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BANCROFT, HESTER (Washington, District of Columbia). A specimen of pink satin 



spar from Colorado. 214/3. 

 Bangs, C. (Wolverton, Minnesota). Copper implements found in Wilkin County, 



Minnesota. 21041. 

 Bangs & Co. (See under National Museum, U.S.) 

 Bannard, William N. (Camden, New Jersey). A railroad-pass issued in 1864. 



21669. 

 Baron, 0. T. (Elk, California). Doubleday's Humming-bird (Iache doubledayi) from 



Guerrero, Mexico. 21397. 

 Barrows, Walter B. (Department of Agriculture). Insects, reptiles, aud laud- 

 shells from the Argentine Republic, South America. 21385. 

 Bartlett, William (Caribou, Maine). A pair of Swedish shoes (wooden) from New 



Sweden, Maine. 21523. 

 Basinski, Julius, and Brothers (Miles City, Montana). A plant. 21123. 

 Baur, Dr. G. (New Haven, Connecticut). A living Snapping Turtle. 21032. 

 Baxter, R. P. (Glens Falls, New York). A large block of "Ophite" marble from 



Thurman, Warren County, New York. 20848. 

 Bayard, Hon. Thomas F. (See under State Department.) 

 Bavley, W. S. (Waterville, Maiue). Rocks from Minnesota. 21848. 

 Beachler, Charles (Crawfordshire, Indiana). Fossil mammal teeth from Indiana. 



21130. 



Bean, B. A. (U. S. National Museum). A Herring from Savannah, Georgia. 21560. 



Beard, Dan (New York City, New York). Iusects and nest agglomerations of Ody- 

 nerus birenimaeulatus. 21878. 



Beardslee, L. A. (Little Falls, New York.) A picture of a crustacean caught at 

 Sitka. 22893. 



Beaumont, J. J. (Worcester, Massachusetts). Souvenir badge of the Massachu- 

 setts delegates to the Twenty-second National Encampment, Grand Army of the 

 Republic. (Deposited. ) 21139. 



Beck, W. H., and Lemon, George E. (Washington, District of Columbia). Fourteen 

 specimens of descloizite from the Mayflower mine, Montana. 21532. 



Becker, George F. (U. S. Geological Survey). A collection of rocks from the Wa- 

 shoe District, Nevada. 21616. This collection, embracing over 2,000 specimens, 

 was made by Mr. Becker for his own use and study, and upon it was based the 

 .article in Bulletin 17, U. S. Geological Survey, by Arnold Hague aud Joseph P. 

 Iddings, entitled, "The Development of Crystallization in the Igneous Rocks of 

 Washoe, Nevada.'' (See under Interior Department, U. S. Geological Survey.) 



Beckwitii, Paul (U. S. National Museum). Military decorations aud coins (21083); 

 an illustration of various military aud naval uniforms (21111) ; a photograph 

 of the cathedral of the City of Mexico, showing the calendar-stone (22120); two 

 campaign badges (21127) ; badges and devices (21 163) ; a copy of the "Tri-weekly 

 Mercury," Charleston, South Carolina (21214) ; a military campaign medal of the 

 Crimea (21259); a pocket candle-dish used in camping (21313); a badge of the 

 Grand Army of the Republic (21321); three political badges (21322); bronze medal 

 of Abraham Lincoln, in exchange (21413); two pieces of the provisional money of 

 Peru (22173). Also a pack of playing cards and two badges of the Grand Army 

 of the Republic (21245). Deposited. 



Beecher, Prof. C. E. (New Haven, Connecticut), (through Mr. W. S. Yeates). A mass- 

 ive garnet from Minerva, New York. 22031. 



Belding, L. (Stockton, California). Three birds' skins from California. 21436. 



Bell, Carey (Utica, Ohio). A stone ax found in Washington township, Licking 

 County, Ohio. 20914. 



Bell, James (Gainesville, Florida). Living Snakes from Florida (21112, 21308, 

 21339, 21811). 



Bell, William (Philadelphia, Peunsylvania). Two photographic cameras. 20919. 



