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Rhyn-Dorf, a Buslimaii\s stone picked up near Cape St. Francis Light- 

 house, skull of Cape leopard (tiger), and a small gourd used as a whis- 

 tle for signaling. 



Rev. H. S. Gorbam, of Dartford, Kent, England, sent in exchange 33 

 si)ecimeus representing 19 species of named African coleoptera. 



The H. W. Johns Manufacturing Company, of New York City, trans- 

 mitted a specimen of avsbestus. 



From Messrs. Lewishon Brothers, of New York City (through the 

 courtesy of Messrs. Phelps, Dodge & Co.), was received a sample of tin 

 from the interior of Africa. 



Mr. Edward S. Schmid, of Washington, D. C, presented a Parrot 

 {Psittacus erithracus). 



NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. 



From the Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich., through Prof. A. J. 

 Cooke, were received in exchange 40 species of North American cole- 

 optera, 17 of which are new to the collection. 



Through Col. Marshall McDonald, U. S. Connnissioner of Fisheries, 

 were received from the Fish Commission a collection of 1,128 speci- 

 mens, representing 33 species of brachyurans and anomouran crusta- 

 ceans collected by the steamer AUmtrosSj and 327 specimens of dupli- 

 cate echini, also obtained from the collections of the Albatross. 



From Mr. Charles Palm, of New York City, were received in ex- 

 change 90 specimens, representing 41 species of Nortli American cole- 

 optera, either new to the collection or represented by a single speci- 

 men. 



From the Department of Agriculture, through Prof. C. V. Riley, 

 were received 382 species of lepidoptcra; 110 specimens of North 

 American coleoptera reiiresenting 54 species, new to the collection, and 

 collected by Mr. H. F. Wickham, of Iowa City, Iowa; a collection of 

 Tineid(v, containing 900 specimens, and representing about 430 North 

 American species; 1,100 specimens of North American microlepidoptera 

 representing 240 species; 25 species of coleoptera, mostly new to the 

 collection, obtained from a number of specimens sent by Prof. Cooke, of 

 the Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich., for identification. 



A large study series of rocks and ores, illustrating the quicksilver 

 deposits of the Pacific slope, was received from the U. S. Geological 

 Survey. 



From Prof J. B. Smith, of New Brunswick, N. J., were received 15 

 specimens of North American Noetuidw representing 12 species, types 

 of 10 species represented by 12 specimens. 



From Mr. Henry Ulke, of the District of Columbia, were received 37 

 specimens, representing 19 species of rare North American coleoptera. 



