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Pacific Coast of the United States. — The explorations of J. G. 

 Swan at Neeah bay, Puget sound, have also been continued with in- 

 teresting results, as also those of Dr. C. A. Canfield at Monterey. 

 Other explorations have been those of W. F. Schwartz, San Luis 

 Obispo, Dr. Elliot Coues, San Pedro, and W. H. D.ill, at Monterey. 



Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. — The explorations ol 

 Dr. Goues and Dr. E. Palmer, in Arizona, mentioned in the last re- 

 port, have been continued and completed. Dr. J. R. McKee, in New 

 Mexico, Dr. Wernigk. in Colorado, have also made collections. 



Eastern United States. — The explorations by Dr. H. B. Butcher on 

 the lower Rio Grande, at Laredo, Texas, and by Dr. Redfield Sharp, 

 at San Antonio; J. T. Cieu, at the Louisiana Salt Mines of Petit Ause 

 island: in Illinois, by Joel Reeves, Robert Ridgway and Professor 

 Henr}'' Shimer, have all furnished interesting results. 



West Indies. — T4ie explorations here have been those of Charle3 

 Wright, in Cuba; A. E. Younglove, in Hayti; Mr. Geo. LatimerandDr. 

 Henry Bryant, in Porto Rico; Dr. Bryant, in the Bahamas; W. T. 

 March, in Jamaica, and Mr. Allen, in Bermuda. 



Blexico. — The explorations in this country have been those of Col. 

 A. J. Grayson about Mazatlan and on the west coast; Dr. Charles 

 Sartorius and Mr. Floretin Sartorius, at Mirador; Professor Sumichrast 

 and M. Botteri, at Orizaba; Dr. St rebel, at Vera Cruz. 



Yucatan. — The explorations in Yucatan of Governor Salazar, under 

 direction of Dr. Arthur Schott, have been continued and completed. 



Explorations have been made in Honduras by Dr. H. Berendt and 

 D. B. Parsons; in Guatemala, by Mr. Henry Hague, about San Ge- 

 ronimo; in Nicaragua, by Dr. Earl Flint; in Costa Rica, by Dr. A. 

 Yon Frantzius, Hon. C. N. Riotte, Julian Carmiol, Juan Cooper and 



A. Zeledon; in Panama, by Captain J. M. Dow, J. and T. Rhoads, 

 Dr. Totten and Dr. J. P. Kluge; in the Sandwich Islands, by Mr. 

 Valdimar Knudsen. In South America, explorations have been made 

 and collections transmitted by Mr. W. H. Hudson, in Buenos Ayres; 

 Mr. A. De Lacerda, at Bahia, and Hon. A. A. Burton, at Bogota, 



It should be stated in this connection that the expenses of the ex- 

 ploration in Honduras of Dr. Berendt have been principally met by 

 contribution from the Chicago Academy of Sciences, Philadelphia 

 Academy of Sciences, Dr. Henry Bryant, and Messrs. Geo. W. Riggs, 

 W. A. Haines, H. Yan Nostrand, C. M. Wheatly, R. L. Stuart. Prof. 



B. Silliman, Robt. L. Swift. J. H. Redfield and Thos. Bland. 



For a more particular account of the nature of the contributions in 

 natural history and ethnology reference may be made to the lists 



