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From Dr. W. 8. Strode, Lewistown, IIl., a collection of land and 
freshwater shells representing about fifty species. 
From Nathan Butler, Barnesville, Minn., 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, N. 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. ©. J. Cooke, New 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 8. 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 collections the University 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 Northwest. 
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 collections. 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 
aud 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 
