78 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1893. 



Dr. William L. Abbott, Philadelphia, presented a very fine collection 

 ol* mammal skins, skulls, bones, birds' skins, and a rope madeof goat's 

 hair used by the coolies of Kashmir in packing their loads. A full 

 report of this sending will be found in the Accession List in Section v. 



From the Calcutta Botanic Garden were received specimens of dried 

 plants. 



JAPAN. 



From r he Science College Museum, Imperial University, Tokio, 

 through Dr. J. Ijima, were received two skins of Japanese ptarmigan 

 (Lagopus, species undetermined). 



From Mr. I\ L. Jouy, U. S. National Museum, was received the skin 

 of a land otter (Lutronectes sp.). From Mr. Jouy was also obtained, 

 by purchase, specimens of reptiles from a remote region of Korea. 



From the Department of State were received specimens of wool and 

 woolen fabrics, transmitted by Consul-General Samuel Merrill, from 

 Chitteldroog and Davengire Taluks, in the Chitteldroog district, prov- 

 ince of Mysore, collected by Mr. L. Ricketts, director of statistics and 

 agriculture in Mysore-Bungalore, svith a report on sheep and wool in 

 India furnished by Mr. Merrill; samples of Indian wool, collected by 

 Mr. Merrill and Mr. T. X. Mukharji, assistant curator of the Indian 

 Museum; woolen fabrics contributed by Mr. L. Ricketts, of Mysore- 

 Bungalore; and specimens of Indian wools, woolen yarns and fabrics, 

 transmitted through Mr. Merrill. 



ASIATIC RUSSIA. 



Lieut. G. B. Harber, U. S. Navy, transmitted articles of fur clothing 

 worn by him while connected with the Jeannette Belief Expedition, 

 made by the Yokuti of northern Siberia. 



From the II. S. Treasury Department was received the skin of a 

 female walrus (Odobwnus obesus), captured in Holy Cross Bay, Siberia, 

 and transmitted by Capt. M. A. Healy, U. S. R. M. steamer Bear, 

 through Lieut. D. H. Jarvis, of the same steamer. 



From Mr; Romyn Hitchcock, XI. S. National Museum, was obtained 

 by purchase a walrus's head and tusks from Anadir Bay. 



From the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, 

 were received, in exchange, 140 species of Siberian phanerogams. 



Messrs. Tiffany & Co., New York City, transmitted, in exchange, 3 

 ornamental stones. 



ASIA MINOR. 



From Dr. John P. Peters, Philadelphia, was received through Dr. 

 Cyrus Adler, a Turkish baker's tally from Broussa, in Aaia Minor, the 



