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Leopard, Felis leopardus, in the Mesh. 



Barnum, Bailey & Hutchinson, Bridgeport, Connecticut. 16742. '85. (iv) 

 Alligator Fishes, Podothccus acipenserinus. 



Lieut. H. E. Nichols, Sitka, Alaska. 10743. '85. (vii) 

 Eggs of American Coot, Ftilica americana (2). 



A. N. Fuller, Lawrence, Kansas. 16744. '85. (v, b) 

 Duck, Oidemia pcrspicillata (head and foot) ; for examination. 



Junius P. Leach, Rushville, Illinois. 16745. '85. (v, a) 

 Burgess's " Challenge" Fish Food. 



William Burgess, Berry Lodge, Malvern Wells, England. 16746. '85. (i) 

 Sole, Solca vulgaris (2 specimens), from England. 



E. G. Blackford, New York, New York. 16747. '85. (vii) 

 African Figures. Two manikins, prepared in Paris under direction of director of 

 the Trocaddro Museum. (Purchased, 720 fr.) 

 Jules Hebert, 9, rue Henri Martin, Paris, France. 16748. '85. (u, a) 

 Cambrian Fossils, from the St. John group (53 specimens). 



G. F. Matthew, St. John, New Brunswick. 16749. '85. (xm, a) 

 Parasitic Copepods from a cramp-fish, Torpedo occidentalis, from Proviucetown, 

 Massachusetts. 

 J. Henry Blake, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 16750. '85. (xi) 

 Mollusks, Pariula (Diplomorplia) LayardU Brazier (2 specimens), from Salisboe Island, 

 South Pacific. 

 Dr. D. W. Hartman, West Chester, Pennsylvania. 16751. '85. (ix) 

 Snakes, Tropidonotus sipedon and Heterodon platyrhinus, from North Carolina. 



Dr. H. C. Yarrow, U.S. National Museum. 16752. '85. (vi) 

 Birds (8 species), including a dodo pigeon, Didmiculus 8trigiro8trt8 (11 species), from 

 Samoa. 

 Dr. T. Canisius, Chicago, Illinois. 16753. '85. (v, a) 

 "Kava" outfit, including a bowl (Tanoa taina), in which the drink is made; a co- 

 coanut-shell cup (Oleipu tan Kava); fan used to clear the chewed root from the 

 drink; and two pieces of the root of Piper metisticum, from which the beverage is 

 prepared. Also a rug (Iasinga), from Samoa. 



King of the Samoan Islands (through Department of State). 16754. '85 

 (i) 

 Phyllopod Crustaceans, BrancMpus vernalis. 



William Kayser, Wapakoneta, Ohio. 16755. '85. (xi) 

 Birds, for examination (13 specimens). 



H. K. Coale, Chicago, Illinois. 16756. '85. (v, a) 

 Fossiliferous Chert, for examination. 



O. A. Blackman, Leavenworth, Indiana. 16757. '85. (xvn) 

 Flint-lock Guns (8 pieces), from an extensive Indian grave-yard near Bainbridge, 

 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The objects were found during the removal of 

 the top-soil of a limestone quarry. 

 Dr. T. H. Bean, U. S. National Museum. 16758. '85. (in) 

 Bows and Arrows (2 sets), from the Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians, Darlington, 

 Idaho. (Purchased.) 



Capt. J. M. Lee, Ninth Infantry, U. A. Army, acting Indian agent. 16759. 

 '85. (in) 

 Crabs, parasites, Crustacea, worms, and amphipods. 



U. S. Fish Commission (through Vinal N. Edwards, Wood's Hoi!, Massa- 

 chusetts). 16760. '85. (xi) 



