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from the Isthmus of Darien (Atrato exjieditioiij) made hy Arthur 

 ISchott, assisted hy Wm. S. and Charles Wood. 



Museum cV Histoire Naturelle, Paris. — Collection of 81 species ser- 

 l^ents, types oi' erpetologie generale. 



Alfred Newton. — Pair of stellers ducks, and Xeina minuta. 



Dr. Ed. Palmer. — Fossils from Kansas; skin of wild cat. 



J. D. ParJcer. — Horns of moose, deer, skull of hear, &c., from 

 Maine. 



James P. Postell. — Reptiles, mammals, and invertehrates from 

 Georgia. 



Patent Oflice. — Government collections in natural history in Patent 

 Office, consisting chiefly of those gathered hy the United States ex- 

 ploring expedition under Captain Wilkes in 1838 — 1842; by Captain 

 Howard Stanshury in the exploration of the valley of Great Salt Lake; 

 hy Captain Sitgreaves in the exploration of the Zuiii and Colorado; 

 hy Commodore Perry in his Japan expedition; hy Lieut. Herndon on 

 the Amazon, &c. (See page 52.) 



Wm. Li. Pease. — Fishes, crustaceans, lavas, &c., from Sandwich 

 Islands. 



A. PiVma??.— Manganese ore from Virginia. 



J. P. Postell. — Keg of alcoholic specimens from Georgia. 



C Paymond. — Collections of hirds and of alcoholic specimens made 

 in Peru during the astronomical expedition of Lieut. Gilliss. 



Dr. Pavenel. — Two bottles of insects from South Carolina. 



George M. Poberts. — Box of minerals. 



Pev. Joseph Powell. — Alcoholic specimens from the Isthmus of 

 Panama. 



P . L. Sclater. — Skins of Mexican birds. 



A. Sharpless. — Collection of birds' eggs from Pennsylvania. 



Dr. J. B Smith, U. S. A., and Major H. Wayne, U. S. ^.—Skele- 

 ton of a camel from Texas. 



Dr. J. B. Smith. — Geomys bursarius from Kansas. 



Judge Steele. — Skin of albino deer; alcoholic collections from the 

 coast of Florida. 



J. J. Steenstrup. — Annulata and radiata from Greenland and the 

 West Indies. 



F. D. Steuart. — Heterodcm, Jacidus labradorius, and mink from near 

 Washington. 



W. Stirnpson — Fresh Lophius, with fishes and invertebrates in alco- 

 hol from Massachusetts. 



Capt. C. P. Stone. — Shells, fossils, fishes, &c., from the Gulf of 

 California. 



Dr. George Suckley. — Jar of serpents from East Indies. 



A. S. Taylor. — Marine animals from Monterey, Cal. 



Miss Helen Teunison. — Specimens of reptiles and fishes in alcohol, 

 from Mississippi. 



Major G. 11. Thomas, U. S. A. — Skins of animals and alcoholic 

 specimens. Fort Mason, Texas. 



Lieid. W. P. Trowbridge. — Starfish and tail of ray from the sea of 

 Marmora. 



