124 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1889. 



Venezuela. — A valuable collection of beetles collected in Venezuela, 

 were sent by Ernst 0. Colby, of Curacoa. 



Photographs of Indians of the Goajira Peninsula were received from 

 the Department of State, through the Hon. T. F. Bayard. 



The Zoological Society of Philadelphia presented a deer, in the flesh, 

 from South America. 



The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 

 sent a collection of fishes from South America. 



Maj. J. W. Powell, Director U. S. Geological Survey, presented two 

 feet of a Harpy eagle. 



China. — The Chinese Minister, at Washington, sent a beautifully 

 mounted, carved, temple urn, of the Shang dynasty, B. C. 17G2, and an 

 ancient jade audience-ring. 



A very valuable collection of religious objects from northern China 

 and Thibet used by the Lama priests in their religious ceremonies was 

 deposited by W. W. Kockhill. These consist of prayer wheels, Budd- 

 histic books, libation bowl, prayer beads, images of gods, etc. He also 

 presented a scroll picture, in colors, of life in Chinese Turkestan. 



P. L. Jouy, of the National Museum, presented a Chinese bow and 

 five arrows. 



Corea. — A large and valuable collection of Corean birds, comprising 

 five hundred and forty-seven specimens, was purchased from P. L. Jouy 

 of the National Museum. 



India. — Mrs. W. Scott, of London, England, presented specimens of 

 Tusser silk cocoons from Sadra. 



The Royal Botanical Garden, Seebpore, sent in exchange an exceed- 

 ingly valuable collection of mounted plants from India. 



Persia. — Rev. J. L. Potter, of Drakesville, New Hampshire, sent a 

 complete suit of a Persian Mohammedan priest, from Teheran, Persia. 



A cast of a seal of Darius, King of Persia, and two casts of Babylo- 

 nian seals were presented by Isaac Myer, of Philadelphia. 



Japan. — A very interesting collection of Japanese birds, containing 

 one hundred and nine specimens and seventy-four species, from southern 

 Japan, was presented by T. Ringer, of Nagasaki. Among them was a 

 fine male specimen of the true Sommering's Pheasant (Phatrianus serri- 

 tillans) and a Spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchns pygmwus). 



A collection of ivory figures was purchased from Tiffany & Com- 

 pany, New York City. 



A collection of bronze and wooden figures was purchased from Ed- 

 ward Greey, New York City. 



A Buddhist rosary and two birds were received from P. L. Jouy, of 

 the National Museum. 



Harry V. Henson, of Yokohama, sent a bird from Hakodate. 



