LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 771 



Bean, Dr. T. H. (See uuder Thomas J. Aliny, Frauk W. Sparks.) 



Beath, J. W. (Philadelphia, Pa.) Two specimens of pyrite cut from riug-stoues 

 from the coal mines, Schuylkill County, Pa. (gift) (23442) ; 9 specimens of min- 

 erals, consisting of axinite, fowlerite, willemite, franklinite, garnet, uiccolite, 

 mtmazite, calcit<!, ajirt ([uartz; 13 cut stones, comprising 2 specimens of chryso- 

 )»eryl, 3 of tonrnialine, (5 of chrysolite, 1 of alniandite, and 1 of oligoclase 

 (24360); 15 intaglios of bloodstone, agate, carnelian, sardonyx, and labradorite 

 (24363). Purchase. 



Beck, Rollo H. (Berryessa, Cali.) Skin of a new species or subspecies of Sharp- 

 tailed Finch ( jimmodramus hecki) from California. 24471. 



Beck, W. H. (Washington, D. C.) Vanadinite from Rothschild mine, Beaver Head 

 County, Mont. 24492. 



Beckeh, Dr. George F. (IT. S. Geological Survey). Two specimens of iridosmine 

 from California. 24170. (See under Interior De})artment; U. S. Geological Sur- 

 vey). 



Beebe, Eugene (Montgomery, Ala.). Iron pick and specimens of calcareous sand- 

 stone and sulphide of iron (pyrite) in which the pick was found embedded 18 

 feet deep. 23470. 



BeldinG, L. (Stockton, Cala.). Four skins of Beldiug's Spermophile (Sjurmophilus 

 beldingi). 23.533. 



Bell, Dr. J. B. (Eagle Rock, Va.). White-pine trunk with inarched branch illus- 

 trating luitural grafting. 24296. 



Bell, William (Philadelphia, Pa.). Photographic instantaneous shutter of 1859. 

 23422. 



Bement, C. S. ('Philadelphia, Pa.). Manganite from Ilefeld, Hartz, Germany. 24438. 



Benedict, J. E. (Smithsonian Institution). Skin of Red-tailed Hawk {Biiteo bore- 

 alis) from Bull's Island, Calibogue Sound, South Carolina (23961) ; 140 speci- 

 ens of birds' skins, representing 50 species, from South Carolina* (23991) ; coiled 

 asket made by the negroes of North Carolina, interesting as a traditional sur- 

 vival of African handicraft (24238). 



Bendike, Capt. Charles E. (See under Dennis Gale, Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Dr. 

 William L. Ralph, and O. B. Zimmerman). 



Berdan, Col. C. H. (Washington, D. C). Berdan rifle and metallic cartridge 

 24188. Deposit. 



Berry, .1. Owens (Ash Grove, Va.), through S. C. Bates. Pileated Woodpecker 

 {Ceophlmus pileatm) in flesh. 23883. 



Bethune, Rev. J. S. (See under Prof, J. B. Smith). 



Bevill, Dr. Cheves (Winfield, Ark.). Larva of Royal Walnut-moth (6'i</ieroMi« re- 

 galis), collected by Mr. R. F. Payne (23403); carved stone pipe (catlinite), jasper 

 bead from a mound near Winfield, and specimen of caterpillar (23608) ; arrow- 

 heads, polished hatchets, grooved axes, pierced tablet, fragments of pottery, 

 piece of cretaceous limestone, fossil shell Exogyra costafa, and fragment of Lepid- 

 odendron, probably Lecylostigma, from Scott County (24494). 



BiBBiNS, R. K. (Wilton Center, 111.). Shells. (23419, 23539.) 



Billings, L. G. (U. S. Navy). Collection of bird's skins made by Mr. Billings during 

 the recent cruise of the rennacola to Africa. The collection also includes some 

 specimens from St. Helena. 23341. 



Binni<:v, W. G. (Burlington, N. J.). Collection of slugs, types of descriptions by the 

 donor, forming a supplement to the Binney collection of land-shells. 23843. 



Bishop, W. L. (Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada). Thirteen specimens of eggs of 

 DendragapuH cuiiadensis. 23558, Purchase. 



Black, , I. L. (See under Magnetic Iron and Steel Ore Company, Blacksburg, S. C). 



*An exceedingly iicceptable collection, containing 5 specimens, representing a 

 species of Cistotlwrus mariance Scott, entirely new to the collection, as well as othei'8 

 which were poorly represented, and many of importance for comparison and locality. 



