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beautifully prepared specimens of Colinus ridgwayi hitherto not represented in the 

 Museum collection, and 4 equally fine specimens of a new subspecies of Callipepla 

 elegans, named C. elegans bensoni by the curator in honor of its discoverer. A special 

 interest arises from the fact that this collection was made about 150 miles from the 

 United States and Mexican border lines. 



From E. W. Blake, jr. : 2 Horned Larks from Santa Cruz Island, California. 



From A. P. Chadbourne, of Boston, Massachusetts : 9 specimens, 6 species, of North 

 American birds were received in exchange. 



From H. K. Coale, of Chicago, Illinois : 90 specimens, 85 species, from different 

 parts of the world, but chiefly from South America and India. A very valuable col- 

 lection, containing several species new to the collection ; 34 specimens, 34 species, 

 mostly Old World birds, several new to the collection ; 14 specimens, 14 species, of 

 extra-liinital birds, received in exchange ; 46 specimens, 43 species, mostly Old World 

 birds, some of them mouuted. The collection is valuable and interesting, contains 

 several species new to the Museum. 



From E. A. Colby, of Chicago, Illinois : An Evening Grosbeak, Hesperipliona resper- 

 tina, in the flesh. 



From W. A. Conklin, of New York: A Black Swan, Chenopis atrata, in the flesh. 



From C. B. Cory, of Boston, Massachusetts; 19 specimens, 10 species, West Indian 

 birds. An interesting aud valuable accession, containing as it does specimens of 

 the recently described Centurus caymanensis aud Certliiola shaiyeifvom Grand Cayman 

 Islands; Calyptoplvilus frugivorus, Hirundo sclaieri, Picamnis lawrencei, and Todus sub- 

 ulatus from Santo Domingo, besides two fine pairs of CJirysoiis sallcei and Conurus chlo- 

 ropterus from the same island, and two male Geothlypis rostrata from the Bahamas. 



From Prof. A. Duges, of Guanajuato, Mexico: 24 specimens, 20 species, of Mexi- 

 can birds, among which may be mentioned two specimens of Buteo albicaudatus, and 

 one of Megascops tricliopsis. 



From Vinal Edwards, of Wood's Holl, Massachusetts: Several lots of birds in the 

 flesh, from Wood's Holl, mostly Brouzed Grackles, Quiscalus wneus. 



From W. O. Emerson, of Hay wards, California : 8 specimens, 2 species, six Passer- 

 culus alaudinus and two " hybrid" Flickers. 



From Dr. W. H. Fox, of New York City: 10 specimens, 9 species of birds from 

 New Hampshire. 



From Dennis Gale, of Colorado : 12 specimens, 10 species from Colorado. 



From Dr. John Gundlach, of Fermiua, Cuba, West Indies : 9 specimens, 3 species, 

 from Cuba. 



From Edward Hargitt, of London, England : 91 specimens, 63 species, chiefly water 

 birds and birds of prey, all from the Old World. This collection is very valuable 

 and contains some species new to the collection. 



From H. W. Henshaw, of Washington, D. C. : 19 specimens, 13 species, from the 

 District of Columbia. 



From W. T. Horuaday, of Washington, D. C. : 6 specimens, 5 species, from Montana. 



From J. W. Johnson, of Port Huron, Alaska : 71 specimens, 48 species, from Alaska; 

 a collection especially valuablo for the good preparation of the specimens. 



From P. L. Jouy, of Washington, D. C. : 13 specimens, 8 species, from Japan. A 

 very valuable accession, containing a beautiful hybrid between the Copper Pheasaut 

 and the Green Pheasant; a fine specimen of Spizaetus nlpalensis, and a good series of 

 the Japan Bullfinch, purchased ; 6 specimens, 5 species, from Japan aud Australia. 



From Valdemar Knudsen, of Kauai, Hawaiian Islands : 37 specimens, 16 species, from 

 Kauai. A most interesting collection, most of the species being rare and new to the 

 collection, while no less than five are new to scieu<-e, and will be described by 

 L- Stejneger as Himantopus knudseni, Chasicmpis dolei, Phceornis myadestina, Himatione 

 ytarva, and Orcomyza bairdi, the latter being a type of a new genus. 



From Dr. F. W. Laugdon, of Cincinnati, Ohio: A specimen of Vireo soUtarius alti- 

 qo\q, the first one of this North American bird the Museum has over possessed. 



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