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lection made by Dr. Cones in the vicinity of Prescott, Arizona, bas 

 also come to band. Reports, forming valuable contributions to the 

 general natural history of the Territory have been publislied by Dr. 

 Coues in the^ proceedings of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural 

 Sciences, and in the American Naturalist, based on the specimens in 

 the Smithsonian collection. Dr. E. Palmer, formerly associated with 

 Dr. Coues in collecting in the vicinity of Prescott, and devoting 

 himself while there especially to the plants and insects, has since 

 spent some time in southern Arizona at Camp Grant, and procured 

 copious collections in all branches of natural history, as well as full 

 series of objects made or used by the Apache Indians, which he 

 has presented to the Institution. 



Interior mountain regions. — Dr. C. Wernigk has made explorations 

 in Colorado and Montana, and presented specimens to the Institution 

 for determination and addition to the collections. 



During the summer of 18G7, Dr. F. V. Hayden was engaged in a 

 geological survey of Nebraska, under the direction of the Commis- 

 sioner of the LansI Office, and made extensive collections of fossils and 

 other specimens, which Mr. Meek, of the Institution, is now engaged 

 in determining. Dr. Minor, of the Winnebago reserve, has supplied 

 many specimens of ethnology and zoology. To Mr. Allan Mudge and 

 Dr. Crocker, of Kansas, we are also indebted for important contri- 

 butions from the last-named State. During the past year an explo- 

 ration of the geology of the region along the 40th parallel of latitude, 

 and eastward from California, was authorized by Congress at the 

 request of the War Department, and the expedition was placed by 

 the Secretary of War under the charge of Mr. Clarence King, who, 

 for several years, had been the assistant of Professor Whitney in the 

 geological survey of California. On application by Mr. King, the 

 Institution took charge of the preparation of the natural history outfit 

 of the expedition, made arrangements to receive all its collections, and 

 to give such necessary facilities for working up the results as are 

 usually afforded to the scientific parties of the government. Besides 

 the regular assistants, Mr. King is accompanied by Mr. Robert Ridg- 

 way as zoologist, and Mr. Bailey as botanist. The collections already 

 received are of much interest. The labors of the survey have so far 

 been devoted to the examination of the celebrated Comstock lode 

 of Nevada. 



Eastern ami Southern States. — Collections of more or less extent 

 have been received from various contributors east of the Mississippi 

 river, which will be found detailed in the list of donations. Dr. H. 

 B. Butcher has completed his explorations in the vicinity of Laredo, 



