LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 605 



Great Kingfisher, Dacelo gigas, from Australia ; skeleton. 



Zoological Society of Philadelphia. (Through Arthur E. BrowD, Esq.). 

 17845. '86. (XII) 

 Sail-fish, Histiophorus gladius. 



U. S. Fish Commission. 17846. '86. (vn) 

 Iron Eail. 



J. E. Watkins, Camden, New Jersey. 17847. '86. (i) 

 Lepidoptera : 17 species, 21 specimens ; for examination. 



Miss Mary E. Murtfeldt, Kirkwood, Montana. 17848. '86. (x) 

 Fibers, Fabrics, etc. 



Government of Guatemala. (Through Enrique Toriello, Charge" d'affaires of 

 the Eepublic of Guatemala.) 17849. '86. (i) 

 Woods, from Guatemala. 



Government of Guatemala. (Through Enrique Toriello.) 17849. '86. (xv) 

 Mole Cricket, Gryllotalpa sp. ; American Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus; for ex- 

 amination. 

 John A. Ramsey, Salisbury, North Carolina. 17850. '86. (x) 

 Wild Rye, Elymus canadensis and E. virginicus; for examination. 



A. E. Bovay, Glen Ullin, Dakota. 17851. '86. (xv) 

 Linnet, Linota cannalina (skeleton). 



Louis Schmid & Sons, Washington, District of Columbia. 17852. '86. (xn) 

 Mocking Bird, Mimus polyglottos (in flesh). 



Dr. Emil Bessels, Smithsonian Institution. 17853. '86. (v, a) 

 Ethnological Objects collected in Greenland by Dr. Octave Pavy, U. S. Army, 

 surgeon and naturalist of the Greely Arctic Expedition: Greenland kyak model 

 complete, with spear, harpoon and line, throwing-stick, line-rack, paddle, lance, 

 and snow-knife ; similar model, mounted for hunting birds ; umiak model, with 

 paddles complete; set of dog-harness and whip; sledge, named "Lilla;" pair 

 of long Greenland boots, embroidered; pair of seal-skin slippers; embroidered 

 leather belt, with carved ivory clasps; square work-bag of embroidered seal- 

 skin; hand-bag of seal-skin, embroidered; three embroidered leather mats; 

 hassock of black and white hair seal-skin; cape of eider-duck skins; cloak of 

 eider-duck skins; muff of eider-duck skins; pair of wristlets of eider-duck 

 skins ; muff of bird-skins and eider-down ; foot-warmer of eider skins ; three 

 samples of skins ; beaded collar; photograph of Gulnare, at St. John's, Newfound- 

 land; piece of Polaris flag, given to Dr. Pavy by Colonel Lupton ; lace made by 

 Danish women in Southern Greenland ; ivory counters (93 pieces) ; two letters 

 commending Dr. Pavy : 1. By Dr. K. Smith ; 2. By members of the Greely 

 party; North American Review articles on Dr. Pavy's journal; three photos found 

 with Dr. Pavy's effects; portion of his neckerchief; newspaper clippings with 

 account of official papers; memorial services at St. Louis, August 24, 1884 ; Arctic 

 flowers gathered north of Lady Franklin Bay by Dr, Pavy, naturalist of the 

 Greely expedition; nine photographs of Dr. Pavy, Mrs. Pavy, and groups of the 

 Greely party. (Deposited.) 

 Mrs. Lilla May Pavy, New York City. 17854. '86. (m) 

 Ethnological Objects, from Burmah and India. 



Rev. C. H. A. Dall, Calcutta, India. (Through W. H. Dall.) 17855. '86. 



(II, A) 



Sandstone ; for examination. 



Clarence L. Barrett, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. 17856. '86. (xvn) 

 Calcite, from neighborhood of Campeche, State of Campeche, Mexico. 



Dr. Charles Rau, Smithsonian Institution. 17857. (xvi) 

 Mussels and Land Shells, from South Carolina, and fresh-water shells from the 

 Potomac River. 



Frank Burns, U. S. Geological Survey. 17858. '86. (ix) 



