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Richmond, .Charles W. — Continued. 



skins from the District of Columbia, Montana, California and Texas (purchase) 

 (24736); 152 specimens, representing 53 species of reptiles and batrachians from 

 North America (gift) (24745); 31 specimens, representing 3 species of birds' skins 

 (gift) (24773); 3 birds' skins (gift) (25067); long-eared owl (Asio wiUonianus) in 

 the flesh from Sandy Spring, Md. (gift) (25100); hroad-wingedhawk ( Buteopmn- 

 sylvanicus) and sharp-shinned hawk (Accipifer velox), in the flesh from Maryland 

 (gift) (25108); marsh hawk (Circus hudsonim) (gift) (25165); Cooper's hawk 

 (Accipitcr cooperi) in the flesh (gift) (25175); long-cared owl (Asio wilsonianus) 

 (gift) (25249) ; red-tailed hawk (Buteoborealis) and sparrow hawk ( Falco sparverius) 

 (gift) (25264) ; 12 birds in the flesh (gift) (25701!) ; polished hatchet and fragment 

 of stone, probably a pestle, from Costa Rica, insects, 111 specimens of reptiles and 

 batrachians, shells, 32 specimens representing species of crustaceans, alcoholic 

 specimens of Lepidosieus, Heros, Eleotris, Scicena, Tetragonopterus, Xiphorhampkus, 

 Tetrodon, Querimana, Tylosurus, Blennius, GoMus, 217 specimens, representing 104 

 species of birds' skins from San Juan River, Nicaragua, and Rio Trio, Costa Rica, 

 14 bows and arrows obtained from the Watousa Indians (purchase) (25828). 



RlCKER, C. B. (New York City). Three hundred and ninety-nine specimens, repre- 

 senting 288 species of birds' skins from the Lower Amazon, chiefly from San- 

 tarem and Diamantina. 24681. 



RiCKETTS, L. (See under Department of State.) 



Ricksecker, L. E. (Sylvania, Cal.). Two specimens of Pleocoma Rickseckeri, one of 

 Eupomphafissiceps, and one of ('lathis ovata. 24668. 



Rider, Ilis I. (Granite Canon, YVyo. ) Specimens of caddis worm ( lAmnophilus sp. |. 

 25779. 



Ridgway, Audubox (Brooks' Station, D. C). Collection of fishes representing 

 about 10 species from Northwest Branch, Md.. and Four-Mile Run, Va. 25822.*. 



Ridgway, Robert (Smithsonian Institution). Specimen of pine mouse (Arvieola 

 pinetorum) (24562); turkey buzzard juv. (Cathartes aura) (24744); 2 birds' skins 

 from Wheatland, Ind., and Laurel, Md. (24766): 29 specimens, lepresenting 17 

 species of birds' skins from various localities, consisting of selected specimens, 

 each one having a more or less marked peculiarity of plumage (24868); skin of 

 fox sparrow (Passvrelht iliaca) from Laurel, Md. (25688). (See under Master 

 Louis Carmick and E. L. Onnsbee.) 



RlLEY, Prof. C. V. (See under Department of Agriculture. J. M. Aldrich, Prof. L. 

 Bruner, Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, William J. Fox, Dr. Gustave Michaud, F. .1. 

 Niswander. ) 



Riley, Hon. Owex. (See under James .1. Clark.) 



Roberts, S. L. (Camden, N. J.). Old-fashioned cast-iron plates, strap-rail and nail, 

 wrought angle splice-bar. Fisher joint with rails and spikes, etc. 25398. 



Roberts, W. F. (Washington, D. C). Bat ( Adelonycteris fuscus), in the flesh. 21771. 



Robertson, W. B. (Saltville, Va.). Gypsum. 24820. 



Robixette, Frank (Washington, D. C). Five specimens, representing 5 species of 

 birds' skins from Chihuahua, Mexico (gift) (24698); nest aud 3 eggs of Myiar- 

 rhiis cinerascens from San Diego (gift) (24854); 45 specimens, representing 15 

 species of birds' eggs from the same locality (gift) (24861); 15 specimens, repre- 

 senting 27 species of birds' ski'is from Mexico (purchase) (24876). 



Rockenstyre, C. E. (Albany, N. Y.). Japanese bantam fowl (24696); silky fowl 

 (24701); golden seabright bantam and white polish bantam 1 25039); bull' Pckin 

 bantam fowl (25146). 



Rodman, Dr. James (Hickman. Ky.). Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba) from 

 New Guinea. Purchase. 25689. 



Rogers, O. P. (Marengo, 111.). Hog-iron ore. 24658. 



* Some of these specimens are remarkably line and will be reported upon in a 

 paper on District of Columbia fishes. 



