LIST OF ACCESSIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS DURING 

 THE FISCAL YEAR 1924-25 



(except when otherwise indicated, the specimens weke presented oe were 

 tbansfeeked by bureaus of the government in accordance with law) 



ABBOTT, Daniel A., Washington, D. 

 C. : 1 complete and one sectional 

 "Movie" spark plug ; 1 porcelain in- 

 sulator and 1 metal firing unit. 

 (84690). 

 ABBOTT, Dr. William L., Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. : 85 mammals and 30 birds 

 from China (83324). 



(See also under Mrs. Sally Bur- 

 bank Swart.) 

 ABELL, W. B., West Palm Beach, 

 Fla. : Specimen of praying mantis 

 from Florida (83512). 

 ADAMS, Dr. C. F., Atherton, Mo.: 5 



flies (84213). 

 ADAMS, Joseph, Philadelphia, Pa. 

 (Through E. G. Vanatta) : 3 shells 

 from Schuylkill River, introduced 

 from Asia (87505). 

 ADAMS, Prof. Roger, Urbana, 111.: 

 97 specimens of organic chemicals 

 (84804). 

 ADKINS, W. S., Tampico, Mexico 

 (through Dr. Julia Gardner) : A 

 collection representing 40 species 

 of Tertiary fossils from Guayabal, 

 "Vera Cruz, Mexico. (87464). 

 AELLBN, Prof. Paul, SchafEhausen, 

 Switzerland: 2 plants (87275). Ex- 

 change. 

 AETSON, Dr. R. A. (See under Bo- 

 tanic Gardens, Science and Agricul- 

 ture Department, Georgetown, De- 

 merara, British Guiana.) 

 AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT 

 OF: Helmet, 6 pieces of armor, a 

 sword and a;n antique cowbell 

 (84836). 

 Bureau of Agricultural E co- 

 nomics: Set No. 196 of the prac- 

 tical forms of the official wool 

 standards of the United States 

 for grades of wool (84837). 



AGRICULTURE, DEPT. OF— Contd. 

 Bureau of Animal Industry: Con- 

 go eel collected at Suffolk,, Va., 

 by Lewis R. Johnson (84148) ; 

 (through Dr. E. A. Chapin) 7 

 specimens of flies from Indo- 

 China (84810). 

 Bureau of Biological Survey: 3 

 specimens of crustaceans from 

 Juneau, Alaska, and Netarts 

 Bay, Or eg. (83305) ; 38 speci- 

 mens of Crustacea, 6 specimens 

 of bryozoans, 1 earthworm, 1 

 moUusk, 6 turtles and some 

 toad tadpoles from Hog Island, 

 Va., and 1 beetle and 1 earwig 

 collected at Point Lookout, Md., 

 by Maurice K. Brady (83323) ; 

 (through Maurice K. Brady) 6 

 specimens of shrimps, and a 

 small crayfish from Camp Hum- 

 phreys, Va. ; 7 amphipods from 

 Dogue Creek, Va. (83403) ; nest 

 and 12 eggs of Mearns quaU 

 from Arizona (83517) ; 18 lich- 

 ens, 8 skeletons of birds, 198 

 birds' eggs with 6 nests (44 

 sets), mostly from Alaska 

 (83645, 84695, 86960) ; 247 plants, 

 collected in Alaska by L. J. 

 Palmer (84159, 84821, 86236) ; 

 20 bird skins, including 4 species 

 new to the Museum collections, 

 4 skeletons, 1 skull and 1 ster- 

 num (84057) ; 20 plants from 

 Nevada (84127) ; fossil elephant 

 bones from Eight Mile Creek, 

 Oregon, collected by Stanley G. 

 Jewett (84184) ; 726 specimens, 

 representing 100 species, of 

 mounted and identified insects, 

 belonging to the orders Hemip- 

 tera, Hymenoptera and Diptera, 

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