REPORT ON THE SECTION OF BIRDS' EGGS 

 IN THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. 1889. 



By Charles E. Bendire, U. S. A., Honorary Curator. 



The following important additions have been made to the Oologieal 

 collection during the year : 



From Dr. William C. Avery, Greensborough, Alabama. (Gift.) Nest and four eggs 

 of Peucaia aestivalis bachmanii. 



From William W. Price, Tombstone, Arizona. (Gift.) Four eggs of CardeUina 

 rubrifrous. New to tbe collection and to science. 



From J. C. Davidson, Lockport, New York. (Gift.) Nest and three eggs of Den- 

 droica ccerulea. New to the collection. 



From Denis Gale, Gold Hill, Boulder County, Colorado. (Gift.) An exceedingly 

 valuable and interesting collection of nests and eggs, among them those of Ptctco- 

 rous columbianu8, Myadestes townsendii, Dendroica auduboni, Begulus calendula, Tardus 

 aonalaschbcB auduboni, and Empidonax hammondi. This is the finest collection received 

 for some time from any source. 



From the U. S. Fish Commission. (Gift.) An interesting collection of eggs, made 

 during the cruise of the U. S. steamer Albatross, from December, 1887, to April, 1888 

 in the Galapagos Archipelago and coast of Brazil. 



Fifty-three nests have been received during the year, of which some 

 of the rarer species have been mentioned. 



The character of the routine work for the fiscal year has been as fol- 

 lows : 



Taking the measurements, numbering, classifying, and arranging 309 

 new specimens; relabeling and arranging part of the reserve collection 

 of eggs after the new American Ornithologists' Union check list, be- 

 sides arranging a series of foreign eggs, of which there are 4,193 speci- 

 mens. 



Last entry in June, 1888 23,647 



Last entry in June, 1889 23,765 



Total number of entries 118 



Number of specimens, North American, in reserve series HO, 548 



Number of specimens, North American, in duplicate series 11,548 



Number of specimens, North American, on exhibition 1, 491 



Total 43,587 



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