LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 771 



Arrowheads (8), from Lehigh Island. 



A. F. BERLIN, Allen town, Pennsylvania. 17302. '86. (in) 



Insects: Trogus Bileyi, Dlcerca tenebrosa, and Pachyta montiola, rare species. 

 W. W. Hill, Albany, New York. 17:303. '88. (x) 



Boring of Monarthrum mail, in red oak. 



E. A. Schwarz, Washington, District of Columbia. 17304. '86. (x) 



Bird Skins: Cypseloides niger, Calliste Jloridana (the only example in any American 

 collection), Euphonia gracilis 9 , and Pipra coracina$ . 

 Jose C. Zeledon, San Jose", Costa Rica. 17305. '86. (v, a) 



Ethnological Objects: Nepaul kookrie sheath, containing broad knife for use as 

 a weapon; 2 small knives used in eating, and a purse or bag for money, from 

 Nepaul, India. 

 William H. Dall, U. S. Geological Survey. 17306. '86. (n, a) 



Double-headed Snake. 



Dr. J. M. Spainhour, Lenoir, North Carolina. 17307. '86. (vi) 



Indian Implement, egg-shaped and made of iron ore. 



Dr. J. M. Spainhour, Lenoir, North Carolina. 17307. '86. (in) 



Menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus. 



Daniel T. Church, Tiverton, Rhode Island. 17308. } 86. (vn) 



Bird Skins. A valuable and interesting collection, consisting chiefly of desiderata 

 from South America, nearly all of which are new to the Museum collection. The 

 collection consists of the following specimens: Turdus alicice Baird, Merida ; 

 Tardus gigas pallidiientris Berl. M. S., Merida; HenicorMna hilaris Berl. andTacz., 

 $, Cayandeled; Thryophilus longirostris (Vieill.), Bahia; Thryothorus sclateri 

 Tacz., Bogota; Troglodytes striatulus Lafr., Bucaramanga; Basileuterus cabanisi 

 Berl., Merida; Setophaga albifrons Scl. and Salv., Merida; Conirostrum atrocya- 

 neum Lafr., $ , Tambillo; Compsocoma sumptuosa cyanoptera (Cab.), $ , Chaguarpa- 

 ta; Compsocoma sumptuosa cyanoptera, $, Cayandeled; Nemosia ornata Scl., 9, 

 Cayandeled ; Buarremon castaneifrons Scl. and Salv., Merida ; Saltator superciliaris 

 (Spix), Pebas; Orchesticus ater (Gml.) = Tanagra olivina Scl., juv., Bucara- 

 manga; Chrysomitris siemiradzii Berl. and Tacz. $, Guayaquil; Cyanocitta meri- 

 dana Scl. and Salv., Merida; Cyanocorax affinis sclateri (Heine), Baranquilla; Eus- 

 carthmus impiger Scl. and Salv., Bucaramanga; Myiarchus pelzelni Berl., Bahia; 

 Elainea mesoleuca Cab. and Heine, $ , Taguara; Pipreola melaholcema Scl.,^, 

 Merida; Pipreola melanolwma, $, Merida; Furnarius agnatus Scl. and Salv., Ba- 

 ranquilla; Thripophaga sclateri Berl., Taguara; Philydor striaticollis Scl., $, Ma- 

 poto ; Thamnophilus plumbeus Scl., <? juv., Rio Tigre ; Thamnophilus unicolor (Scl.), 

 J 1 , Cayandeled; Thamnophilus multistriatus Lafr., $, Bucaramanga; Myrmeciza 

 squamosa, Pelz., 9 > Sta. Catarina; Scytalopus fuscoides Lafr., Chili; Petasophora 

 anais (Less.), Merida; Petasophora cyanotis (Bourc), 9, (?), Merida; Bourcieria 

 conradi (Bourc), $ , Merida ; Eriocnemis smaragdinipectus Gould., <$ , San Rafael ; 

 Amazilia ivarszewiczi hraccata (Heine), Merida; Amazilia warszewiczi, Panychlora 

 stenuraC'db. and Heine, $ , jr., Merida; Chcetocercus roso3 (Bourc. and Muls.), <£ , jr., 

 and 9 ad. Merida; Lurocalis natter eri (Tern.), S. Brazil; Rydropsalis furcifera 

 (Vieill.), $, Sao Laurenco; Stenopsis cayennensis (Gmel.), $, Roraima; Conurus 

 roseifrons Gray, 9? Tarapoto ; Bolborhynchus monachus (Bodd.), La Plata; Bro- 

 togerys jugularis (Deville), Yguitos; Brotogerys tui (Gml.), £, Nauta; Syrnium 

 suinda (Vieill.), Taguara, Columba plumbea (Vieill.), 9 , Taguara ; Chamcepetes gou- 

 doti (Less.), $ , Cayandeled; Tinamus solitarius (Vieill.), Blumenau ; Crypsirhina va- 

 riant, Java; Xanthodira flavicollis, Malabar; Geocichla cyanotics, East India; 

 GalUnago wilsoni, Merida ; Helminthophaga chrysoptera, Merida; Tardus usulatus 

 (?), Guatemala and Ecuador; Lache latirostris, and Iache sp. (?), Tres Marias. 



Museum Hans von Bkrlepsch, Miinden, Province of Hanover, Germany. 17309. 

 '86. (v a) 



