764 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. 



Mason, Prof. O. T. (TJ. S. National Museum), presented a prehistoric stone imple- 

 ment from Mount Vernon, Virginia (19998) ; a Cliiuese bank-note, collected by 

 Leroy B. Willett (20040) ; a Jewish cbarni to be nailed on door (20465) ; and two 

 lottery tickets of Dismal Swamp Canal Company, Alexandria, 1853 (20572). 

 (See also under John E. Merchant, 19.3G7.) 



MaSPERO, Prof. G. (Boulak Museum, Cairo, Egypt), presented five photographs of the 

 mummy of Rameses II., the Pharoah of the Exodus, taken during the ^srocess of 

 unrolling at the Museum at Boulak by Professor Maspero. 20421. 



Mathf.r & Platt (Salford Iron Works, Manchester, England), presented photographs 

 of dynamo, passenger train, and goods train of the Bessbrook and Newry Elec- 

 trical Tramway Company. 20531. 



Mather, Fred (Cold Spring Harbor, New York), presented a specimen of Mink, Pii- 

 ioHus vison (19767) ; a Mandarin Duck, Jix galericulata, from Paris, France (20132) ; 

 eggs of Chinese Mandarin Duck and of Wood Duck (20204) ; and two specimens 

 of the Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata (20234, 20364'). 



Mathers, Capt. G-. M. (Tampa, Florida), presented a Seminole tomahawk from near 

 Bloomingdale, Florida. 20566. 



Matthews, Dr. W., U. S. Army (Washington, District of Columbia), sent a silver 

 pendant and a sinch from the Navajo Indians. 20077. 



Maurer, Louis (New York City), presented a drawing by the donor. 20275. 



Maynard, G. W. (New York City), presented copper ore from Vosresensk, Ufa, 

 Russia. 19575. 



Maynard, William D. (Hiko, Lincoln County, Nevada), presented ores. 19884. 



McAllister, Joseph (Cold Spring, New York), sent insect for naaie. 19439. 



McAlpink, J. B. (Jacksonville, Alabama), sent quartz containing a little pyrite, for 

 examination and report. li)354. 



McBean, Anna C. (Tarrytown, New York), presented a Spokane cradle, war club, 

 shell necklace, tobacco-X)Ouch once the property of Red Cloud, Indian woman's 

 hat, and money poci^et, from Washington. 20048. 



McCarthy, Gerald (U. S. National Museum), presented plants from North Carolina 

 (19729) ; and sent a collection of one hundred and twenty- tive southern species, 

 (20687). 



McCarthy, Col. W. T. (Hagerstown, Maryland), presented Silurian fossils, Striatopora 

 sp. and Beyrichia sp. 19859. 



McCORMiCK, Dr. J. C. (Strawberry Plains, Tennessee), presented plants, including 

 about twenty fragments of Bovardia, in exchange for publications of the Museum 

 (19464) ; a collection of about 600 specimens of mound builders' implements from 

 Jeiferson County, Tennessee (19474); massive barite, and eighty specimens of 

 Swift, Chwtura 2>elasgica (19545) ; and specimens of dried plaiits from Tennessee 

 (19548) ; also sent in exchange human bones and fragments of pottery from McBee 

 Mound, Jefferson County, Tennessee (19435). 



McCoRMiCK, Mrs. Sarah C. (Paducah, Kentucky), presented shells, alcoholic and dry; 

 calcite, quartz, etc.; birds' nests and birds' eggs; arrowheads and spear-heads, 

 fifty-two specimens; a dried specimen of Long-nosed GsbV, Lepidosteus osseiis; bird 

 skins; skeletons of man, deer, horse, and Gray Fox ; and fossil corals. 19714. 



McCrory, J. A. (Miami, Florida), sent insect for name. 20530. 



McDonald, Mr. (through U. S. Geological Survey), presented coquimbite on quartz, 

 from Coquimbo, Chili. 20337. 



McDonald, Angus (Washington, District of Columbia), presented Confederate States 

 paper currency; foreign postage-stamps; coins; a copy of the Charleston (South 

 Carolina) ''Courier," December 13, 18G0, and September 14, 1861; and "Association 

 Tract No. 2 " on State sovereignty, 1860. (20217, 20702.) 



McDonald, A. W. (Berryville, Virginia), sent minerals for examination and report. 

 20549. 



