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from Kan-su Province, China, from Mr. W. W. Simpson; 27 speci- 

 mens from the Philippines, donated by Lieut. George C. Lewis. U. S. 

 Army; a mounted skeleton of Gray's beaked whale {Mesoplodon 

 grayi), and a miscellaneous collection consisting of species not pre- 

 viously represented in the Museum, from Kashmir, Peru, Venezuela, 

 and England. 



Through exchange with the Hon. J. E. Thayer, the Museum ob- 

 tained 177 specimens of humming birds from Costa Rica, comprising 

 26 species, one of which is new to the collection. A small collection 

 from various parts of the world was purchased for the purpose of 

 rilling important gaps. The section of birds' eggs acquired several 

 noteworthy additions. One of these, obtained through Prof. Axel 

 Johan Einar Lonnberg. of Stockholm, consisted of a set of the eggs 

 of Ross's gull (Rhodostethia rosea), from breeding grounds recently 

 discovered by Mr. S. A. Buturlin, of Russia, near the Kolyma Delta 

 in northeastern Siberia. Another comprised five eggs and a nest of 

 Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandi), received in exchange from 

 Mr. E. Arnold, of Battle Creek, Michigan. While this rare species 

 has been known since 1S.">2, its breeding grounds, a limited area in 

 northern Michigan, were located only a year or two ago. Two eggs 

 of the rare eared trogon {Euptilotis neoxenus) were obtained from 

 Mexico, and some 800 eggs and 18 nests of American and Chinese 

 species were contributed by the Rev. E. B. and Mr. Harry R. 

 Caldwell. 



For the division of reptiles and batrachians a valuable collection 

 made by Dr. Franz Werner, comprising about 160 species and sub- 

 species, chiefly from Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean coun- 

 tries, was acquired by purchase. Princeton University presented 83 

 specimens of reptiles from Patagonia, composing the first set of 

 duplicates from the collection made by the late Dr. J. B. Hatcher and 

 studied by Doctor Stejneger. Prof. C. H. Eigenmann donated 60 

 specimens from Cuba, and Mr. Julius Hurter IS specimens, chiefly 

 from Missouri. Among the latter were 3 specimens of the sala- 

 mander. Spelerpes stejnegeri, not previously represented in the 

 Museum, and several specimens of the rare cave salamander, Typhlo- 

 iriton spelceus. Many specimens were collected by members of the 

 Museum staff in Virginia, in the vicinity of Wilmington. North Caro- 

 lina, and in Colombia, and some valuable material was contributed 

 by the National Museum of Costa Rica. 



About 25,000 specimens of fishes were received during the year. 

 Next to the transfers from the Bureau of Fisheries, the most impor- 

 tant accessions consisted of a set of Philippine fishes, including sev- 

 eral new species, presented through the Bureau of Fisheries by the 

 Philippine Commission to the St. Louis Exposition ; and an excellent 



