40 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 18f)5. 



witli the preparation of ii monograpli. In addition to the specimens 

 mentioned above as liavin«;- been sent to Dr. W. J. Holland, a collection 

 of Lepidoptera from the Tana Kiver rej;ion. East Africa, and a small 

 collection from islands off the east coast of Africa were transmitted 

 for study and report. The sawtlies in the Japanese collection were sent 

 to Mr. C. L. ]Nrarlatt, of the Department of Agriculture, for the same 

 purpose. To Prof. Jerome McIsTeill, Fayetteville, Ark., certain genera 

 of the family Acridiida^ were sent for use in monographic; work. A 

 number of ISToctuids were forwarded to Prof. J. B. Smith, of ISTew 

 Brunswick, N. J., for identilication j there were also transmitted to him 

 some microscopic slides of certain parts of the mouth of the Diptera 

 for special study. 



Material was transmitted to Dr. G. Baur, of the University of Chi- 

 cago, for use in connection with the preparation of his work on the 

 Testudinata of North America, and to Mr. Johu Denburg, of the Cali- 

 fornia Academy of Sciences, six specimens of lizards were sent for 

 comparison with California species. 



Specimens of fishes of the genera Notorhynchus, Heterodontus^ Gal- 

 lorhynchus^ Ghimccra, roli/odon, Hcapirrhynrhiis, and Bdellvstoma were 

 sent to Dr. Bashford Dean, of Columbia College, Kew York City, for 

 study. Four specimens of Cottus Bairdi puncUilatus were lent to Dr. 

 C. H. Gilbert, of the Leland Stanford Junior University; also one 

 speciuien of Icelus euryops. 



A large collection of Plumularidw was sent to Prof. C. C. Nutting, of 

 the State University of Iowa, for study in connection with the prepara- 

 tion of a monograph of the Hydroids. A large collection of sponges 

 from the North Atlantic was sent to Mr. Lawrence M. Lambe, of the 

 Geological Survey of Canada, to be used in connection with a special 

 study of the sponges from the coast of the Canadian I'rovinces. A col- 

 lection of mounted Alaskan sponges was also forwarded to Professor 

 Lambe for identification, and a set of duplicates was transmitted to him 

 in exchange for his services in identifying a collection transmitted iu the 

 preceding fiscal year. The Museum collection of leaches was sent to 

 Mr. J. Percy Moore, of the University of Pennsylvania, for monographic 

 work. To Mr. Alexander Agassiz, Cambridge, Mass., was transmitted 

 a small collection of Solenogasteridai, to be studied by Mr. C. A. Kofoitl 

 in connection with the material of that group collected by the Albatross 

 during the cruise to the Galapagos Islands in 181)1. A small collection 

 of fresh-water si)onges was sent to Prof. Edward Potts, of Philadelphia, 

 for identification. Seven lots of crayfishes were sent to Dr. Walter 

 Faxon, of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass.; 

 also three specimens of crabs. Prof. A. E. Verrill, of the Peabody 

 Museum, New Haven, obtained the loan of five specimens of starfishes 

 from the Atlantic coast. Two specimens of crabs were sent to Mr. 

 Samuel J. Holmes, of the University of California. 



A package of small shells from Mingusville, Mont., was sent to 



