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Mr. Frank Robinette, Washington, 1>. C. 17 sets, 42 eggs, and 2 nests. 



Mr. Thad. Surber, White Sulphur Spring-", W. Va.. 13 sets, 52 eggs. 



Mr. W. G. Smith, Loveland, Colo., 7 sets, 23 eggs, and 7 nests. 



Mr. Frank Everett, Washington, D. C, 9 eggs. 



Dr. A. (J. Prill, Sweet Home, Oregon, 2 sets, 10 eggs, and 1 nest. 



Mr. R. S. Williams, Great Falls, Mont., 2 sets, 7 eggs, and 2 nests. 



IT. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington, D. C, 2 sets, 8 eggs, and 1 nest. 



Mr. F. B. Pattee, Valley Springs, Calaveras County, Cal., 1 sets, 2:5 specimens. 



Mr. P. L. Jouy, Washington, D. C 3 sets, 10 specimens, and 1 nest. 



Dr. Loverett M. Loomis, Chester, S. C, 4 sets, 12 specimens. 



Mr. R. H. Kirby Smith, Sewanee, Tenn., 5 specimens. 



Mr. Fred. Fowler, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., 2 specimens. 



Mr. W. B. Porter, Chicago, 111., 15 specimens. 



Lieut. Harry C.Benson, Fourth Cavalry, U. S. Army, Presidio of San Francisco. Cal., 



6 sets, 13 specimens, and 3 nests. 

 Capt. Charles E. Bend ire, Washington, D. C, 3 specimens. 

 Mr. H. H. Phillips. Crystal Falls, Mich., 1 specimen. 

 In addition to these donations 37 specimens, representing 7 species, were purchased 



during the year. 



The routine work has consisted in recording, marking, measuring, 

 and arranging 2,!)li) specimens received during the year, and placing 

 them in their proper order in the reserve collection. Also revising and 

 rearranging in numerical order 382 register sheets, showing the present 

 status of the collection, and overhauling and rearranging the collection 

 of nests. 



The curator has also been engaged in reading proof of Vol. I, Life 

 Histories of North American Birds, etc., compiling the index for this 

 volume, and in gathering material for another volume. Twenty-nine 

 lots of eggs sent for identification have been reported on. 



PRESENT STATE OF THE COLLECTION. 



Specimens in North American series (representing 771 species and subspe- 

 cies) 34,700 



Specimens in North American series, duplicates 11, 759 



On exhibition 1,491 



Total 47,950 



Specimens in foreign series (representing 611 species) 4, 330 



Specimens in foreign series, duplicates 231 



Total .« 4, 501 



Nests in North American reserve series 2, 530 



On exhibition 235 



Worthless and destroyed 25 



Total number of nests now in the collection ... . 2, 709 



The last catalogue entrv made in June, 1S91. was 24336, and in June, 1892, 25170. 



