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Martin, T. S. — Skins of birds of California. 



"Merrill, Lieut., U. S. A. — Box fossils from Green Bay, Wisconsin. 



Moore, Miss J. — Living hawk moth from near Washington. 



Moore, Dr. George F. — Birds' nests and eggs from North Carolina. 



Morris, Rev. Dr. John G. — Box European eggs. 



Midlan, Lt. John, U. S. A. — Three boxes zoological and geological 



collections made by John Pearsall on the Upper Missouri. 

 Nichols, Dr. C. H. — Armadillo from Paraguay. 

 Nimn, R. J. — Can of Crustacea from Georgia. 

 D' Oca, R. Monies. — Mammals; reptiles of Mexico. 

 Odell, B. F. — Living rattlesnake from Iowa. 

 Packard, A. S. — Reptiles and mammals in alcohol; eggs of birds from 



Maine. 

 Page, Captain, T. J., U. S. N. — Sixty species of birds from Paraguay. 

 Paine, Charles S. — Box of birds' eggs from Vermont. 

 Paine, H. 31. — Eggs of birds from New York. 

 Poey, Prof. F. — Lucifuga subterranea, a new blind fish of Cuba. 

 Pearsall, John. — See Lieutenant Mullan. 

 Pena, Don F. cle. — Box of "coca" leaves. 

 Peters, B. — Skin of Cotton rat, (Sigmodon hispidum,) Georgia. 

 Peters, T. 31. — Ferns,. ( ' Trichomanes, J from Alabama. 

 Piers, Dr., Royal navy. — Skin of Thalassidroma f areata from Barclay 



sound, northwest coast. 

 Plummer, Captain J. B., U. 8. A. — Skins of birds, reptiles and fossils 



from Texas. 

 Porter, Prof. T. C. — Bottle of fishes, (Rhinichthys ,) Pennsylvania. 

 Posted, J. P. — Specimens of Unio spinosus from Georgia. 

 Prentiss, D. IF. — Skin of Sorex from near Washington. 

 Putnam, F. W. — Nest and eggs of birds, Massachusetts. 

 Bae, Dr. — Skins of Spermophilus parryi, Repulse bay, latitude 56° 



30' N. 

 Raymond, C. — Birds and other animals, Peru. 

 Raynolds, Captain TV. F., U. S. A.— Zoological collections made in 



the Upper Missouri region by Dr. F. V. Hayden. 

 Reid, Peter. — Eggs of Hawk. 

 Richard, J. H. — Mounted European birds. 

 Roanoke Library Association. — Fossil bone from the green sand of 



North Carolina. 

 Robinson, E. S. — Nests and eggs from Mississippi. 

 St. Louis Academy of Science. — Serpent in alcohol, (Celuta vermis,) 



supposed to have been found in a block of stone. 

 Samuels, E. — Mounted microscopical preparations. 

 Sdater, P. L. — Mexican and Central American birds. 

 Simpson, Captain J. H., U. S. A. — Zoological collections made in 



Utah by Charles S. McCarthy. 

 Simpson, Dr., U. S. A— Mounted snow owl, Rhode Island. 

 Smith, A. C., 31. D.— Can of fishes from Ohio. 

 Smith, J. W. — Boring and other shells from Puget's Sound. 

 Sowthwick, Dr. — Skins of Sciurus abertii, Fort Union, New Mexico. 

 Sptmce, Mrs. David. — Collection of eggs from California. 



