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associated with rutile, and here, as in Russia, in rocks 

 bordering on the gold formation. 



Mr. Sprague called the attention of the Society to a 

 collection of 344 bird skins, snake and monkey skins, 

 and several crania, and other specimens from Brazil. 



These objects were sent to B. F. Stevens, Esq., of 

 Boston, by Dr. John C. Reinhardt, of Sorocaba, province 

 of San Paulo, about 300 miles west of Rio Janeiro. 

 This gentleman was engaged as naturalist on board the 

 U. S. frigate Constitution in 1844, and made the voyage 

 round the world under Capt. Percival. He had pre- 

 viously made a trip up the Amazon with Lieut. Strain. 

 His collections were sent to the Smithsonian Institution 

 in 1846. He settled at Sorocaba, and Mr. Stevens, at 

 Mr. Sprague's request, suggested to him that objects of 

 natural history from Brazil would be valuable here. The 

 result was the receipt of two large boxes of specimens 

 by Mr. Stevens, who presented them to the Society in 

 Dr. Reinhardt's name. 



Though there are many duplicates, several species 

 will be new to the Cabinet. In general terms the collec- 

 tion contains 70 Humming-birds (6 species), 34 Parrots 

 (7 species), 28 Woodpeckers (7 species), 65 Shrikes and 

 Flycatchers, more than 20 Tanagers, 13 Cuckoos (2 spe- 

 cies), 5 Anis, 6 Hawks (4 species), 4 Owls (3 species), 5 

 Pigeons, 4 Goatsuckers, 6 Toucans, 2 Cassicans, 5 Trogons, 

 8 Finches, 15 Thrushes, 4 Blackbirds, 2 Swallows, 5 Jaca- 

 nas, 6 Gallinules, 3 Ducks, a Heron, and several miscel- 

 laneous specimens. It contained also the skulls of a Ja- 

 guar, Tapir, Brocket deer. Armadillo, Paca, two Howling 

 monkeys and a hyoid pouch, and a smaller monkey, the 

 skins of two Anacondas, and a small monkey of the genus 

 Midas ; a large fish of the genus Chalceus, probably the 

 species Amazonicus, a very valuable specimen ; the pen- 

 sile nest of an Oriole ; and a large shell of the genus 

 Bulimus, 



