, r )34 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1892. 



Blaine, Hon. James G. (See under Department of State.) 



Boarman, Dr. C. V. (Washington, D. C). Specimen of rhinoceros-beetle (Dynastcs 

 Tityus L.), from Qnantico, Va. 24578. 



Boas, Dr. Fkanz (Worcester, Mass.). Chinook cradle and a carved wooden figure. 

 Purchase. 25433. 



Bdehmkr, George H. (Smithsonian Institution). Second-class ticket for trans- 

 portation on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway from Siligura to Kurseoug (gift) 

 (25001) ; books containing engravings of imperial arms, works of art, and others 

 (exchange) (25178); 4 Mack rats found in a box of hooks received from Brazil 

 (25068). 



Booth, Mrs. James C. (Raverford, Pa.). Platinotype portrait of Prof. James C. 

 Booth, PH. i)., ll. i)., late melter and refiner of the United States Mint at Phila- 

 delphia. 25785. 



Boswei.l, Henry (Washington. D. ('.). Smooth-headed, yellow-winged turhit 

 pigeon. 25220. 



Boswell, J. H. (Upper Marlboro, Md.). One hundred and nineteen archaeological 

 objects, consisting of grooved axes, rude notched axe, arrow or spear-heads of 

 quartzite, felsyte and houstone, white quartz, jasper, and black flint. Ex- 

 change. 24591. 



Boucard, A. (London, W. C, England). Twelve specimens, representing 10 species 

 of birds' skins, Psittacidce. Purchase. 25048. 



Boirke, Capt. John G., U. S. Army (Fort Ringgold, Tex.). Three votive offerings, 

 consisting of " Milagros or Promesas," vows or promises, of silver; "Gallo,"'a 

 figure of a cock used in games on the Lower Rio Grande; and " Pilon," a box 

 in which record is made of purchases in order to give buyers a per cent off (gift) 

 (21541); collection of Guadalajara pottery ('gift) (24671); tin-owing-stick and 

 bird-spear from Mexico (deposit) (24899); soles of the '•Guarachi" or sandals 

 used by the Mexican foot soldiers along the Rio Grande (deposit) (25103); 5 

 specimens of materia medica obtained from an old Mexican woman (gift) (25152) ; 

 16 specimens of folk-medicine of the Lower Rio Grande Valley (deposit) (25282); 

 salt crystals from the lake known as "El Sal del Rev " in southern Texas (gift) 

 (25619). 



Bowditch, F. C. (Brookline, Mass.). Thirty-six specimens of North American 

 coleoptera, new to the collection. Exchange. 25593. 



Bowen, Dr. CLARENCE W. (New York City). Programmes, circulars,, invitation 

 cards, and other official papers relating to the centennial celebration of Wash- 

 ington's Inauguration, in New York City, April, 18X9. 24551. 



BOWERS, Hon. W. W. (House of Representatives). Block of pure pig-iron, and 

 specimen of tin ore from the Temescal tin mine, South Riverside, San Bernar- 

 dino County, California. 25183. 



Bowman, D. A. (Bakersville, N. C), through Prof. F. W. Clarke. Arrow-head of 

 obsidian, and one of flint from a mine in Salt River Valley, near Arizona (24549) ; 

 2 specimens of tscheffkinite from Mitchell-County, collected by Mr. W. S. Yeates, 

 (24790) ; specimens of minerals (24713;; Indian arrow-head from Woodey Hill, 

 near Bakersville (24997); specimen of tscheffkinite (25285). 



Boyle, C. B. (See under Interior Department. IT. S. Geological Survey.) 



Boyle, Mrs. Mary (Flemington, N. J.). Non-pearly concretion found in a round- 

 clam, Venus mercenaria. 25065. 



Boyne, R. (Washington, D. C). Young alligator from Florida. 25454. 



Brace, Mrs. Charles L. (Ches-knoll, Westchester County, N. Y.), through Miss 

 Emma Brace. Silver medal which was presented in 1877 by Victor Emanuel to 

 the late Charles L. Brace, for his labors among the Italian children in New 

 York. Deposit. 25476. 



Brace, Miss Emma. (See under Mrs. Charles L. Brace.) 



Bradner, Dr. W. B. (Warwick, N. Y.). Specimen of Dynastes hercules, 2 specimens 

 of Dynastes tityus, and a few other beetles. 25023. 



