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McBaniel, Joseph. Specimen of mineral ; from Tennessee. 



McDonald^ Marshall. Six boxes of specimens of fislies, reptiles, marine 

 invertebrates, insects, etc.; from the Potomac Eiver and Chesapeake 

 Bay ; also an Indian stone ax ; from Virginia. 



McElwaln, Robert. One box of fossils and one box of fresh- water shells ; 

 from Pennsylvania. 



McEimi, J. B. Limbs of oak tree, with deposit of locusts' eggs -, from 

 Tennessee. 



Macey & Co., Nashville, Tenn. Eureka minnow trap. 



McFarlane, R. Skins of Arctic hare, marmot, mink, beaver, etc. ; from 

 Fort Athabasca, Hudson's Bay Territory. 



Macfcelij, R., Commissary-General of Subsistence, U. S. Army. Speci- 

 mens of insects taken from bacon, at Whipple Barracks, Arizona. 



Maine Red Granite Company, Calais, Me. Two specimens of Maine build- 

 ing-stones. 



McGee, ^Y. J. A large collection of Iowa building-stones. 



McGraham, John T. A button of metallic iron and piece of slag. 



Machey, George W. Two specimens of Pennsylvania slate. 



Machiey, C. E. A specimen of decomposed mica schist and one of 

 hornblende ; from New York. (For examination.) 



McLean, John J. Three boxes of Indian implements, ornaments, carv- 

 ings, etc. ; from Alaska. 



McMcnamin & Co., Hampton, Ya. Samples of cans and labels used in 

 packing fish, oysters, etc. 



McNeil, James. Box of Indian relics ; from Tennessee. 



Madsen, Peter {through Prof. D. S. Jordan). Two cans of alcoholic 

 specimens of fishes {Catostoimts fecund us) ; from Utah. 



Maine Red Gratiite Company, Calais, Me. Specimens of granite; from 

 lied Beach, Me. 



Mallett, Dr. J. W. Two boxes of minerals (Microlite, graphite, barcen- 

 ite, etc.) ; from Virginia, Nevada, Mexico, and India. 



Maltby, C. 8., Baltimore', Md. Five samples of cans used in the pack- 

 ing of oysters. 



Manderson, A. Kine specimens of Pennsylvania building-stones. 



Manderson, A. Specimen of sandstone; from New Jersey. 



Mandeville, W. Specimens of quartz ; from Pennsylvania. 



Mangum, G. W. Indian stone relic ; from Fannin County, Georgia. 



Mann, C. E. Two birds' skins {Perissoglossa tigrina and Dendrceca hlacTi- 

 burniw) ; from Illinois. 



Mansfield, I. E. Eight barrels of fossil coal plants ; from Beaver County, 

 Pennsylvania. 



Marnocl; G. W. Specimens of reptiles {Eumeces, Eutocnia, a^nd Lytho- 

 dytes) ; from Texas. 



Marsh, Prof. 0. C. Cast of bones of fossil bird {Hesperornis regalis, 

 Marsh). 



Marsh, Philip. Box of arrow and spear heads and a box of birds' eggs; 

 from Illinois, 



