LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 765 



McElhone, James F. (Washington, District of Columbia), sent chert (19623), also 



quartz, ziuc ore, and gypsum (19778), for examination and report. 

 McFall, Dr. D. M. (Mattoon, Illinois), presented a human foetus of five months, 



double. (Sent to the Army Medical Museum.) 19567. 

 McGlumphy, Prof. G. W. (Greenfield, Missouri), presented a specimen of red clover, 



albino form. 20617. 

 McGuiRE, John (Bridgewater, Nova Scotia), sent galena for examination and re- 

 port. 20373. 

 McIlwraith, T. (Cairnbrae, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada), sent bird skins in ex- 

 change. 20.515. 

 McLaughlin, R. B, (Statesville, North Carolina), presented nest and five eggs of 



Brown headed Nut-hatch, Silla pusilla, from North Carolina. 19400. 

 McLean, Dr. F. P. (U. S. Patent Office), sent specimens of iron, one specimen show- 

 ing traces of aluminium, for examination and report. 20376, 20565. 

 McLean, H C. (Wilmington, Delaware), presented two ribbon badges. Fifteenth 

 Annnal Meeting of the Carriage Builders' National Association at Washington, 

 1887. 19717. 

 McNiEL, J. A. (Panama, United States of Colombia), presented specimens of Chiriqui 



pottery. 19699. 

 McEae, Hon. Thomas C. (Prescott, Arkansas), sent iron-stained sand, pyrite, mix- 

 ture of pebbles, etc., for examination aud report. 19602. 

 Mechlin, A. H. (Suunyside, Kentucky), sent a specimen of galena for examination 



aud report. 20227. 

 Meder, Ferdinand (New York City), sent an etching and two engravings. 20804. 

 Medkord, Harvey C. (Tupelo, Mississippi), presented sand and wood deposits from 



artesian wells at Tupelo. 20726. 

 Meigs, M. (Keokuk, Iowa), sent two swan skins. 20662. 



(See also under A. Bridgman, jr., 20663.) 

 Meigs, General M. C, U. S. Army (Washington, District of Columbia), presented 



trade circulars. 20.553. 

 Melville, John (Portland, Oregon), presented a living specimen of Cross Fox, Val- 

 ines velox decussatus. 19871. 

 Mercer, R. W. (Cincinnati, Ohio), sent in exchange hematite celts, stone pipe, and 

 a pierced discoidal stone (19625); also sent stone carvings and flint objects of 

 unusual shapes, for examination and report. (20556). 

 Merchant, John E. (through O. T. Mason, U. S. National Museum), presented an 

 iron hoe found under the roots of a large cedar tree on General Washington's 

 estate. 19.367. 

 Meeica, F. M. (Garrett, Indiana), sent pyrite from Ohio for examination and 



report. 19500. 

 Merriam, Dr. C. Hart (Department of Agriculture), presented a Connecticut War- 

 bler, Oporornis aijilis, from Absecon Light, Atlantic City, New Jei-sey (19651) ; a 

 Sharp-shinued Hawk, ^ccynier velox, from Sandy Spring, Maryland (19781); a 

 living specimen of Opossum (19864) ; a Raven, Corvas corax sinuatus, from Arizona 

 • (20152); uest and four eggs of Geothlypis Philadelphia, and one egg of Picoides 

 arcticus {20o52) ; skin of a colt, Equus caballas, with abnormal hoofs, from Fort 

 Benton, Montana (20630) ; wings of Eutheia camra, from Sombrero Key, Floridn, 

 also a Cuban Finch new to the U. S. fauna (20729) ; and sent in exchange an 

 albino Red-throated Loon (19422), and a Yellow-billed Tropic-bird, Phae'thou 

 flavirostris, from Bermuda (20749). 



Merrill, George P. (U. S. National Museum), presented rocks from Arizona and 

 California (19388); serpentine from Montville, New Jersey (19511); cumberland- 

 ite from Woousocket, Rhode Island (19514); kersantite from New Jersey 

 (19516) ; rocks from Cape Elizabeth, Maine (19546) ; rocks from Rockland^ 



