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Charles B. Gory. Two lots : (1) 3 newly-discovered birds from Santo 

 Domingo. (Exchange.) (2) 7 specimens, 5 species, chiefly from 

 Santo Domingo. (Exchange.) 



William Butcher. 12 specimens, in flesh, of Passer •cuius princeps. (Gift.) 



George F. Gaunter . One adult 2 of Phoznicopterus ruber Linn. (Gift.) 



N. S. Goss. 37 specimens, 37 species, from Guatemala. (Gift.) 



P. L. Jouy. 312 specimens, 131 species, from Japan. (S. I.) 



G. J. Maynard. 27 specimens, 18 species, from Dominica. (Purchased.) 



G. L. McKay {deceased). Two lots: (1) 117 specimens, 61 species, from 

 Nushagak Eiver, Alaska ; (2) 40 specimens, 22 species, from same 

 locality. (Signal Office.) 



Lieut. Jeff. T. Moscr, U. S. N. 2 fine specimens of Ossifraga gigantea, 

 and 4 of Baption capensis, from the Rio de la Plata, the former 

 mounted for the exhibition collection. (Gift.) 



Prof. William Nation (Lima, Peru). 1 specimen each of Buarremon 

 nationi Scl., and Porzana erythrops, Scl., both new to the collection. 

 (Gift.) 



Norwich Museum (England). 3 species of Falconidoe new to the collec- 

 tion. (Exchange.) 



C. C. Nutting. Four lots from Nicaragua, as follows : (1) 100 specimens, 

 53 species, from San Juan del Sur ; (2) 199 specimens, 75 species, 

 from Sucuya; (3) 136 specimens, 45 species, from Ometepec; and (4) 

 167 specimens, 76 species, from Los Sabalos. (S. I.) 



B. Bidgway (Curator Beparimient of Birds). Three accessions, as fol- 

 lows: (1) 221 specimens, 95 species, from Wheatland, Ind. ; (2) 99 

 specimens, 50 species, from Richland County, Illinois; (3) one adult 

 bald eagle (Halicetus leucocephalus) in flesh ; purchased for Museum 

 and mounted for exhibition series. (S. I.) 



G. Salvin and F. Bu Cane Godman. 156 specimens, 145 species, of neo- 

 tropical birds, nearly all new to the collection. (Exchange.) 



P. L. Sclater. 14 specimens, 11 species, of Accipitres, from British 

 Guiana. (Exchange.) 



Ernest E. T. Seton. Two lots: (1) 22 specimens, 18 species, from Mani- 

 toba ; (2) 51 specimens, 36 species, from Manitoba. (Gift.) 



George Shoemaker. 40 specimens, 24 species, from Gainesville, Fla. 

 (S. I.) 



Br. B. W. Shufeldt, U. S. A. 58 specimens, 24 species, from New Or- 

 leans, La. (Gift.) 



Br. L. Stejneger. 486 specimens, 126 species, from Commander Islands 

 and Petropaulski, Kamtsckatka. (S. I.) 



Charles H. Townsend. Four lots, from Shasta County, California, as fol- 

 lows: (1) 198 specimens, 76 species; (2) 102 specimens, 44 species; 

 (3) 161 specimens, 49 species; (4) 198 specimens, 76 species. (S. I.) 



Br. H. Van Patten. 51 specimens, 38 species, from Costa Pica, includ- 

 ing 2 species (Selasphorus torridus and Leucopternis princeps) new to 

 the collection. (Gift.) 



