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Barfsch, Franz. — Collection of mosses and algae, Austria. 



BecJicr, Alexander and F. White. — Large stereoscope and views. 



Bell, Hannah. — Indian stone relics, Allegany county, New York. 



Bcrnaij, Br. F. T. — Collection of vegetable iibres, &c., Missouri. 



Berthoud, Br. E. L. — Fossils, Indian relics, &c., Colorado. 



Brigham d- Mann. — Series of corals, Sandwich Islands. 



Bishop, N. II. — Skins and eggs of birds of Cuba. 



Blarkbiirn, Charles and George. — Collection of birds' eggs, Iowa. 



Blake, W P. — Specimens of wool of mountain goat, Russian America. 



Bland, Thomas. — Collection of reptiles, spiders, &c., Inagua; 90 species of 



land shells, America. 

 Boardman, G. A. — Ilelminthophaga pcregrina ; sterna of birds, skins, eggs, (Sec, 



Maine. 

 Bolander, Br. H. N. — Collection of plants, California ; eggs of Grus canadensis, 



Sierra Nevada, California. 

 Bond, Br. Thomas J. — Crotaphijtus in alcohol, Choctaw nation. 

 Brewer, Br. T. M. — Types of eggs figured in North American oology, various. 

 Bryan, 0. N. — Box bird skins, fossil bones, &c. ; miocene fossils, Maryland. 

 Bulkelei/, Colonel Charles S., (Robert H. Kennicott, William H. Dall, directtjrs 



of scientific corps.) — 28 boxes of collections of the Russian Overland Tele- 

 graph Expedition, in all branches of natural history, collected in part by 



Bischoff, at Sitka. 

 Burton, Hon. A. A. — Creneral zoological collections, minerals, &c., Bogota; 



sulphate of barytcs, Kentucky. 

 Butcher, Br. H. B. — General collection of birds, fossils, mammals, Texas. 

 Caldurll, B. — Box shells, Chappell island and Plover bay. 

 Canficld, Br. C. A. — Three boxes zoological specimens, California. 

 Carmiol, Julian. — Birds, 233 species, seeds of palms, &e. ; mammals, shells, 



Costa Rica. 

 Christ, liichard. — Box of birds' eggs, Pennsylvania. 

 Clary Brothers. — Collection of birds' eggs, Illinois. 

 Cotter, B. .4.— Birds' eggs, St. Michael's. 

 Coolc, J. W. — Petrifaction. 



Cooper, Br. J. G. — Nests, eggs, birds, reptiles, shells, California. 

 Croclcer, Allan. — Numerous birds' eggs, &c., Kansas. 

 Csapkay, B. J., U. S. consid. — Carved wooden box, tobacco pouch, chikVs coat, 



drinking cup, cane, IIungar3\ 

 Ball, W. H. — General collections, North Pacific ocean. 

 Bavis, Henry. — Indian relics and river shells, Iowa. 



Bayton, E. A. — Yei'tel)rie of fossil saurian, opposite Aquia creek, Virginia. 

 Bichl, Israel S. — Wool of Angora goat raised in Ohio ; casts of Assyrian seals. 

 Boiv, Captain J. 31. — Skin of tern, Yeragua. 



Edmonds, Hon. J. W. — Stone axe, ancient mines of Lake Superiw-. 

 Edwards, Baniel. — Indian stone relics, Genesee county. New Yorlc. 

 Endres, J. II. — Humming lurds in skins and in alcohol, Costa Rica. 

 Fletcher, N. — Reindeer horns. Plover bay, Siberia. 

 Foreman, Br. E. — Scops asio, (young,) Maryland. 

 Freeman, Professor. — Collection of reptiles, insects, vampire bat, living achatina, 



fibres of blood-root, &c., Liberia, Africa. 

 Fox, Hon. J. v., U. S. N. — Three boxes minerals and metallurgic specimens, 



Sweden. 

 Gibbs, George. — Specimens of limestone, Kansas. 

 Giraud, J. P. — Types of " 16 new species of Texas birds," Texas. 

 Glasco, J. 31. — Grasshoppers, Texas. 

 Glover, Professor T. — Seeds of Boehmeria nivca. 

 Goulding, B. P. — Specimens of nickel and cobalt, Scotland. 



