g4 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1893. 



Mr n E. Dresser, London, England, sent 4 specimens of birds' skins, 

 representing- 3 species, principally from Japan, in return tor specimens 

 already sent by the National Museum. 



Birds' skins liave been sent to Mr. Louis Molnar, Molna Szecsod 

 Post, Egyharos, Hollos, Hungary, in return for sinnlar material 

 received from liim. i i „„ 



From tlie Rev. H. B. Tristram, The College, Duri.an., England, have 

 been received -i specimens of birds' skins, representing 3 species from 

 New Guinea, in continuation of an exchange. , ^r a 



Fishes -From the Indian Museum, Calcutta, India (through Mr. A. 

 Alcock, curator), have been received in exchange specin.ens of deep- 

 sea fishes, collected by H. U. S. Investigator, types of his own recent 



^'^Mluusls.-m: M. Cossmaim, of Paris, sent fossils from the Paris 

 basin, in return for Claiborne shell marl already transmitted by the 



National Museum. . 



From Mr. Hugh Fulton, of Chelsea, England, have been received 

 shells representing 25 species, for which an equivalent has been sent. 



T,,sects -Mr. E. Brunetti, London, England, sent specimens of Euro- 

 pean diptera, representing 00 species, for which an equivalent has been 



returned. ^ ^, ^ /aii-^„\ 



Mr H du Buysson, Chateau du Vernet, per Brout \ ernet (AUiei), 

 France, transmittal specimens of European diptera, hymenoptera, and 

 coleoptera, representing 71 species, for which 69 specimens ot ma- 

 teridcv have been sent in return. 



From the Imperial Austrian Museum, Vienna, Austria (through U i. 

 Brauer, curator), have been received type specimens representing J8 

 species of European .¥«.c»7«', illustrating Brauer and Bergenstamms 

 classification, in return for 230 specimens of American Mnscidm already 



transmitted. ^, ,. t i 



Marine invertebraWs.-Yvom the Canterbury Museum, Chnstchurch 

 New Zealand (through F. W. Button, curator), have been received 

 Ophiurans, representing 3 species, also 7 species of stai fashes. 



Inrertehrute fomls.-Yvom the Australian Museum, Sydney (through 

 Dr Edward P*. Kamsay, curator), have been received Australian grap- 

 tolites, in return for specimens of a similar character already trans^ 

 mitted by the National Museum. A specimen each of Polyodon and 

 Amia calva have also been sent to the Australian Museum, in contin- 

 uation of an exchange. A,r...,.„r 



Invertebrate fos.sih.-Trof. A. Pavlow, Moscow University, Moscow, 

 Russia, has sent a collection of Mesozoic fossils. 



Fossil plants.-Yvom the University of Upsala, Sweden (through Dr. 

 Theo Fries), has been received a large collection of herbarium speci- 

 mens, chiefly from Brazil, for which an equivalent has already been 

 sent. 



