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The Museum of Wesleyan University contributes a collection of shells, 

 selected by William H. Dall. 



A collection of birds' eggs and nests was received from John N. Glark. 



A collection of minerals was received from E. H. Olmsted. 



Bakota. — H. M. Creel presented a collection of ethnological objects 

 obtained from the Indians in this Territory. 



District of Columbia.— The following collections of birds and birds' nests 

 were received : Dr. A. K. Fisher sent eleven nests and eighty-five eggs. 

 H. M. Smith sent a small collection of skins, as did W. T. Roberts. 

 Dr. W. H. Fox sent eight species of birds, and a collection of seventy- 

 six nests and nine hundred and fifty eggs was given by C. W. Rich- 

 mond. Mrs. M. H. Webster gave a cuckatoo paroquet. 



S. V. Proudflt sent a collection of one hundred and thirty arrow and 

 spear heads. 



E. R. Reynolds gave a collection of two hundred and fifty-nine stone 

 implements, and a collection of similar objects was presented by E. P. 

 Upham. 



Two collections of Lepidoptera were given, one by J. S. Tyree, and 

 the other H. F. Shoenborn. 



Florida. — Joseph Willcox sent a collection of shells. 



E. H. Schwarz sent a collection of Orthoptera and Hymenoptera. 



W. O. Crosby sent a collection of minerals. 



A collection of Coleoptera was sent by R. A. Mills. 



Berlin H. Wright sent a collection of Unionidse containing types of 

 new species. 



Georgia. — L. M. Underwood sent a collection of Arachnida and Myria- 

 poda. 



A collection of plants, numbering one hundred and twenty-five species, 

 was purchased from Gerald McCarthy. 



Idaho. — Two collections were received from this State, one consisting 

 of a quiver, two bows, and five arrows of the Coeur d'Alene Indians, 

 sent by Lieut. H. T. Allen, U. S. Army ; the other, a small collection of 

 living animals and elk antlers, collected by Wm. T. Hornaday. 



Illinois. — A. collection of sixty stone implements including flakes, 

 scrapers, etc., was received from W. H. Adams. 



A. Bridgman, jr., sent a valuable swan's skin. 



Indiana. — H. W. Hanna sent a collection of stone implements. 



Charles S. Beachler sent eight reptiles and twenty-two fossils. 



A large collection of stone implements was sent by John H. Lemon, 

 who also sent a collection of spiders. 



An interesting ceremonial weapon was sent by W. H. Dodge. 



Mrs. Sarah C. McCormick sent a lot of spear and arrow heads. 



The Indiana State University sent a collection of Silurian, Devonian, 

 and Carboniferous shells of great value. This collection includes types 

 of twenty-two species described by Dr. David Dale Owen, in his report 

 on the Geology of Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa. 



