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New Mexico. — Maj. J. W. Powell, Director of the D". S. Geological Sur- 

 vey, transmitted fragments of pottery from Jemes Valley, also pottery 

 and stone objects from Abiquiu. 



Large collections of pottery and stone objects from various parts of 

 New Mexico, were sent by Messrs. James Mooney, James Stevenson, 

 W. H. Holmes, Arthur P. Davis, Dr. Washington Matthews, and Mr. 

 Victor Mindeleff, of the Bureau of Ethnology. 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt presented a hawk, a living rattlesnake, a Long- 

 billed Marsh wren, field mice and pocket mice, and the skin of a Red- 

 tailed Hawk, from Fort Wingate. Eight batrachians were collected by 

 Dr. Shufeldt and John G. Morse, of Fort Wingate. 



H. W. Bremen, of Silver City, sent a root supposed to be an antidote 

 for snake bites. 



New York. — The Central Park Menagerie sent a stork and three eggs 

 of the Black swan. 



W. W. Worthington, of Shelter Island, sent specimens of arrow- 

 heads and flakes. 



A valuable and interesting collection of photographic apparatus and 

 prints was received from the Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company, 

 of Rochester. 



W. W. Adams, of Union Springs, sent shell beads. 



From William A. Hakes, of Binghamtou, were received pottery frag- 

 ments and stone objects from Broom County. 



Rocks were collected by G. P. Merrill, of the National Museum, from 

 Keeseville and Stony Point. 



Fred Mather, of Cold Spring Harbor, presented two Maudarin ducks. 



Harper Brothers, of New York City, donated illustrations of the rail- 

 way passenger-car. 



The skeleton of a Black whale was purchased from H. A. Ward, of 

 Rochester. 



The Scovill Manufacturing Company, New York City, donated five 

 photographic cameras and one extension tripod. 



Miss Anna Randall Diehl, New York City, deposited a collection of 

 oriental seals. 



Eight watches of different designs were purchased from Tiffany & 

 Co., New York City. 



Dr. Sanderson Smith, of New York City, presented seven rare min- 

 erals. 



Two specimens of Algean marble were sent by E. Fritsch, of New 

 York City. 



An important and interesting contribution to the Department of 

 Graphic Arts, was the gift of 137 engravings, illustrating the various 

 mechanical engraving processes, from Prof. C. F. Chandler, of Colum- 

 bia College, New York City. 



Photographs of street cars were received from the John Stephenson 

 Company, New York City. 



