244 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



One egg of Long-billed Marsh Wren. Cistothorus palustris. (Cab.) 

 Donor, E. A. Samuels. 



Two eggs of Black-capped Titmouse. Parus atricapillus. (Linn.) 

 Donor, E. A. Samuels. 



One egg of Indigo Bird. Cyanospiza cyanea. (Baird.) Donor, E. 

 A. Samuels. 



Two eggs of Common Crow. Corvus americanus. (Aud.) Donor, 

 George A. Hall. 



Two eggs of American Bittern. Botaurus lentiginosus. (Stepli.) 

 Donor, E. A. Samuels. 



One egg of Green Heron. Butorides virescens. (Bon.) Donor, E. 

 A. Samuels. 



One egg of Clapper Rail. Rallus crepitans. (Gm.) Donor, JE. A. 

 Samuels. 



One e^g of Virginia Rail. Rallus virginianus. (Linn.) Donor, 

 E. A. Samuels. 



One egg of Summer Duck. Aix Sponsa. (Boie.) Donor, E. A. 

 Samuels. 



One egg of Arctic Tern. Sterna macroura. (Naum.) Donor, E. A. 

 Samuels. 



One egg of Least Tern. Sterna frenata. ^ (Gambel.) Donor, E. A. 

 Samuels. 



Of the eggs of domestic poultry, the following donations have 

 been made : 



One egg of Game Fowl ; Cochin China Fowl ; Dorking Fowl ; 

 Creeper Fowl ; and Domestic Duck. Donated by E. A. Samuels. 



Two eggs of Leghorn Fowl. Donated by M. M. Tidd. 



Seven small eggs of Common Fowh Donated by F. B. Chadwick ; 

 also, one egg of Guinea Fowl, and one of China Goose, by same. 



Two eggs of African Bantam. Donated by E. Burgess. 



One distorted egg of Common Fowl. Donated by J. H. Jenks. 



One egg of Bronze Turkey. Donated by J. L. Pratt. 



ICHTHYOLOGY. 



The Museum of Comparative Zoology donated the following 

 species in this department : 



One specimen of Perch. Perca Jlavescens. Cuvier. 



Two specimens of Cunner or Sea Perch. Ctenolabrus hurgall. Cuv. 



Three specimens of White Perch. Merone americana. Gill. ■ 



