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Calcareoii« Spnr, coated with Quartz, found in tunnelling "St. Anthony's Nose," Peeks- 

 kill, New York. 



Faxos D. a iHKKiON', Esq ; Specimens of Native Silver from Chili. 



Major B. Alvord, Fort Gratiot, Michigan ; Keg containing Fishes from Lake Huron, caught in 

 the vicinity of Fort Gratiot. 



Col. J.J. Abv-rt; Box of Minerals from Arkansas. 



R. J. Por.r.ARn, Washington City; Skeleton of Gazelle, (Antelope saiga Pall.) from Turkey. 



Thomas VVhklplky, Bre.^t, Michigan; Cask of Unionidae and other Shells, from Lake Erie. 



John G. Pendekgast, Sackelts Harbor ; Box of AJinerals. 



Dr. Jaked p. Kirtlan'd, Cleveland, Ohio ; jar of rare Salamanders. ■ 



Major J. IL Cari. ETON, Fort Leavenworth; Skull of Bijihorn, (Ovis montana,) — Horns of Big- 

 horn — Antlers of Black tailed Deer, (Cervus macrotis,) — Skull of Antelope, (Aniilope 

 americana,) from Black Hills, Fort Laramie. 



W. PincEON, Iowa ; Crania and other relics from various aboriginal mounds — Paintings in oil 

 on cloth, of various iMounds in the North West, by a native Sioux Indian. 



Robert Howell, Nichols, Tioga county. New York ; Box of Minerals and Fossils from 

 Tioga county, New York. 



The follounn^ Specimens have been received from Collectors who were 

 assisted in their Explorations hy the Smithsonian Institution. 



Augustus Fk\dlkr; Collections of Plants made in the vicinity of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 



l«4G-47. 



Charles Wright ; Plants collected in an expedition from Texas to El Paso, in 1849. 



THAnoEns CuLBKRTsoN ; Skins, Skulls and Skeletons of Mammalia, from the Upper Missouri. 

 Fossil vertebrate animals from White River. 



Many specimens brought bat-k l)y j\[r. Culbeiison were presented, 

 to the Institution tlirough him, by members of the American Fur Com- 

 pany ; among whom may be mentioned Messrs. Alexander Culbertson, 

 Ferdinand Culbertson, Edward T. Denig, Schlagel and Gilbert. Messrs. 

 Denig and F. Culbertson, at the request of Mr. Alexander Culbertson, 

 prepared skins of the Grizzly Betir, and other large Mammalia. 



The folloimng Specimens have been deposited in conformity with the 

 provisions of the Act establishing the Smithsonian Institution. 



General Land Oitice ; Minerals illustrating the (leological Survey of the .Mineral region of 

 Lake Superior, by Dr. Charles T. .lacksoii, contained mi nineteen boxes. 



Possessing myself large collections in different branches of Zoology, I 

 have deposited them with the Institution. The following list contains a 

 ])rief enumeration of the most important of these. It will thus be evident 

 to the Naturalist, that the objects already secured by the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution, if not as numerous as in other collections, are yet valual)le as 

 being more than usually complete in certain neglected branches of Na- 

 tural History. 



Summary oj Specimens belonging to S. F. Baird, and deposited by him 

 in the Cabinet of the Smithsonian Institution. 



MAMMALIA. 



Skins of the principal Mammalia of the Northern and Middle States, and of Eastern Europe, 

 Willi nuuierons specimens ol' the smaller species, preserved in alcohol. 



