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E. Beauregard), have been received mammal skins, birds' skeletons, 

 and an alcoholic specimen of Chimpanzee, in continuation of an ex- 

 change. 



A collection of birds' skins has been sent to Mr. H. E. Dresser, Lon- 

 don, England, for which an equivalent has been promised. 



From Rev. Henry B. Tristram, The College, Durham, England, have 

 been received birds' skins from New Guinea, New Caledonia, New Heb- 

 rides, and Fiji Islands, for which similar specimens have been sent. 



Birds' skins have been sent from the Auckland Museum, Auckland, 

 New Zealand (through Prof. T. F. Cheeseman), in return for specimens 

 already transmitted by the National Museum. 



From the Museum of Natural History, Paris, France (through Dr. E. 

 Beauregard), have been received birds' skins from Madagascar, the 

 Philippine and adjacent islands, in continuation of an exchange. 



From the Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales (through 

 Dr. Edward P. Ramsay, curator), have been received birds' skins, in 

 continuation of exchanges. 



Thirty-seven species of deep-sea fishes were sent to the Royal Zoolog- 

 ical Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (Prof. Dr. C. Liitkeu, director), in 

 return for specimens already received. 



MOLLUSKS. 



From Mr. C. F. Ancey, Boghari, Algeria, have been received very 

 fine specimens of African shells, for which an equivalent will be sent. 



Mr. M. Cossman, Paris, France, transmitted Tertiary fossils from the 

 Paris basin, France (the first installment), in return for Claiborne shell- 

 marl already transmitted by the National Museum. 



Mr. Hugh Fulton, London, England, transmitted specimens of Vo- 

 luta aulica L, from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Specimens of Turcicula 

 Bairdiihstve been sent to Mr. Fulton in return for specimens already 

 received. 



Specimens of shell-marl from Claiborne, Ala., have been sent to Mr. 

 G. F. Harris, London, England, for which European Miocene fossils 

 have beeen promised in return. 



Mr. William Moss, Ashton-under-Lyne, England, has transmitted 

 specimens of Bulimus acutus, with microscopic slides; specimens show- 

 ing serrated organ and details, and V2 microscopical slides showing 

 dentition of British mollnsks, in return for publications sent. 



From Dr. William Eichhoff, Strasbnrg, Germany, have been received 

 typical specimens representing species of North American and exotic 



