REPORT OF DEPARTMENT 01 BIRDS. 149 



Worthen, Charles A'.. Warsaw, TIL: l specimen of ChordeUes henryi, 

 from \Y;irs;i\v,iii. , Exchange, i 



. ;; specimens, same number of species, from Silver City, N. 



Alex., including l specimen of Peuceea ruficeps eremceca (the second 

 specimen acquired), and the type of a new species, Spizelia wortheni. 

 [Exchange.) 



ZeMUm } Jos4 C, San Jose*, Costa Rica: L6 specimens, L5 species, from 

 Costa Rica. (Several species new to the collection and others nen to 

 Costa Rica.) ((lift.) 



. l specimen of Chriomachasris aura/ntiaea, from Costa Bica. 



A species new to the buna of thai country, (Gift.) 



(b) Nests cmd eggs. 



The Dumber of entries made in the oological register during L884 

 was 3,222 (Museum Nos. 1.8,922-22,143), much the Largest part of which 



consisted of Captain liciidire's magnificent collection Of North American 



birds' eggs, numbering Dearly 8,000 specimens, generously presented 

 by Captain Bendire to the National Museum, and catalogued and 

 arranged under Ids direct supervision. The more Important of other 

 accessions are the following: 



FencJeer, Governor, Gothaab, Greenland: 25 entries, same number of 



species, from (Ireenland. 



Merrill, Dr. James C, /'. 8. A.: 468 entries, 243 species, from various 

 localities. 

 Nelson, E. H'., Tucson, Ariz. : 156 entries, 75 species, from Arizona. 



Eay 7 Lieut. P. if., U. 8. A. : 123 entries, 14 species, from Point Barrow, 

 Alaska. 



Smith, Hugh AT., Washington, J>. C: Nest and eggs of American Gold- 

 finch {Chrysomitris tristis), from Virginia. 



Stejneyer, Dr. Leonhard, U. s. Signal Service: 58 entries, 34 species, 

 from Bering Island, Kamtschatka. 



Townsend, Charles //. : 27 entries, II species, from lied Bluff, ('ah 

 fornia. 



Turner, Lueien M., I'. 8, si<j>i<<l Service: 2 entries, same number of 

 of species, from Alaska. 



DISTRICT HON OF SPECIMENS. 



The total number of specimens distributed during 1884 was :!,<;r»s 



birds and 45 egg8, as follows: 



(a) SLiiis. 



specimens seat out in exohange 2 244 



ijpeciun'ii^ lua i km i tor examination ill 



Total 2, God 



.Species ien1 »>iit in OX change I , OSS 



Ipeeiea loaned for exaininatioo L13 



1,138 



