REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. (if) 



bird-spear, "and specimens of .folk-medicine of the Lower Grande Val- 

 ley. 



Mr. Britton Davis, Corralitos, Chihuahua, transmitted a specimen of 

 the rare snake, Heterodon kennerlyi. 



Prof. A. Duges, Guanajuato, sent the skin of an orange-crowned 

 warbler (Helminthophila celata). 



From Dr. A. E.Foote, of Philadelphia, Pa., wereobtained by purchase 

 2 specimens of calcite from Guanajuato. 



Mr. W. J. McGee, U. S. Geological Survey, transmitted silver ores. 



From Dr. C. II . White, V . S. Navy, were received miscellaneous 

 insects from Acapulco. 



Mr. P. L. Jouy collected for the Museum in northern Mexico very 

 interesting and valuable specimens. A full report upon these will be 

 found in the accession list, Section v. 



UNITED STATES. 



Alabama. — Messrs. Clarence and Samuel E. Varce, Brownsville, pre- 

 sented a specimen of living alder-blight, Pemphigus tesselatus Fitch. 



Alaska. — Dr. Frank Baker, acting manager of the National Zoological 

 Park, transmitted to the Museum an Arctic fox and a specimen of 

 aguti, a day old. The fox was obtained from St. George Island by 

 Dr. 0. Hart Merriam, Department of Agriculture. 



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

 sioner, were received birds' skins and eggs, collected by C. H. Townsend, 

 and plants obtained during the cruise of the steamer Albatross in 1889 

 and 1890. 



Ma]. -I .W.\ 'owell, I Hrector of the U. S. Geological Survey, transferred 

 to the Museum two pairs of snow-shoes, collected by Mr. I. C. Russell, 

 from Charley's Village, Yukon Piver. 



Mr. Chase Littlejohn, Redwood City, Cal., presented eggs of the 

 rare Steller's duck (Eniconetta stelleri), from the mouth of the Yukon 

 River. 



Mr. I. C. Russell, U. S. Geological Survey, transmitted a collection of 

 Eskimo ivory carvings, dishes, and other ethnological objects from the 

 Upper Yukon River. 



Arizona. — From the Department of Agriculture was received a 

 highly interesting collection of fresh- water shells from various locali- 

 ties in Arizona, principally in the vicinity of Death Valley. 



From Mr. George A. Allen, U. S. Indian agent, Colorado River 

 Agency, Parker, were received specimens of Pepsis formosa Say and 

 Sphaerophthalma cveusa Cress; skins of two rare bats, Macrotus cali/or- 

 nicus and Molossus ealifornicus Merriam. 



From Dr. A. E. Foote, Philadelphia, Pa., were obtained by pur- 

 chase specimens of meteoric iron and the same material altered tolimo- 

 nite, from Canon Diablo. 



