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Nichols, Lieut. Commander E. E., U. S. N. Ten species Hiarine shells 

 from British Columbia. 



Orcutt, Charles B., San Biego, Gal. Specimens of mollmsks, in alcohol, 

 including the remarkable new type Chlamydoconcha Oreutti Dall, from 

 San Diego, Cal. 



Palmer, Br. Edward. Specimens of Pinna seminuda and byssus, and 

 Strombus gigas L., from Florida. 



Phillijys, Barnett, esq. {See Grey, J. W.) 



Pilsbry, H. A., Bavenport, lotva. Specimen of the rare Gundlachia meek- 

 iana Stm., from Davenport, Iowa. 



Shufeldt, Br. R. W., U. S. A., Fort Wingate, N. Mex. Specimens of 

 Physa gyrina Lea, from New Mexico, in spirits. 



Signal Office, U. S. A. {See also Stejneger.) Specimens of shells from 

 Point Barrow, Arctic Ocean, collected by Prof. John Murdoch and 

 others of the Arctic meteorological station at Point Barrow, com- 

 manded by Lieut. P. H. Ray, U. S. A. A valuable collection from 

 an almost inaccessible locality. 



Stearns, B. E. C, Assistant Curator, U. S. National Museum. Specimens 

 of shells from San Diego and Monterey, Cal. ; also land and fresh- 

 water shells from Iowa and elsewhere, collected by R. E. Call. 



Stejneger, Br. Leonhard, Washington, B. G. Specimens of shells collected 

 at the Commander Islands, Bering Sea, while acting as observer for 

 the United States Signal Service. (This is a small but valuable col- 

 lection and the only one known from the locality. It has been de- 

 scribed in the Proceedings of the U. S. National Museum for 1884.) 



Swan, J. G., Port Toumsend, Wash. Specimens of large shellfish used 

 for food, from Port Townsend and vicinity, for the economical series 

 of food mollusks. 



Townsend, Charles H., Baird, Shasta County, California. Shells from the 

 Farallones Islands, off San Francisco, Cal. 



Whiting, Frank H., Norfolk, Conn. Specimen of Helix albolabris Say, 

 from Norfolk, Conn. 



Wood-Mason, Prof . James. (*Sfee India Museum.) 



Yarroiv, Br. H. C, U. S. A., Washington, B. G. Anodonta and Physa, 

 from Utah. 



Total for the year, about fifty lots, contributed by thirty-six persons. 

 There have been no publications based on the collections of the con- 



chological department of the National Museuui by parties unconnected 



with the Museum corps during the past year, though several investiga- 

 tions are in progress and will be announced later, especially by Messrs. 



Binney, Stearns, and Call, 



