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uted cotton, hand-spun yarn, quilt, purple dye, and shell from which 

 the dye is made, used by Indians of Acapulco. 



Jacob Schoenhof, United States consul at Tunstall, England, trans- 

 mitted a case of scoured wools. 



Charles P. Williams, United States consul at Eouen, France, for- 

 warded specimens of flax, and consular report 67, containing a state- 

 ment concerning the same ; also specimens of ramie fiber in different 

 stages of manufacture. 



V. O. King, United States consul-general, Bogota, sent a collection 

 illustrative of the natural history of the United States of Colombia. 



TREASURY DEPARTMENT. 



In 1840 the Imaum of Muscat presented to the United States Gov- 

 ernment a collection of 106 diamond brilliants, 27 diamond " chips," 

 148 perforated pearls, 2 large pear-shaped pearls, gold plate, inside 

 lining of snuff-box, gold ornament, 2 lumps of gold, and bottle of " attar 

 of roses." This collection has since the time of its presentation been 

 kept in a vault at the United States Treasury, and was this year trans- 

 ferred to the custody of the Museum. 



Life-Saving Service. — A. J. Austin, keeper Poyner's Hill life-saving 

 station, .North Carolina, sent two skeletons of a Blackfish (Olobicephalus 

 melas), and Joseph Reed, keeper life-saving station at Tom's River, New 

 Jersey, sent a Lumpfish (Gyclopterus lumpus). 



Light-House Board. — Herbert M. Knowles, keeper of light-house, Point 

 Judith, Rhode Island, sent fishes in alcohol. 



U. S. Revenue Marine. — A specimen of the rare Banded-seal (Histrio- 

 phoca equidens) was presented by Capt. M. A. Healy, U. S. R. M. S. Bear. 

 volcanic dust from Nuga Island was transmitted by Caot. C. A. Abbey, 

 U. S. R. M. S. Oorwin. 



WAR DEPARTMENT. 



Col. Johu D. Wilkins, U. S. Army, Port Keogh, Montana, sent the 

 head of a Deer (Cervus canadensis). 



Maj. W. S. Beebe, U. S. Army, Brooklyn, New York, sent a cast of a 

 carved stone of green serpentine. 



Capt. H. Catley, U. S. Army, sent a Blue Spotted sunfish. 



Capt. B. F. Goss, U. S. Army, contributed nest and eight eggs of Beg- 

 ulus satrapa. 



Dr. J. C. Merrill, U. S. Army, sent several collections of mammal-skins 

 and a collection of insects. 



Dr. James Reagles, U. S. Army, sent a decoy (deer's head) used by an 

 Apache Indian, found in a cave on the east fork of the Verde River. 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, U. S. Army, sent 250 specimens of Amblystoma, 

 3 specimens of a striped snake (Butcenia vagrans), also several bird- 

 skins and birds' eggs. 



Capt. Henry Romeyn, U. S. Army, Port Keogh, Montana, sent speci- 



