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EEPOET OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



Much labor has been expended on the identification and labelling 

 of the exotic birds, but this work is now nearly finished. When, in 

 accordance with the plan, these, as well as all the other specimens 

 in the liall, are accurately and legibly labelled, with both their scien- 

 tific and vernacular Barnes, the gratification of the public in exam- 

 ining the rich treasures of the museum will be greatly enhanced. 



Table exhibiting the total number of entries on the record books of the Smith- 

 sonian collection at the end of each year from 1851 to 1861, inclusive. 



Entries during 1861, 10,686. 



LIST OF DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM IN 1861. 



Akhurst, J. — Mammals from Bogota. 



Allen, W. T. — Eggs of birds from Virginia. 



Ambrose, Rev. J. — Skin of 31ergulus alle. 



Anderson, (a) James. — Wolf-fish from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 



Austin, J.B. — Menohranchus, from Chicago. 



Backus, Miss Julia E. — Australian boomerang. 



Baird, S. F. — Four boxes minerals and rocks, of Essex county. New 

 York, and one bottle Goregonus of Lake Champlain. 



Baird, W. M. — SigiUaria, from Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania. 



Barnston, George. — Horns of caribou, skins of mammals and birds, 

 skeletons, nests and eggs, insects, &c. Lake Superior. 



Beadle, D. W. — Fishes from Canada West. 



Beaulieu, A. — Skins of birds, &c., McKenzie river. (Through B. R. 

 Ross.) 



Bishop, F. A. — Soils and earths collected in Utah. (Through De- 

 partment of Interior.) 



Boardman, G. A. — Skins and eggs of birds of New Brunswick. 



Boettner, Gustav A. — Insects, &c., of Kansas. 



Boyle, P. F. — Chicken with four legs. 



Brandt, Henry. — Mammals, birds and eggs of Kansas. 



Bremen Museum. — Five mounted Arctic birds, and skull of European 

 brown bear. 



'Brevoort, J. C. — Mammals from Central America. 



Brewer, Br. T. M. — Nest of eggs of Helminthophaga ruficapilla. 



