Three lots, as follows: (1) 35 specimens, 24 species, from 

 Laguna and San Jos6 del Cabo, Lower California ; (2) 57 specimens, 

 34 species, from Guaymas, Souora, aud various localities in Lower 

 California ; (3) 59 specimens, 38 species', from various localities in 

 Lower California. (S. I.) 



Gapt. Charles Bendire, U. 8. A. 223 specimens, 72 species, from Fort 

 Klamath, Oreg. (Gift.) 



Amos W. Butler. 11 specimens, 4 species, of warblers, from Brook- 

 ville, Ind. (Exchange.) 



* Some accessions entered during January, 1883, were in reality received in the lat- 

 ter part of 1882; -while other specimens received in December, 1883, were not entered 

 untilJanuary, 1884. These are not included in the above statement, as is likewise 

 the case Avith specimens which had lost their labels and been re-entered, and a few 

 others which, although in the collection for a number of years past, appear never to 

 have been catalogued. 



