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Bertha Zinc Company. Specimens of pure spelter and zinc ore (silico- 

 carbonate of zinc); from Virginia. Accession 13266. 



Bessels, Br. E. Specimen of bird-skin (Coccyzus americanus). Acces- 

 sion 13166. 



Bhanmaugre, Somdet Choicfa (director- general of ptosts and telegraphs), 

 Bangkok, Siam. Collection of postage-stamps; from Siam, Hong- 

 Kong, and Singapore. Accession 13706. 



Bick ford, Rev. W.F. Specimens of orthoclase crystals; from Colorado. 

 Accession 13751. 



Biddle, Miss Lydia S. Specimen of an embroidered quilt over one hun- 

 dred years old ; from Carlisle, Pa. Accession 13288. 



Bille, Carl Steen Andersen de (minister resident and consul-general of Den- 

 mark). Specimen of sonorous or singing sand ; from Bornholm, Den- 

 mark. Accession 13770. 



Binney, W. G. Twelve species of land shells ; from New Jersey. Acces- 

 sion 13639. 



Bishop, J. Specimen of insect (Phobetron pithecians); from Ohio. 

 Accession 13470. 



Bishop, John. Model of " Grand Banker," full rigged, complete. Scale, 

 h inch. (Purchased.) Accessions 12644, 12800. 



Black, Alexander C. One box of Indian implements and fossils; from 

 Indiana. Accession 12897. 



Blackford, Eugene G. Living and fresh specimens of fishes, among 

 which were Salmo gairdneri, Salvelinus malm a, Salvelimis fontinalis, 

 Salmo salar, Brcvoortia tyr annus, Salmo pleuriticus, Seriola lalandii, 

 Scomber scombrus ; also large collection of alcoholic specimens of West 

 Indian and South American fishes, collected by J. C. Brevoort; 

 large collection of oyster and clam shells, fresh specimen of lobster 

 weighing 18 pounds, one box of corals, one large tortoise, and fresh 

 specimen of manatee (Trichechus manatus), from Brazil, and box of 

 salamander eggs (Siredonpisciformis). Accessions 12505, 12515, 1252 1 , 

 12557, 12585, 12639, 12659, 12684, 12687, 12747, 12759, 12826, 12978, 

 13065, 13138, 13146, 13157, 13178, 13196, 13539, 13620, 13626, 13737, 

 13759, 13808. 



Bland, Thomas. Water-color drawing of hunting monkeys with blow- 

 gun, made by native Indian artist at the gold mines of Marmato in 

 Autioquia, New Granada. Accession 13040 



Blinn, A. S. Specimens of minerals; from Oregon. Accession 13785. 



Blochman, L. A. Small box of shells; from California. Accession 13031. 



Bloomer, William. Bones of whale (Balcenoptera rostrata) 16 feet long, 

 taken off Monomoy Point light-house, Harwich Port, Mass. Acces- 

 sion 13344. 



Blozier, H. Specimen of fish (Dorosoma heterurum)) from Ohio. Ac- 

 cession 13784. 



Boardman, G. A. Specimen of fish (Coregonus nigripinnis) ; from Min- 

 nesota; also stor.e relic; from Maine. Accessions 12906, 13702. 



