680 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1887. 



Seeds. 



John H. Lemon, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana. 19013. '87. (xv) 

 Fossils : Favosites emmonsii Rominger, F. hemispherica Troost, and Michelina favosi- 

 toidea Billings (107 specimens). 

 John H. Lemon, New Albany, Indiana. 19013. '87. (xiii,a) 

 Eggs (3) of Meg ascops asio. 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, U. S. Army, Fort Wingate, New Mexico. 19014. '87. 

 (v,b) 

 Shells: Helix fidelis, R.conspecta, H. vancouverensis, R. columbiana, Bulinus fabricius 

 (2), Melania sp. (9 specimens). 

 Aurelius Todd, Elk Head, Oregon. 19015. '87. (ix) 

 Mammals: Haplodon rufus, Neotoma fuscipes, Sciuroplerus volucella, Scapanus toivn- 

 sendi, and Arvicola townsendi (skins). 

 Aurelius Todd, Elk Head, Oregon. 19015. '87. (iv) 

 Coleoptera. 



Aurelius Todd, Elk Head, Oregon. 19015. '87. (x) 



Burbot, Lota lota maculosa; for examination. 



Capt. Henry Romeyn, U.S. Army, Fort Keogh, Montana. 19016. '87. (vn) 

 Red-breasted Merganser, Merganser serrator. 



Dr. A. K. Fisher, Department of Agriculture. 19017. '87. ( v, a) 

 Pawnee Head-dress ; said to by the last in the Pawnee tribe. 



Nelson Rice, Pawnee Indian Agency, Indian Territory. 19018. '87. (ii,a) 

 Eggs of Aphelocoma sieberii arizonce and 6 eggs of Psaltriparus plumheus. 



Lieut. Harry C. Benson, U. S. Army, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. 19019. '87. 



(V,B) 



Bird-skins. 



William Lloyd, Paint Rock, Texas. 19020. '87. (v, a) 

 Ore, for analysis. 



M. L. Crawford, Salado, Bell County, Texas. 19021. '87. (xviii) 

 Limonite, rich in iron ; for examination. 



Lewis McKenzie, Alexandria, Virginia. 19022. '87. (xviii) 

 Quartz and chloritic material, quartzose conglomerate containing iron ; for exami- 

 nation. 



William F. Carlisle, Washington, District of Columbia. 19023. '87. (xviii) 

 Anchor-stone; for examination. (Returned.) 



R. H. Day, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 19024. '87. (in) 

 Archaeological Objects brought from Easter Island (Rapa Nui) by U. S. S. Mohican 

 and U. S. S. Galena : 



No. 1. Stone image, weighing about 3 tons, and about 8 feet in height by 4 in 

 width, showing head, shoulders, and bust, but only outlines of arms, the latter 

 not distinct from the body, but a slightly raised surface carved straight down 

 the side, with the forearms placed across the stomach at right angles, lingers 

 touching and slightly interlaced. Below this point the general shape of the 

 monolit i is square. 



No. 2. Block of red tufa or calcareous rock, porous and brittle, slightly oval- 

 shaped, square on top, with slightly convex base. Supposed to be a crown for 

 image. 



No. 3. Image (head and shoulders) composed of or cut from substance resem- 

 bling sandstone, measuring about 26 inches across shoulders and about 40 iu 

 height. Mouth small, lips very thin, nose and ears well defined and abnormally 

 large. Eyes are simply deep recesses. 



Nos. 4 and 5. Stone slabs, with hieroglyphics in reddish- brown and white color 

 traced upon them. Average thickness, about 3 inches; length and width, about 

 4 feet by 2. 



Nos. 6, 7, and 8. Stone slabs similar to but smaller than the above, and hiero- 

 glyphics more indistinct. 



