Xll REPORT OF THE 



From Dr. W. S. Strode, Lewistown, 111., a collection of laud and 

 freshwater shells representing about fifty species. 



From Xathau Butler, Barnesville, Miun., the bones of a large 

 moose. 



From Mr. Benjamin LaMere, Hickory, Aitkin County, a few 

 mammalian skulls and skins. 



From Mr. D. D. Stone, Lansing, X. Y., a collection of eleven sets 

 of bird eggs containing forty-two eggs, of which five sets are accom- 

 panied with the nests and three sets with the skins of the female 

 birds. 



From Mr. Denis Gale, Gold Hill, Boulder county, Colorado, forty- 

 three sets of bird eggs containing one hundred and ninety-seven eggs, 

 of which twenty-two sets are accompanied with the nests. Also the 

 skins of eight birds and three small mammals. 



From Mr. James Hobson, Ann Arbor, Michigan, thirty four 

 mounted skulls, nearly all of them the skulls of different species of 

 birds. 



From Mr. A. D. Brown, Pipestone, Minn., three bird skins of 

 special value to us. 



From Dr. C. J. Cooke, Xew Richland, Minn., about one hundred 

 bird skins, the majority of which are from Minnesota. 



From Mr. Franklin Benner, Minneapolis, his entire collection of 

 bird skins, eggs and nests. This collection contains about six hun- 

 dred and fifty skins and represents about two hundred and fifty 

 species. 



From Dr. Thomas S. Roberts, Minneapolis, his entire collection of 

 bird skins, eggs and nests. This collection contains eight hundred 

 and fifty skins and represents about three hundred species. 



In the Roberts and Benner collectious the Uuiversity has the most 

 complete and perfect collection of Minnesota birds in existence, a col- 

 lection that makes the ornithological room of the utmost importance 

 to the student of the ornithology of the N^orthwest. 



For the excellence of our ornithological collection we are especially 

 indebted to Dr. Roberts, who was not only the first to present to the 

 University so valuable a collection as his own but was also instru- 

 mental in inducing Messrs. Benner, Cooke, and Brown to give us 

 their valuable collectious. Dr. Roberts has also given much of his 

 valuable time to the arrangement of the collection since it has become 

 the property of the University. In the tedious work of relabeling 

 and arranging the collection Rev. H. W. Gleason is gratuitously ren- 

 dering indispensable assistance. 



In the field work Mr. Thomas Miller of Herron lake has gratuit- 

 ously rendered great service to the ornithologist. Several amateur 



