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REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



Music Royale d'Histoire Naturelle, Bruxelles, Belgium. Pteropods and copies of water- 

 color drawings, from life, of Pacific Pteropods, furnished for use in special investi- 

 gations in progress by Dr. Paul Pelseneer of that museum. (April 2, 1886.) 



Newlon, Dr. TV. S., Oswego, Kansas : Fresh- water shells (6 lots), named and reported 

 on at different times. 



Or cult, C. R., San Diego, Cal. Shellsnamed. (January 4, 1886.) Shells (62 specimens, 

 116 species) sent in return for material received by the Museum. (June 10, 1886.) 



Pelseneer, Dr. Paul, Bruxelles, Belgium. Information furnished. (April 1, 1886, May 

 29, and June 22, 1886.) 



Bounds, S. P., Washington, D. C. Shells (197 specimens, 52 species), furnished for edu- 

 cational purposes. (November 2, 1885.) 



Bush, Dr. W. H., U. S. Navy, U. S. Steamer Blake. Antillean shells (about 150 spe- 

 cies), named in return for services rendered the Museum. (December 17, 18, 1885.) 



Smith, Edgar A., British Museum, London, England. An Amusium, sent for study. 

 (April 30, 1886.) 



Taylor, Dr. L. M., Washington, D. C. An Octopus rugosus, identified. (November, 

 1885.) 



Tryon, G. W.,jr., Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pa. Infor- 

 mation furnished. (January 26, 1886.) An Operculum, donated for purposes of 

 study. (December 5, 1885.) 



Walker, Chas. W., Lawrence, Mass. Information furnished. (May 31, 1886.) 



Wetherhy, Prof. A. G., Cincinnati, Ohio. Information furnished. (January 30, 1886.) 



Whiteaves, J. F., Paleontologist, Dominion Geological Survey, Ottawa, Canada. Informa- 

 tion furnished and specimens identified. (March 29, April 24, June 6, and June 

 9,1886.) 



LIST OF ENTRIES IN REGISTER OF MOLLUSKS. 



Entries. 



Number. 



2138 to 2151 



9404 9526 



12258 12501 



27625 27671 



28070 28080 



33676 33751 



34630 34651 



37503 38750 



38751 39901 



40522 40902 



41426 41675 



43651 46150 



48551 49050 



50226 51200 



52000 52239 



52888 53207 



53451 58350 



58351 63250 



63251 64005 



Total 



13 



122 



243 



46 



10 



75 



21 



1,247 



1,150 



380 



249 



2,499 



499 



974 



239 



319 



4,899 



4,899 



754 



16, 638 



Note. — At an average of three specimens to an entry this would indicate between 

 50,000 and 60,000 specimens finally administered upon in 1885-'86. 



