102 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1887. 



Loren W. Green, of Baird, Shasta County, California, sent one set of 3 eggs of Me- 

 lanerpes formicivorus, and two sets of 7 and 12 eggs of Oreortyx pictus. 



J. Parker Norris, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gave one set of 2 eggs of Syrnium 

 nebulosum alleni. New to the collection. 



During tbe year 85 nests have also been received, of which some of 

 the rarer ones have been mentioned. 



The character of routine work for the fiscal year has been as follows : 

 (a) The numbering, classifying, and arrangement of 1,208 new speci- 

 mens ; (b) taking the measurements and records of 7,125 specimens, and 

 (c) inountiDg, labeling, and arranging 235 species of the nests for ex- 

 hibition, and (d) relabeling and classifying part of the reserve series of 

 eggs according to the nomenclature of the American Ornithologists' 

 Union Check List. 



Number of Entries and Specimens. 



Last entry in June, 1886, No. 22805 ; in June, 1887, No. 23160. 

 Total numher of entries during the year (representing 1,208 specimens) 355 



Numher of eggs in reserve series 32, 899 



Nurnher of eggs in duplicate 11,548 



Numher of eggs in exhibition 1,491 



Total number of eggs (including 697 species) 45, 938 



Number of nests in reserve series 2, 000 



Number of nests on exhibition 235 



Total number of nests - 2,235 



