46 APPENDIX TO THE REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



The following assignment of Smithsonian materials for investigation or con- 

 servation has been made during the year 1866 : 



Dr. H. Alien, Philadelphia. — Collections of cheiroptera, especially those 

 gathered by Dr. Cones in Arizona. 



/S. A. Bailey, Utica — Specimens of infusorial earths. 



Thomas Bland, New York. — Collections of land, shells, made by Mr. Charles 

 Wright in Cuba, Mr. Ftrebel in Mexico, Mr. Stearns and Dr. Flint in Nicaragua. 



Dr. T. M. Brewer, Boston. — Nests and eggs of American slender-billed oscine 

 birds. 



Dr. P. P. Carpenter, Montreal. — Collections of shells, made by Mr. John 

 Xantus at Manzanillo, Messrs. "W. H, Dall and Dr. C.A Canfield at Monterey, 

 California, James G. Swan in Puget sound, and various other west coast series. 



John Cassin, Philadelphia. — Icteridse of the general Smithsonian collection. 



Prof. E. D. Cope, Philadelphia. — Reptiles collected by Mr. D. B. Parsons at 

 Belize, Dr. A. Schott in Yucatan, Mr. Kennicott and others in Nicaragua, Prof. 

 Sumichrast in Mexico, and Mr. A. E. Younglove in Hayti. 



W. H. Edwards, NeAvburgh. — Lepidoptera, collected in Russian America, 

 by the Russian telegraph expedition, by Drs. Coues and Palmer in Arizona, 

 and Mr. Botteri and Prof. Sumichrast in Mexico. 



Prof. Thomas Egleston — All the unlabelled boxes of minerals. 



D. G- Elliot, New York. — Various species of North American birds, to be 

 figured in his work. 



Dr. G. H. Horn, Philadelphia. — Various exotic coleoptera. 



Isaac Lea, Philadelphia. — Mexican and other unionidse. 



R. Ostensacken, New York. — Mexican diptera, collected by Mr. Botteri. 



Edward Norton, Farmington, Conn. — Hymenoptera, collected in Mexico by 

 Prof. Sumichrast. 



Dr. Joseph Leidy, Philadelphia. — Various specimens of fossil mammal re- 

 mains. 



George N. Ijawre?ice, New Yo.rk. — Costa Rican and other birds. 



Dr. John Torrcy, New York. — Plants of western America, collected by Mr. 

 Brydges, and other botanical specimens. 



George W. Tryon, Philadelphia. — Melaniadse of the United States and 

 Mexico. 



H. TJlke, Washington. — Coleoptera, collected by the Russian telegraph ex- 

 pedition. 



ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



IN 1866. 



AJchurst, John. — Skin of mouse, Brooklyn. 



Aldrich, Mr. — Rattlesnake in alcohol, from Maryland. ^ 



Allen, C. M. — Series of birds breeding in Bermuda. 



Ayres, Dr. W. O. — Types of California fishes. 



Bannister, H. — (See Bulkley.) 



Beadle, Rev. E. R. — Fossil echinoderms from desert of Sinai, and recejit shells. 



Bell, J. G. — Skins of South' American birds. 



Berendt, Dr. II. — Two boxes zoological collections from Belize. 



Bland, Thomas. — Fifty species West Indian land shells. 



Boardman, G. A. — Box of birds from New Brunswick. 



Bode, Mrs. — Skins of South American birds. 



Botteri, M — Birds and mammals of Mexico. 



Bradford, U. S. A., Br. G. H. — Encrinite from New Mexico. 



Brass, W. — Zoological collections from Fort Halkett. 



Brevoort, J. C. — Specimen of Tragulus from Java; died in captivity. 



Brigham ^ Mann, Messrs. — Series of Hawaiian plants. 



