218 EEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1885. 



FiSUES, Tvtrodon Iw.vigaius, Gohius soporator, Funduhis grandis, Cyprlnodon cjlhhoaus, 

 and Miig'il aJhula (alcoholic), from Pilot Towu, Fla. 

 C. C. Nutting, Carlinville, 111. 16116. '85.' (VII) 



Rrptiles, Crotalus adamanteus (1), Opliibolus doliatus (1), Coluber (1), Oplieosaurua 

 reniralis (3), Anolis principalis (2), and Hyla (1), from Pilot Towu, Fla. 

 C. C. Nutting, Carlinville, 111. 1G116. '85. (VI) . 



Insects, from Pilot Town, Fla. 



C. C. Nutting, Carlinville, 111. 16116. '85. (X) 



Porpoise, Prodelpliinus doris, in the flesh. Purchased, $15. 

 Warren & Co., Pensacola,, Fla. 16117. '85. (IV) 



Tripolite. Infusorial earth from near the mouth of Eosier's Creek, Potomac Eivor. 

 W. O. Crosby, Boston, Mass. 16118. '85. (XIV) 



Dresser's "Birds of Europe." In 59 parts. 



Henry Seebohm, London, England (through C. Hart Merriaji, Locust 

 Grove, N.Y.). 16119. '8,5. (Smithsonian Library.) 



EocKS AND Minerals. About 20 specimens from near Baltimore, Md. 

 George P. Merrill, U. S. National Museum. 16120. '85. (XV) 



Vanadanite, Endlichite, and Deschoizite (3). 



Fred. W. Taylor, Lake Valley, N. Mex. 16121. '85. (XIV) 



Fossils. Amplexus fragilis, W. & St. John (1) ; Streptorliynchus crenistria (1); Ortlxis 

 resupinata, Martin (2); Orthis ymchelina, L'Eveille (1); Spirifera centronotus, Win- 

 chell (10) ; Athyris laviellosa, Hall (4) ; Aihyris sp. (?) (1) ; Conocardium sp. (?) (1). 

 Fred. W. Taylor, Lake Valley, N. Mex. 16121. '85. (XII, A) 



Mirror and Scale Carp, Cyprinus carpio; Lepoviis cyanelUis, Eaf.j Gamiusia patru- 

 cUs(B.&G.). 

 James C. Courts, Huntington, Tenn, 16122. '85. (VII) 



Nests and Eggs of 40 species. The most interesting are Cyanocitta steUeri frontalis 

 and Dendroeca nigrescens. 

 Loren W. Green, Baird, Shasta County, Cal. 16123. '85. (V, B) 



Bird Skins. Fifty-eight specimens (34 species), chiefly from Ilchester, Md., and ihe 

 District of Columbia, and a few specimens from Kentucky. 

 C. W. Beckham, Washington, D. C. 16124. '85. (V,A) 



Artesian Well Apparatus. Presented by the U. S. Geological Survey. The longer 

 piece may be called " rubber packing," used to control the flow of artesian 

 wells and to prevent lateral wastage. The shorter piece is a " seed-bag," and is 

 used for the same purpose. 



U. S. Geological Survey (through Prof. T. C. Chamberlain). 16125. '85. 

 (XVI) 



Cambrian Fossils: Stenotheca elongata (1) ; Hyolithes communis CS) ; Hyolithes prin- 

 ceps (4) ; Hyolithes americanus (3) ; Hyolithes oitusa (3) ; Hyolithellus micans (1); 

 ^ OholeUa gemma (8); OholcUa crassa (6) ; Oiolella chromatica (4) ; Obolella circe (2) ; 

 Kutorgina cingulata (2) ; Olenoides leavis (2) ; Agrait,los strenuus (2) ; Agraulossocia- 

 Zis (electrotypes) (2) ; Proiypus senectus, (6); Ptychoparia adamsi {Q) ; Ptychoparia 

 Teucer (4) ; Ptychoparia trilineata (2) ; Salterella pulchella (5) ; Salierella rugosa (1). 

 Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada (through Dr. A. E. Sel- 

 WYN). 16126. '85. (XII, A) 



Cyanotypes, made from drawings of metal works from variou-s localities. 

 E. L. ZuKOSKi, Saint Louis, Mo. 16127. '85. (XVI) 



