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.1. 13. Power, of Kiugsville, Ohio, gave a melauistie ("hipmuiik. Tarn his 

 utriatns. Melaiiistic inrtividnals are rare in this genus. 



Specimens of other species of chipmunks, Taniias macro rhabdotes and 

 T. biilleri, were received from the American Museum of Natural History, 

 New York. Two skins of the hitherto rare kangaroo rat, Dlpodops 

 compaetus (True), weie purchased. 



Among bats, the most interesting accessions were two alcoholic speci- 

 mens of the large Proinops pcroti.s (■(i]l/i)rnicH.s, obtained l)y Mr. (\ U. 

 Orcutt in Saii Diego dounty, (lalitornia. Mr. Oicntt also presented a 

 C(msiderai)U' nuiiiber of specimens (»f otber iii;iinnials fioni the same 

 region. 



The mammals which have died from time to time in the National 

 Zo(Jlogical Park have been sent by the acting manager to this depart- 

 ment of the Museum. Thirty-two specimens have been received front 

 this source during' the year, most important among which were a young 

 female Rocky Mountain sheep, a new-born bison, a black bear, and a 

 young" ocelot. Fells pardalis.* 



Mr. P. L. Jouy, an assistant in this dei)artment, was employed as a 

 collector for the greater part of the year. He made collections in the 

 Roan Mountain region. North Carolina, and afterwards in Southern 

 Arizona and Northern Mexico. His collections contain many inter- 

 esting species of small mammals, and all the sixM'imens are prepared 

 in the most careful manner. Considerable purchases of small North 

 American mammals have been made during the year to fill ga^js in the 

 study-series of skins. These are all carefidly selected s])ecimens of the 

 best quality. 



Three groups were completed and placed in the exhibition iiall dur- 

 ing the year. Most important of these is a group of East African 

 Guereza monkeys (Cololms iudidatus), which was constructed trom skins 

 collected by Dr. W. L. Abbott, in Mount Kilima-Njaro. The species is, 

 perhaps, the most striking and handsomest known. The monkeys are 

 represented as standing on the limb of a large tree, which hangs from 

 the top of the case. The group was constructed by Mr. F. S. Webster. 



The group of Prong-horn Antelopes {Antilocapra americana), which 

 was withdrawn for enlargement, was completed and installed in its 

 special case. This case had been occupied temporarily by the group of 

 Proboscis nujnkeys, mentioned in last year's report, and as no perma- 

 nent case has been provided it was found necessary to put it into one 

 of the wall-cases (quite out of its proper place), so that it can now 

 scarcely be said to be on exhibition. Tlie third group completed dur- 

 ing- the year is also without a case, and could not be placed so as to be 

 seen properly. This group is one of Bornean (TiV>l>ons. The specimens 

 were obtained by Mr. C. P. Adams, who also constructed the group. 



Besides the groups, the following single mounted skins were added 



* A considerable iminber of additioual specimens were made into skeletons for the 

 Department of Comiiarative Anatomy. 



