LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 615 



Larva of a hot fly from a deer, and Hippodamia convergent; from Shasta County, Cali- 

 fornia. 



C. H. Townsend, U. S. National Museum. 17956. >86. (x) 

 Crow, Corvus americanus (2 skeletons), from Washington, District of Columbia. 



F. A. Lucas, U. S. National Museum. 17957. '86. (xn) 

 Cage Bird, Psittacula passerina (skeleton), from Brazil. 



George D. Biggs, Washington, District of Columbia. 17958. '86. (xn) 

 Birds : Chrysolis levaillantii, and Fringilla canariensis. (For skeletons). 



W. C. Weedkn, U. S. National Museum. 17959. '86. (Xil) 

 Spoon made from pearly nautilus sbell, used by Buddhist priests in Siam in eating 

 rice. 



Dr. D. Bethune McCartee, Washington, District of Columbia. 17960. '86. 



(II, A) 



Brass Coin issued by the founder of the Ming Dynasty, Hung Wu, 1363-1398 A. D. 



Dr. D. Bethune McCartee, Washington, District of Columbia. 17960. '86. (i) 

 Ethnological Photographs (30). 



O. T. Mason, U. S. National Museum, 17961. '86. (n, a) 

 Birds. 



U. S. Fish Commission, Wood's Holl, Massachusetts. 17962. '86. (v, a) 

 Plant: Ginko biloba, L. (leaf), a native of China and Japan; for examination. 



W. J. Brown, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi. 17963. '86. (xv) 

 Birds' Nests: Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca ccerulea; American Goldfinch, Spinus tristis; 

 Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla; and Yellow -breasted Chat, Icteria virens ; from 

 Gainesville, Virginia. 



Eobert Eidgway, U. S. National Museum. 17964. '86. (v, b) 

 Fishes : Triehiurusjaponicus, Tetraodon, Periophthalmus, Carassius, Monoeanthns, Sauri- 

 da, Hoplegnaihus, Murcena, Cestracion, Percis, Sillago, Platycephalus, and Centrider- 

 michthys faseiatus, from China, Japan, and Corea. 



N. McP. Ferebee, Surgeon U. S. Navy, U. S. S. Trenton. 17965. '86. (vn) 

 Marine Invertebrates : Crustacea, Star-fishes, Ophiurans, Alcyonium, etc. ; from 

 Corea and China. 



N. McP. Ferebee, Surgeon U. S. Navy. 17965. '86. (xi) 

 Snakes, 7 specimens, from Corea. 



N. McP. Ferebee, Surgeon U. S. Navy. 17965. '86. (vi) 

 Insects (alcoholic specimens). 



N. McP. Ferebee, Surgeon U. S. Navy. 17965. '86. (x) 

 Cephalopods and Shells, from Japan and China. 



N. McP. Ferebee, Surgeon U. S. Navy. 17965. '86. (ix) 

 Silver Sandstone, from Storm King mine, Silver Eeef, Utah. 



Dr. F. W. Taylor, Washington, District of Columbia. 17966. '86. (xvin) 

 Phonolite; for examination. 



Henry L. de Zeng, Geneva, New York. 17967. '86. (xvn) 

 Fresh-water Shells, from a mound. 



Dr. J. C.McCormick, Strawberry Plain, Tennessee. 17968. '86. (Sent to Dr. 

 Cyrus Thomas.) 

 Parrot, Amazona levaUlantii (2). 



Mrs. George W. Albaugh, Washington, District of Columbia. 17969. '86. 



(V,A) 



Hellbender, Menopoma (15 specimens), and eggs, from Pennsylvania. 



C. H. Townsend, U. S. National Museum. 17970. '86. (vi) 

 Silvery Hair-Tail, TricMurus lepturus; head, for name. 



Alonzo D. Ricker, Brooklyn, New York. 17971. '86. (vn) 

 Alcoholic Fishes. 



Donor not known. 17973. '86. (vn) 



