778 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



Mammals, Phyllonyclerus sczelcomi, Tursiops tursio, Mas musculue, Pevperago serotinus, 

 Procyon lotor and Mus decumanus. 

 U. S. Fish Commission, Washington, District of Columbia. 17400. '86. (iv) 

 Birds (425 species), 628 specimens) ; including Saurothera bahamensis and Dendroica 

 kirtlandi, very rare; several new forms to be described as Geothlypis tanneri,Cen- 

 turus blalcei, and Vireo crassirostris flavescens, from the Bahamas. Also a collection 

 from Key West containing a new species of Vireo. 

 U. S. Fish Commission, Washington, D. C. 17400. '86. (v, a) 

 Fishes. Eulamia milberti, rteraclis carolinus, Notacanthus n. sp., Oreosoma {?), Paralepis, 

 Gobiesox, Hccmulon, Lutjanus, Epincphelus, JIarengula,Ennearentrus, Exoceetus,Arius, 

 Hemirhamplius, Scopelus, Myrophis, Leptocephalus, Oligoplites, Echeneis, Synapho- 

 branchus, LTaloporphyrus, Macrurus, Scyllium pusillus, llopJo.sthcthus, Cyclothone, 

 Lcemonema, Maurolicus, Lycodcs, Chlorophthalmus, Baia, Sigmops, Serrivomer, Me- 

 lamphaes, Sternoptyx, Argyropelccus, Urolophus, Chaunax, Cottunculus, Apogon, 

 Stephanoberyx, Lophius, Coryphcenoides, Callionymus, Gonostoma, Dibranclius, Hip- 

 pocampus, Dicrolene, Chauliodus, Malthe, Amitra, Stoinias, Ncobythites, Scorpcena, 

 Plectromus, Synodus, Monocanthus, Antennarius, Halosaurus, Calamus, Sparisoma, 

 Scarus, Carcharias, Batistes, Mugil, Glyphidodon, Atherina, Labrosomus, Pomacenirus, 

 Xyrichthys, Platyglossus, Gobius, Julis, Leptocephalus, Teirodon, Scopelus, Cypri- 

 nodon, Fierasfer, Syngnathus, Synodus, Dussumieria, Pomacanthus, Seriola, Caranx, 

 Murama, from Bahama Islands. 

 U. S. Fish Commission, Washington, District of Columbia. 17400. '86. (vn) 

 Egyptian Mummy. 



Hon. S. S. Cox, United States Minister to Turkey. 17401. '8(5. (n, a) (De- 

 scribed on page 50.) 

 Opossums, Didelpliys virgiuiana, from near Bennings, District of Columbia. 

 W. B. Shaw, Washington, District of Columbia. 17102. 7 86. (iv) 

 Korean Silver Coins, two oue-8hot= 15 cents, and one two-shot = 30 cents. 



Lieut. W. A. Mintzer, U. S. Navy. 17403. '86. (i) ' 

 Reptiles, Eutcunia sirtalis sir talis. 



H. C. Bumpus, Providence, Rhode Island. 17404. '86. (vi) 

 Fossil Butter and a china dish, supposed to be over a hundred years old. 



D. Charlton, Christiansburgh, Virginia. 17405. '80. (i) 



Military PASStoFredericksburgh, dated Richmond, Virginia, September 2, 1861, and 

 signed by John Letcher, governor of Virginia. 



Capt. C. W. Dunnington, U. S. National Museum. 17406. '86. (i) 

 Fossils, Ammonites texanus von Buch. 



Capt. W. H. Clapp, Fort Stockton, Texas. 17407. '86. (xm, ab) 

 Kaolin. 



Sam H. Houston, New Orleans, Louisiana. 17408. '86. (xvn) 

 Nerka Salmon, Oncorhy melius nerka. 



E. G. Blackford, New York City. 17409. '86. (vn) 

 Indian Painting on a deer skin. (Deposited.) 



W. W. Blake, Estacion, Mexico. 17410. '86. (n, b) 

 Deposits from Geyser Springs, Saratoga, New York. 



Miss Mary E. Mann, Washington, District of Columbia. 17411. '86. (xvn) 

 Rock Salt. 



American Salt Company, New Iberia, Louisiana. (Through J. G.Haskell.) 

 17412. '86. (xvn) 



Cast of a fossil tooth, Elephas primigenius, found in Kishwaukee River, near Marengo, 

 Illinois. 

 O. P. Rogers, Marengo, Illinois. 17413. '86. (xi) 



