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From Dr. R. K. C. Steams were received 1 specimens of shrimp 



from the western coast of North America, and a garter-snake from 

 Berkeley, Cal. 



Mr. H. W. Turner transmitted an alcoholic specimen of shrew (Sorex 

 vagrans). 



FromMr. C. D. Walcott was received contorted slate from near Wells, 

 Rutland County. Vt.j 5 echinoids, 5 specimens of flint, and tooth of a 

 shark from the cretaceous chalk of Croydon, England, and 4 speci- 

 mens of calcite from Smith's Basin, Washington County, N. Y. 



Several of the honorary curators in the National Museum are officers 

 of the Geological Survey, and the Museum is much indebted to them for 

 their valuable cooperation with the work of the Museum. These are Mr. 

 C. D. Walcott, in charge Of paleozoic fossils: Dr. C. A. White, in charge 

 of meso/.oic fossils; Mr. William H. Dall, in charge of mollusks and 

 cenozoic fossils; Prof. Lester F. Ward, in charge of fossil plants; Prof. 

 F. W. Clarke, in charge of minerals, and Prof. (). C. Marsh, in charge 

 of vertebrate fossils. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



From the Department of Agriculture, through the Secretary, have 

 been received the following objects: 



Collection of land and fresh-water shells from various localities in 

 Arizona and in the vicinity of Death Valley. 



Three Gray seals from Labrador. 



From the Division of Forestry were received 37 photographs repre- 

 senting species of woods, 18 photomicrographs of woods of the United 

 States (deposited), and 12 distribution charts of trees of the United 

 States, prepared by Mr. C. S. Sargent, special agent of the Tenth 

 Census. 



Through the Division of Economic Ornithology, were received speci- 

 mens of land and fresh- water shells from Brownsville, Tex., collected by 

 Mr. William Lloyd; 3 portions of JSlephas bones, 323 birds' eggs, and 

 r>5 birds 1 nests from ( Jalifornia, Nevada, Utah and Texas. 



Through Prof. C. V. Riley, entomologist: specimens of North Ainei 

 ican coleoptera, representing 24 species, new to the collection; collec- 

 tion of insects of all orders, made in the Northwestern States, British 

 Columbia and Alaska; .V> specimens of Californiau orthoptera, repre- 

 senting 21 species; 78 specimens, representing 25 species of insects, 

 mostly lepidoptera; large series of hymeuoptera and homoptera from 

 southern California; 43 specimens, representing 17 species of neurop- 

 tera ; 31 specimens, representing 7 species of orthoptera; 130 speci- 

 mens, representing 43 species of hemiptera, from Los Angeles; 28 

 specimens, representing 4 species of Australian Coccinellidce', L'45 spec 

 imens, representing 51 species of Californiau coleoptera; 81 specimens, 

 representing 31 species of California!] lepidoptera; -<>(> specimens, rep- 



