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Explorations. — The farther explorations of Dr. William L. Abbott, in Kashmir, 

 India, the Seychelles and adjacent islands in tlie Indian Ocean, have resulted in addi- 

 tional important collections for the Museum. Several papers describing his collec- 

 tions have been published in the Proceedings of the National Museum. 



Prof. O. F. Cook, of Huntington, N. Y., who is now traveling in Liberia, has 

 transmitted a large collection of ethnological objects and natural liistorj^ specimens 

 from that country. 



The researches in Finland of Hon. John M. Crawford, United States consul-general 

 at St. Petersburg, Russia, have resulted in the transmission of a most valuable col- 

 lection of ethnological objects. The collection was accompanied by a descriptive 

 list, minutely setting forth their nses. 



Mr. J. B. Henderson, jr., of Washington City, and Mr. Charles T. Simpson, of the 

 National Museum, during an exploring trijj in the West Indies obtained for the 

 Museum a collection of Miocene marl and land shells. 



The Intercontinental Railway Commission has presented to the Museum a large 

 collection of natural history specimens, obtained in Central America by Dr. W. C. 

 Shannon, IT. S. A. 



Mr. Mark I). Kerr, of New York City, has, in connection with his explorations in 

 Ecuador, forwarded an interesting collection of natural history specimens from that 

 country. 



A collection of reptiles and fishes, olttained by Dr. Einar Lonnberg, of Upsala. 

 Sweden, while engaged in an exploration of the coast of Florida, has been added to 

 the Museum collections. * 



Large and varied collections have resulted from the explorations of Dr. Edgar A. 

 Mearns, U. S. A., who is still engaged in the work of the International Boundary 

 Commission. 



Respectfully submitted. 



G. Brown Goode, 

 Assistant Secretary in charge of the U. S, Notional Museum,. 



Mr. S. P. Langley, 



Secretary of tlie Smithsonian Institution. 



