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history specimens for the National Museum. A list of the specimens 



received from him will be found in the accession list (Section v). 



July 13. — To Capt. John G. Bourke, U. S. Army. Fort Ringgold, Tex. 

 An outfit for collecting plants. 



July 21.— To Mr. W. W. Roekhill, Berkeley Springs, W. Va., in con- 

 nection with his expedition to the Chinese Empire. Collecting imple- 

 ments and other apparatus to be used in obtaining specimens for the 

 National Museum. 



August 15. — To Mr. James E. Benedict, of the U. S. National Mu- 

 seum, in connection with his collecting trip in the vicinity of Point 

 Lookout. Necessary outfit for collecting and preserving specimens. 

 The collections received from him are referred to in the accession list 

 (Section V). 



August 25. — To Mr. R. M. Bartleman, U. S. Legation, Caracas, Ven- 

 ezuela. A photographic outfit, to be used in obtaining views for the 

 Museum collection. The photographs received from him are referred 

 to in the accession list (Section v). 



To Dr. R. R. Gurley, II. S. Pish Commission. Two copper tanks for 

 the preservation of natural history specimens for the National Museum. 

 Reference to the collections received from him is made in the accession 

 list (Section V). 



To Dr. Timothy E. Wilcox, IT. S. Army, Port Huachuca, Ariz. Ap- 

 paratus and material for preserving and collecting natural history spec- 

 imens. Several collections have been received from him, reference to 

 them being made in the accession list (Section v). Other collections 

 received from him will be referred to in the accession list of the Mu- 

 seum Report for 1893. 



October 1. — To Mr. P. L. Jouy, P. S. National Museum. A very ex- 

 tensive collecting outfit, to be used in obtaining and preserving natural 

 history specimens during his travels in Mexico. A list of the speci- 

 mens obtained by him will appear in the accession list of the Museum 

 Report for 1893. 



October 6. — To Mr. Heli Chatelain, consular agent, Loanda, Africa. 

 An outfit to be used in collecting and preserving natural history speci- 

 mens and other objects for the National Museum. 



Xoreinber 19. — To Mr. R. M. Bartleman, TJ. S. Legation, Caracas, 

 Venezuela. Photographic outfit, to be used in obtaining views for the 

 National Museum. 



December J <<n<l l',. — To Mr. Charles \Y. Richmond, Department of 

 Agriculture. Copper tanks, tank-boxes, alcohol, etc., to be used in 

 collecting and preserving natural history specimens for the Museum. 

 A very large and interesting collection has been received from Mr. 

 lvichmond, obtained from the vicinity of Guatemala, and is referred to 

 in the accession list (Section V). 



December 10,— To Mr. Charles T. Simpson, P. S. National Museuum, 



