LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 
Over, C. M., Goodsprings, Nev. : A sam- 
ple of cuprodescloizite (55911). 
OVERMAN, C. I., U. S. Naval Hospital, 
Las Animas, Colo.: 2 butterflies 
(56491). 
OwEN, Maj. W. O., U. S. Army (re- 
tired), Washington, D. C.: 4 speci- 
mens of Unio complanatus from a 
small creek emptying into the Poto- 
mac River near Lock No. 7, a short 
distance from Cabin John (56078). 
Paciric GemM Company, Los Angeles, 
Cal.: 6 specimens of labradorite, 
“goldstone,’ 3 diamond cut and 3 
cabochon cut (56536: purchase) ; 
samples of labradorite, “ goldstone,” 
uneut (56605). 
Paciric Miris, Lawrence, Mass. 
(through Lawrence and Company, 
Boston, Mass.) : Samples of woolen 
goods (55777). 
PALERMO, ITALY, RoyYyAL BOTANICAL 
GARDEN: Living specimen of Borzi- 
cactus (57134: exchange). 
PALMER, WILLIAM, U. S. National Mu- 
seum: 9 specimens of fishes, includ- 
ing 2 each of Micropogon undulatus, 
Opsanus tau, Orthopristis chrysop- 
terus and Spheroides maculatus aud 
1 specimen of Menticirrhus sacatilis, 
all from Chesapeake Bay (55832; 
56454); red bat, Nycteris borealis, 
and 2 opossums, Didelphis virgini- 
ana (56334) ; 28 birds from Virginia, 
District of Columbia and the vicin- 
ity of Washington (56355; 56920; 
57009) ; portions of skulls, jaws and 
vertebree of cetaceans from the Mio- 
cene marls near Chesapeake Beach, 
Md. (56835). 
PARIS, FRANCE, Mus£UM D’HISTOIRE 
NATURELLE (through Prof. H. Le- 
comte, directeur de l’Herbier et Lab- 
oratoire Botanique): 1,110 plants 
and 387 copies of plant drawings 
(56675 : exchange). 
ParisH, S. B., San Bernardino, Cal.: 
1 herbarium specimen each of Sher- 
ardia arvensis and Atriplex salton- 
ensis and 3 living specimens of 
Stylophyllum, from California 
(55787; 55939; 56732); 31 living 
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ParisH, S. B.—Continued. 
specimens of succulent plants, con- 
sisting of 19 Cactaceae, 11 Crassu- 
laceae and 1 Agave, from California 
and Coronados Island, Mexico 
(561238 ; 56262; 56787). 
PARKER, R. N., Forest Research Insti- 
tute, Dehra Dun, United Provinces, 
India: Living specimen of Opuntia 
(56786). 
PARKHILL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 
Fitchburg, Mass.: 85 24-yard lengths 
of Toile du Nord gingham (56887). 
Parrott, P. J.. New York Agricultural 
Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y.: 
2 specimens of Occanthus pini and 
specimens of pitch pine showing egg 
punctures, in exchange; and 8 speci- 
mens of Oecanthus as a gift (56484). 
PASSENO, PANAY, jr., Washington, 
D. C.: Herring gull, Larus argen- 
tatus, in immature plumage, from 
the District of Columbia (56597). 
PATCHING, FRED, Revillagigedo Island, 
Alaska (through Bureau of Fish- 
eries): Specimen of salamander, 
Diemictylus torosus from Alaska 
(56618). 
Payn, Extas J., Olympia, Wash.: 
Specimen of Pecten caurinus with 
large barnacles (56223) ; 5 specimens 
of Panope generosa from Olympia; 
shells of Saxidomus and Ostrea 
(57042). 
PEABODY MUSEUM oF NATURAL HIs- 
TORY, YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, 
Conn.: A cast of the sacral cavity 
of Stegosaurus (56495: exchange) ; 
150 type specimens of Silurian bryo- 
zoans and ostracods from the island 
of Anticosti (56765). 
PEARSON, JOHN. 
Brown.) 
PeARy, Rear Admiral Roperr E., U. S. 
Navy (retired), Washington, D. C.: 
4 gold medals presented to Rear 
Admiral Peary during his recent 
European trip, in recognition of his 
Arctic explorations and his discovery 
of the North Pole (56370: loan). 
(See under Charles 
