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Gustav Eisen, of Fresno, has sent interesting fishes and birds. 0. H. 

 Townsend contributed bones of whales and dolphins obtained at San 

 Luis Obispo. Many zoological and mineralogical specimens were also 

 received for identification. • 



Colorado. — Specimens of Zuneite were received from W. F. Hille- 

 brand, of the U. S. Geological Survey, who also sent some examples of 

 argyrodite, obtained from Himmelsfurst in Saxon3 r , and from which was 

 obtained the new metal Germanium. William F. Doty, of Durango, 

 Dr. William Hall, of Central City, Louis R. Sharpe, of Leadville, O. II. 

 Hahn, of South Pueblo, and others, send minerals and ores. II. A. 

 Tamen, of Denver, presented his "Rocky Mountain Mineral Cabinet," 

 containing some very interesting specimens. 



James L. Foley presented a specimen of Williamson's white fish from 

 White River, and a botanical specimen for identification. 



Connecticut. — A. F. Wooster, of Norfolk, contributed brook trout, 

 mclanistic examples of star-nosed mole, Condylura, and the horned owl, 

 Bubo virginianus. He also sent a stone ax, and a brass idol from Japan. 

 Lewis B. Woodruff contributed bird skins and a number of sets of birds' 

 eggs. E. B. Hodge, of Plymouth, N. H., sends a remarkable specimen 

 of the brook-trout, Salvelinus, allied to the blue-blacked trout of north- 

 ern New England, whose relations have not yet been thoroughly inves- 

 tigated. 



From George W. Lendereg, of Roxbury, were received minerals. 



Dakota.— From this State only minerals have been received, and from 

 the following persons : R. E. Fleming, of Mandarin ; H. I. Brown, of 

 Ponca ; S. H. Buchanan, of Custer City, and Samuel Scott, of Rapid 

 City. 



District of Columbia. — Capt. Thomas W. Symons, U. S. Army, assist- 

 ant engineer of the District, gives a rock drill of the kind used in the 

 construction of the Washington aqueduct tunnel. George P. Merrill, 

 of the National Museum, Prof. Thomas Robinson, of Howard University, 

 and Dr. William S. Mcllhenny, present minerals. 



James Watson sent specimens of fossil wood from the reservoir cut- 

 ting near Howard University. 



T. E. Skinner and Clarence Burke send specimens of birds. Charles 

 W. Richmond presented the nests of fourteen species of birds. Milton 

 Smith gave a small mammal, and J. H. Kuehliug, Charles A. Bruff, and 

 H. W, Henshaw, of the U. 3. Geological Survey, contributed serpents. 



Florida. — Prof. O. P. Hay, of Indiana University, gave a collection of 

 fishes. J. H. Batty and E. 0. Greenwood presented a specimen of the 

 young of the new sub- species of owl, Syrnium nebulosum allcni, a form 

 new to the collection. Mr. Greenwood also sends several birds from the 

 Thousand Islands. Dr. B. H. Warren, of West Chester, Pa., sent a col- 

 lection of insects, mostly Diptera, and George W. Roberts, of the same 

 place, contributed a collection of bird skins. Several desirable forms 

 were purchased from 0, ,1. Maynard, of Boston, 



