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male and female, of the Golden Pheasant, Thaumalea picta, (Linn,) of 

 a flock that he has domesticated and acclimated in this State. 



D. T. Letteney presented a female American Pelican, Pelicaniis 

 fuscus, and other individuals donated other specimens, not, however, new 

 to the collection. 



OOLOGY. 



Li this department the following additions have been made : — 



Eggs of the Red-shouldered Hawk, Biiteo lineatus, (Jardine,) donated 

 by T. C. Champion. 



Egg of Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter fuscus, (Bonap,) donated by 

 H. B. Upham. 



Nest and eggs of Nashville "Warbler, Hehninthophaga ruficapilla, 

 (Baird,) donated by E. S. Wheeler. 



Nest and eggs of American Goldfinch, Ckrysomitris tristis, (Bon,) 

 donated by William Polson. 



E. A. Samuels donated the following specimens : — 

 Egg of the Cooper's Hawk, Accipiter cooperii, (Bonap.) 

 Eggs of the House Wren Troglodytes aedon, (Vieill.) 



Eggs of the Black-capped Titmouse, Parus atricapillus, (Linn.) 

 Eggs of Shai'p-tailed Finch, Ammodromus caudacatus, (Swain.) 

 Eggs of Sea-side Finch, Ammodi-omus maritimus, (Swain.) 

 Eggs of Blue Bird, Sialia sialis, (Baird.) 

 Eggs of Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus, (Stephens.) 

 Eggs of Red-headed Woodpecker, Melanerpesverythrocephalus, 

 (Swain.) 



Egg of Night Hawk, Chordeiles popetue, (Baird.) 



Egg of Carolina or Turtle Dove, Zenaidura carolinensis. 



Egg of Guinea Fowl, Numida meleagris, (Liftn.) 



Egg of Domestic Tui-key, Meleagris gallopavo, (Linn.) 



Egg of domesticated Canada Goose, Bernicla Canadensis., (Boie.) 



entomology. 



In addition to the usual contributions of the Curator to this depart- 

 ment, some five hundred specimens have been received from other 

 sources. 



By far the largest donation was contained in five glazed cases, con- 

 sisting of 439 specimens, representing about 120 species,.prepared and 

 presented by Mrs. H. W. Wellington, of West Roxbury, Of these 

 288 are Lepidoptera, (Butterflies and Moths ;) 40 Coleoptera, (Beetles ;) 

 35 Neuroptera, (Dragon-flies, &c. ;) 39 Orthoptera, (Locusts, Grass- 

 hoppers, &c. ;) 25 Diptera, (Flies ;) 9 Hymenoptera, (Wasps, Bees, &c. ;) 

 and G Hemiptera, (Bugs.) With this collection were presented 32 



