REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF RIRDR. 147 



Nation, Pro/. \Y., Lima, Peru : 6 Specimens, same number of species, 



from Lima, Pern, 3 of them (/./■., Neorkynckus naseus, Polynomyia oaroU, 

 ;iii(l Metallura opaoa) important additions to the collection. (Gift.) 



Xtlsou. P. U\, I'kcso/i. Ari:. : 768 specimens, II 1 species, from Alask.i. 



being ;i portion of Mr. Nelson's collection whicb bad not been catalogued. 

 Prom this lot and another which had been catalogued, but from which 

 the Museum series had not been taken, .< fair proportion was selected 

 for the reserve collection of the Museum. 



. 21 specimens, 12 species, from Arizona, including the following 



particularly rare species: Harporhynehus bendirei(2), 11. erissalis (3), /'// 

 ranga eooperi (2), Heltninthophila facta (2), Seeps triohopsis (1), and Micro 

 fh< nr whitneyx (1). (Purchased.) 



. 787 specimens, L36 species, from Arizona. (Purchased.) 



. L6 specimens, 7 species, from Arizona. (Purchased.) 



. 115 specimens, 36 species, from Arizona. (Purchased.) 



Nye, }\.. Jr., r. flf. Fish Commission. (See Benedict, J. B.) 



Palmer, W.. /'. fif. National Museum: 2 specimens of 8oops asio flori- 

 danus, from South Carolina ; l adult 3 Aoeipiter cooperi, from Virginia 

 (mounted for exhibition series). (Gift.) 



. L5 specimens, 11 species, from Alexandria County, Virginia. 



(Gift) 



Bagsdale, 0. R., Gainesville, Tex.: 31 specimens, 12 species, from 

 Cook County, Texas. (Purchased.) 



. 1 mounted specimen of Buteo harlani from Gainesville, Tex. 



(Purchased.) 



Bay, Lieut. P. H., U. S. A.: 288 skins, including 46 species, from 

 Point Barrow, Alaska ; also 33 specimens (6 species) of birds in alcohol, 

 from the same locality. (IT. S. Signal Office.) 



Bey, Dr. P.: 25 specimens, same number of species, from various 

 localities in South America, ESnrope, Asia, and Africa. (Purchased.) 



Eidgway, /■'.. Curator. Department of Birds, U. 8. National Museum : 

 1 adult male golden pheasant (Ghrysolophus pictus), purchased in flesh 

 for the Museum ; also 4 birds in alcohol, and 3 mounted for the exhi 

 bit ion series, from Virginia. 



Saunders, Howard, London, England: 5 specimens, 3 species, from 

 Smith America, India, and Greece. (Exchange.) 



Sauter, Fred., NewYork Ctitf: 22 specimens, same Dumber of specie , 

 from different parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America 

 (Exchange.) 



SehUUer, WilheVm, Haiti. Germany: 7 specimens, same number of 

 species, from Siberia. (Purchased.) 



Sharpe, R. Bowlder, British Museum, London, England: 66 specimens, 

 nearly as many species, chiefly from Southern India (Lower Pegu, &c). 

 (Exchange.) 



. 256 specimens, 180 species, from India. Many species new to 



the collection. (Ex change.) 



