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Parsons, J. jff.— Fossil shell from New York. 



Pease, U. S. A., Captain W. B. — Two specimens of Sesia, Texas. 



Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. — Six mounted birds in exchange. 



Portland Katural History Society — Series fresh-water and land shells of Maine. 



Potts, John. — Liirge living motli from Washington. 



Prentiss, Dr. D. W. — Skin and skeletons of birds. 



PumpeUy, R. — Two boxes of shells from China and Japan, 



Putnam, F. Tl'. — Gasterosteus Wheatlandii, from Salem. 



Randall, F. A. — Five living Menopovia Allegheniensis. 



Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Joel. — Eggs of birds from Calumet marshes, Illinois. 



Regenhofer, Dr. — (See Vienna.) 



Rhoads, J. — Collection of birds of Panama. 



Ridgway, A. E. — Monstrous chicken, 



Ridgway, Robert. — Box of nest and eggs of birds, Illinois. 



Ried, John. — Zoological collection from Great Slave lake. 



Riotte, C. N. — Antiquities from Costa Rica. 



Roome, J. H. — Porpoise skull and bird skins. 



Roihrock, J. T.— (See BulJcley.) 



Royall, Jos. — Marl from Vicksburg. 



Salazar, Governor. — Two boxes of zoological collections made by Dr. A. Shcott 



in Yucatan. 

 Salem, Essex Institute. — Head of Diomedea cuhninata. 

 Samuels, E. A. — Goshawk, {Asfur airicapillus,) in flesh. 

 Sands, Captain — (See Bulkley.) 

 Sauter. — (See Ilges.J 

 Sartorius, Dr. Charles. — Zoological collections from the vicinity of Merador. 



Mexico. 

 Sartorius, Florentin. — Collections of birds from near Merador, Mexico. 

 Scammon, Captain. — (See Bulkley.) 

 Schavfuss, L. W. — JEtherea from New Grenada, and four types of new co- 



leoptera. 

 Sch.ee, Dr. H. M. — Box of shells, Iowa. 

 Schott, Dr. A. — (See Salazar.) 

 Schicartz, W. F. — Birds and eggs, California. 

 Sclater, Dr. P. L. — Skin of Peucoia boucardi. 

 Shaffer, D. H. — Box of living ferns. 

 Sharp, U. S. A., Dr. Redford. — Specimens of reptiles, insects, &c., in alcohol, 



from Texas. 

 Sibbiston, James. — Zoological collections from Fort Youkon. 

 Siler, A. L. — Skin of Centia rubrizona, Utah. 

 Skidmore, M. — Heads of ducks. 

 Slagle, M. — Box of eggs of birds. 

 Smith, Donald A. — Five skins of Labrador birds. 

 Smith, W. — Living horned owl, f Bubo virginianus.) 

 Stearns, R. E. C. — Shells from Nicaragua, California, and South America. 

 Steindachner. Dr. F. — (See Vienna.) 

 Stickney, Mr. — Starch made in Florida from seeds of coontee, (Zamia integri- 



folia.) 

 Strebel, Dr. M. — Box of shells, Vera Cruz. 



Sumichrast, Professor F. — Birds, mammals, and alcoholic specimens of Mexico. 

 Swan, J. G. — Indian curiosities and zoological specimens from Puget sound. 

 Tiffany, Rev. C. C — Bottle reptiles, Arabian desert. 

 Totten, Dr. G. F. — Skeleton of Procyon cancrivora, Aspinwall. 

 Tot ten. Dr. G. F., through Captain J. M. Dow .—Skeleton of Elasmognathus 



Baird.ii from Panama railroad. 

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