634 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1887. 



Mammal-skins: 



Erinacens europaus. Hesperomys sp. 



Hits ratlus. Lepus euniculus. 



M. decumanus. Rhinolophus ferrum-equimtm. 



Putorius erminea. B. Mpposideros. 



Felts caius. Vespertilio daiibenioni. 



Meles taxus. V. mystacinus. 



Lutra vulgaris. Plecotus auritus. 



Edward Hargitt, Broadwater Lodge, Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex, Eng- 

 land. 1829.2. '86. (iv) 

 Frog, Eana eseulenta (?) ; from France (?). 



Edward Hargitt, Sussex, England. 18992. '86. (vi) 

 Minerals : Nosite ; from Sweden, Austria, Norway, Switzerland, and Germany. 



B. Sturtz, Bonn, Germany. 18293. '86. (xvi) 

 Jasper Pebble, perforated. 



William P. Seal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 18294. '86. (in) 

 Archaeological Objects: 3 hammer-stones, 6 sinkers, polishing tool, 5 fragments 

 of pottery, part of brass kettle, box of berry seeds found in kettle, and box of 

 shells from an Indian grave. 



W. W. Adams, Mapleton, Cayuga County, New York. 18295. '86. (in) 

 Human Skulls, Homo sapiens (5 specimeus). 



W. W. Adams, Mapleton, New York. 18295. '86. (xn) 

 Land and Fresh- water Shells. (Exchange.) 



George J. Streator, Garrettsville, Ohio. 18296. '86. (ix) 

 Minerals: Celestite. 



Dr. H. H. Thorpe, Liberty Hill, Texas. 18297. '86. (xvi) 

 Limestone (2 specimens) ; for examination. 



Dr. H. H. Thorpe, Liberty Hill, Texas. 18297. '86. (xvn) 

 Indian Costumes, baskets, arrows, pots, etc.; for examination. (Returned.) 



A. Frank Randall, San Bernardino, California. (Through F. P. Blair, St. 

 Louis, Missouri.) 18298. '86. (ii,a) 

 Railroad Iron. 



J. E. Watkins, Camden, New Jersey. 18299. '86. (i) 

 Diaspore, and Corundophilite in emery (2 specimens.) 



N. A. Harwood, Chester, Massachusetts. 18300. '86. (xvi) 

 Richardson's Merlin, Falco richardsonii (2 specimens) ; from Loveland, Larimer 

 County, Colorado. 



Dr. Elliott Coues, Smithsonian Institution. 18301. '86. (v, a) 

 Birds, 10 specimens, 9 species. 



Dr. W. H. Fox, Hollis, New Hampshire. 18302. '86. (V, a) 

 Eggs of Purple Gallinule (13); from Jeiferson County, Texas. (Exchange.) 



M. Abbott Frazar, Boston, Massachusetts. 18303. '86. (v, b) 

 Mammals: From Asia, Africa, Madagascar, New Holland, and France. 



Musee d'Histoire naturelle (Bureau of Arts), Paris, France. 18304. '86. 



(IV) 



Insects : Epicauta veriicalis, Mylabris melanura, Silaris liumeralis, Stenoria apicalis, 

 from France ; Lyduo algiricus and CEnas afer, from Algeria. 



Musee d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, France. 18304. '86. (x) 

 Old English Pistol and gun-lock. 



William Deeds Miller, Lynchburgh, Virginia. (Through S. O. Fisher.) 

 18305. '86. (ii, a) 

 Rocks. (Exchange.) 



W. O. Crosby, Boston, Massachusetts. 18306. '86. (xvn) 

 Ores. 



E. Willis, Vesuvius, Virginia. 18307. '86. (xvn) 



