REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 67 



EAST MM I (A. 



From Dr. Cyrus Adler, Rational Museum, were received manuscripts, 

 parts of costumes, weapons, and instruments from Egypt. Dr. Adler 



also deposited a Soudanese girdle, worn by women, and a camel driver's 

 coat from tlie Upper Nile region. 



Mr. William Astor Chanler, of New York City, presented two mounted 

 giraffe heads (male and female). 



Mr. C. B, Cory, Boston, Mass., transmitted in exchange a skin of 

 crocodile bird {Pluvcmius cegyptiaeus). 



From Dr. James Grant-Bey, Cairo, were received two Arab glass- 

 lamps. 



NORTH AFRICA. 



Mr. C. F. Ancey, Boghari, Algeria, transmitted in exchange several 

 specimens of rare African shells. 



From the Royal Zoological Museum, Florence, Italy, through Prof. 

 Henry Giglioli, director, were received in exchange archaeological objects 

 from northern Africa. 



SOUTH AFRICA. 



Mr. A. L. Babcock, Sherborn, Mass., transmitted, in exchange, three 

 species of South African coleoptera. 



WKST AFRICA. 



Mr. R. It. Gurley, U. S. Fish Commission, presented a hammock. 



Seven specimens, representing four species of birds' skins from An- 

 gola, were collected for the National Museum and transmitted by 

 Messrs. W. H. and A. H. Brown. 



From Rev. A. C. Good, American mission, Gaboon, was obtained by 

 purchase a collection of ethnological objects relating to the life and 

 manners of the Fang tribe, and a number of musical instruments. 



^XJMlilRICA. 

 NORTH AMERICA. 



From the Department of Agriculture, through Prof. C.*V. Riley, 

 entomologist, were received species of coleoptera new to the collec- 

 tion; also specimens of North American coleoptera, collected by D. W. 

 Coquillet. 



From Prof. L. Bruner, Lincoln, Nebr., through Prof. Riley, were 

 received specimens of coleoptera and four types of a new orthoptera. 



From Dr. William Eichhoff, Strasburg, Germany, were received in 

 exchange, typical specimens representing 100 species of North Ameri- 

 can and exotic Scolytkhe, new to the collection. 



From the U. S. Fish Commission, through Col. McDonald, commis- 

 sioner, was received ;i collection of crustaceans obtained bv the Fish 



