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eral species ot this remarkable genus of fishes. Mr. Stimpson has since 

 published some of his results in a special work. This gentleman is now 

 with Professor Agassiz in Charleston, actively engaged in developing the 

 natural history of the southern coast. 



Lieutenant J, D. Kurtz, of the engineer corps, has also been active in 

 procuring specimens of the recent and fossil shells of the coast of South 

 Carolina. To him the institution is indebted for a fine collection, embrac- 

 ing most of the recent species, one hundred and ninety-four in number. 



Dr. T, M. Brewer and Horace Storer, esq., of Boston, spent some weeks 

 in New Brunswick last spring, engaged in collecting the birds with their 

 eggs, as well as other animals of tliat region. The geographical distribu- 

 tion and habits of many of the former were finally settled by these gen- 

 tlemen. 



Colonel McCail, inspector general United States army, while on duty in 

 New Mexico and Texas, made important additions to our knowledge of 

 North American birds. He has since published a valuable report on the 

 subject, in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Captain 

 McCown also procured many species of birds additional to our fauna, which 

 have been described by Mr. Lawrence. 



Mr. J. A. Lapham, of Milwaukee, Dr. De Haas, of Wheeling, and Wm. 

 Pidgeon, of Iowa, have all been successfully engaged in exploring the 

 mounds of the west. 



I do not, of course, pretend here to give a complete record of all explo- 

 rations, either by individuals or governments. Many others, no doubt, 

 have been made, which have not come to the knowledge of the Institution. 

 Still, if future reports of this kind be desired, pains will be taken to render 

 them much fuller and more accurate than the present. 



APPENDIX B. 



LIST OF FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS TO WHICH VOLUME TWO OF SMITHSONIAN 

 CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE HAS BEEN SENT. 



SWEDEN. 



LiDid — University Library. 



Stockholm — Kongliga Svei.ska Vcti iiskaps Akadeniien. 



Vitterhets Historic ocli Antiquitets Alcademien. 

 Upsala — University Library. 



Societe Royale des Sciences a Upsal. 



NORWAY. 



Bergen — Bergen's Museum. 

 ChrisHania — The University Libra i). 



ICELAND. 



Reykjvik — Islands Stiftigbokasafn. 



