808 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1889. 



Raymond, W. J. (Oakland, California). Two specimens of shells (20869); ten speci- 

 mens of fossil shells from California (22144). 



Reed, R. L. (U. S. National Museum). A Welsh crwth, made hy R. L. Reed, from a 

 description in Hawkins's History of Music, Vol. n. 21918. 



Reed, Dr. Thomas J. (Great Falls, Montaua). Two living Sparrow Hawks. 21052. 



Reid, H. (Woodhridge, Virginia). Four living Gray Squirrels (21973); contents of 

 gray squirrel's nest (22056). 



Rey, Dr. E. (Leipzig, Germany). A valuable collection of birds' skins, many of the 

 specimens unrepresented in the Museum (purchased). 21045. 



Reynolds, E. M. (Warwick, New York), (through W. S. Yeates). Seven minerals 

 from Franklin, New Jersey. 22012. 



Reynolds, E. R. (Washington, District of Columbia). A collection of 500 stone 

 implements from various localities in France (purchased) (21386) ; notched 

 implements from the District of Columbia, Mary laud, and Virginia (21583). 



Rhode Island Domestic Society (Providence, Rhode Island). The original cer- 

 tificate of authenticity of the old carding and spinning-frame made in 1790 by 

 Samuel Slater. 20906. 



Rice, Prof. William North (Middletown, Connecticut). Collection of masks. (De- 

 posited.) 21591. 



Rice, Hon. William T. (U. S. consul, Horgen, Switzerland). A collection of copper, 

 silver, and gold coins from Japan, China, and India. 21298. 



Richardson, Max B. (Oswego, New York). Specimens of Indian clothing. (De- 

 posited.) 21596. 



Richmond, C. W. (U. S. Geological Survey). Two specimens of Red Crossbill (Loxia 

 curviroslra minor) from Washington, District of Columbia. (Exchauge.) 21684. 



RlCKSECKER, L. E. (Santa Rosa, California). Twenty-nine specimens of Mexican 

 Coleoptera collected at Guerrero, Mexico. (Purchased.) 21347. 



Ridgway, Audubon (Washington, District of Columbia). A specimen of Olmsted's 

 Darter (Boleosoma olmstedi). 21849. 



Ridgway, Robert (U. S. National Museum). Birds' skins from Maryland, District of 

 Columbia, Virginia, Indiana, and Illinois (21041) ; 11 birds from Laurel, Mary- 

 land (21553); a specimen of Carolina Chickadee (21850) ; 27 birds' skins from 

 Laurel, Maryland (22081,21978). 



Rieiile Brothers (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). A photograph of a 300,000 ton 

 testing machine (21291); specimens of aluminum bronze (21723). 



Rigry, James (Minneapolis, Minnesota). A model of a car-wheel and a portion of 

 wheel showiug cross-section. 21612. 



Righton, Miss Mary (Edeuton, North Carolina). A Confederate fifty-dollar note. 

 22047. 



Riley, Prof. C. V. (Department of Agriculture). Four specimens of 'Aweto," a 

 fungus growing from the body of a caterpillar found in New Zealand. (218C4.) 

 (See under Agriculture, Department of.) 



Ringer, T. (Nagasaki, Japau). A very interesting collection of Japanese birds con- 

 taining 109 specimens, representing 74 species from southern Japau. Among I he 

 chief attractions is a fine male of the true Somering's Pheasant (Phatrianus 

 serritillans) and a Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmaeus). 21067. 



Rivers, J. J. (Berkeley, California). Fifty-five shells. 21406. 



Robinson, Lieut. Wirt (Fort Adams, Rhode Island). Birds' skins from Virginia. 



21662. 

 Rockkill, W. W. (Washington, District of Columbia). A scroll-picture, in colors, 



of life in Chinese Turkestan (21260) ; religious objects from northern China and 



Thibet (deposited) (21261). 



Rockhill, Mrs. W. W. (Washington, District of Columbia). Five musical instru- 

 ments from Pekiu, China (21317) ; dress of a Chinese Tartar woman (deposited) 



(21318). 



