LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 657 



Tourmaline Crystal; for examination. 



W. S. H.ckey, Bakersville, North Carolina. 18582. '87. (xvi) 

 Molybdenite ; for examination. 



William Zeekendorf, Tucson, Arizona. 18583. '87. (xvi) 

 Engraving, head of Christ on Veronica's handkerchief, 1649. 



G. Brown Goode, Washington, District of Columbia. 18584. '86. (i) 

 Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina, from Wood's Holl, Massachusetts. 



U. S. Fish Commission, Washington. 18585. '87. (iv) 

 Etching Tools: Hand-vise, cake of etching ground, dabber, bottle of transparent 

 etching paste, etching needle,. cake of banking wax, bottle of acid, roller, bottle 

 of " stopping out" varnish, scraper, 2 burnishers, charcoal, piece of crocus paper, 

 2 dry-point needles, 2 pens, and 2 gravers. 



Peter Moran, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 18586. '87. (i) 

 English Crested Canary, Serinus canariensis, var. 



W. C. Weeden, U. S. National Museum. 18587. '87. (v, a) 

 Tooth, left post upper molar of domestic pig, Sus scrofa; for examination. 



Elgin Scientific Society, Elgin, Illinois. (Through S. F. Perry.) 185S8. '87. 



(XII) 



Lower Pharyngeal Bone of Big-jawed Sucker, Placoplxarynx sp. ; for examination. 



Elgin Scientific Society, Elgin, Illinois. 18588. '87. (vn) 

 Plant, Cassia sp. ; for examination. 



Elgin Scientific Society, Elgin, Illinois. 18588. '87. (xv) 

 Cretaceous Fossil, Belemiiltella ; for examination. 



Elgin Scientific Society, Elgin, Illinois. 18588. '87. (xin, b) 

 Gypsum, and fluorite; for examination. 



Elgin Scientific Society, Elgin, Illinois. 18588. '87. (xvi) 

 Fossil, Illamus coxus (?), cast of Euomphalus, of the type E. decewi, of the Upper 

 Helderberg. 



Elgin Scientific Society, Elgin, Illinois. 18588. '87. (xin, a) 

 Fossil, Conularia pappilaia ; for examination. 



James W. Rogan, Rogersville, Tennessee. 18589. '87. (xin, a) 

 Rock, consisting of a hydrous silicate of magnesia with free iron oxides and carbon- 

 ate of lime; for examination. 



Hon. M. C. Butler, U. S. Senate. 18590. '87. (xvn) 

 Larvae of a May fly, Palegenia sp. ; for examination. 



A. R. Reed, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. 18591. '87. (x) 

 Manganese Ore ; for examinatioo. 



Thomas J. Cypert, Cypress Inn, Wayne County, Tennessee. (Through Hon. 

 W. C. Whitthorne.) 18592. '87. (xvm) 

 Swainson's Hawk, Buteo sivainsoni. 



J. A. Loomis, Paint Rod, Concho County, Texas. 18593. '87. (v, a) 

 Plants (9,269 specimens). (Purchased.) 



Dr. J. P. F. Brunner, Krumsville, Pennsylvania. 18594. '87. (xv) 

 Shrew, Sorex vagrans. 



Dr. J. C. Merrill, U. S. Army, Fort Klamath, Oregon. 18595. '87. (iv) 

 California Quail, Lophortyx calif ornicus. (Deposited.) 



R. Ridgway, U. S. National Museum. 18596. '87. (v,a) 

 Bird-skins (4 specimens) (3 species). 



William Lloyd, Paint Creek, Concho County, Texas. 18597. '87. (v, a) 

 Nudibranch Mollusk, probably Dendronotus. 



James G. Swan, Port Towusend, Washington Territory. 18598. '87. fix) 

 Bird-skins; for examination. (Returned.) 



Charles B. Cory, Boston, Massachusetts. 18599. '87. (v, a) 

 Chinese Brass Coin, one-cash of Shim-Chih, 1644-1661. 



Dr. D. Bethune McCartee, Washington, District of Columbia. 18600. '87. (i) 

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