LIST OF ACCESSIONS. 701 



Stone Pipe with human faces carved on opposite sides, an unfinished ceremonial ob- 

 ject, a natural formation, small round stone with groove, and two fragments of 

 celts. (Exchange.) 

 R. W. Mercer, Cincinnati, Ohio. 19337. '87. (hi) 

 Salmon-skins, four dried specimens, and three specimens tanned by Indian method. 

 As the Indians tan them, they possess an extraordinary elasticity, when they are 

 fastened onto the backs of their yew-tree bows, which seem to resist without 

 injury a constant strain of many years. 

 Robert Radcliffe, Baird, California. 19338. '87. (i) 

 Babylonian and Assyrian Seals. 



R. S. Williams, Utica, New York. 19339. '87. (n, a) 

 U. S. Copper One-half Cent, dated 1809. 



A. L. Wood worth, Norfolk, Virginia. 19340. '87. (i) 

 Mealy Amazon, Chrysotis farinosa. 



Zoological Society of Philadelphia, (Through A. E. Brown). 19341. 

 '87. (xii) 

 Coins, silver and copper, and paper money of Mexico. 



Dr. E. Palmer, Smithsonian Institution. 19342. '87. (i) 

 Norwich Canary. 



Conrad Zeller, Washington, District of Columbia. 19343. '87. (v, a) 

 Fossil Coral (100 specimens) and Petremiies sp. (65 specimens), Lower Carboniferous. 



John H. Lemon, New Albany, Indiana. 19344. '87. (xm, a) 

 Bird, type of Porzav a alfaro, from Costa Rica. 



Anastasio Alfaro, secretary Costa Rica National Museum. (Through J. C. 

 Zeledon.) 19345. '87. (v, a) 

 Chameleon (scorpion or green lizard^), Jnolis principalis (two specimens from Cape 

 Romano, Florida). 



Lieut. J. F. Moser, U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Survey steamer A. D. Bache, New- 

 port, Rhode Island. 19346. '87. (vi) 

 Fishes: Ictalurus, Lagocephalus, Elacate, Prionotus, Vomer, Hcmirhamphus, Echeneis, 

 Parephippus, Chilomycterus, Jchirus, Dactyloscopies, Ophidium, CalUonymus, Lipho- 

 stoma, Chasmodes, etc. ; from the west coast of Florida. 



Lieut. J. F. Moser, U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Survey steamer A. D. Bache, New- 

 port, Rhode Island. 19346. '87. (vii) 

 Mollusks, from Florida Reefs ; in alcohol. 



Lieut. J. F. Moser, U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Survey steamer A. D. Bache, New- 

 port, Rhode Island. 19346. '87. (ix) 

 Insects ; from Florida. 



Lieut. J. F. Moser, U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Survey steamer A. D. Bache, New- 

 port, Rhode Island. 19346. '86. (x) 

 Marine Invertebates : Echinoderms, Crustaceans, Sponges, Ascidians, etc. ; from 

 the west coast of Florida. 



Lieut. J. F. Moser, U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Survey steamer J. D. Bache, New- 

 port, Rhode Island. 19346. '87. (xi) 

 Bird, type of Porzana alfaro, from Costa Rica. 



Anastasio Alfaro, secretary Costa Rica National Museum. (Through J. C. 

 Zeledon.) 19345. '87. (v,a) 

 American Hercules Beetle, Belostoma americana ; for examination. 



H. C. Mosley, Charleston, South Carolina. 19347. '87. (x) 

 False Topaz (8 specimens). (Purchased.) 



Miss Laura E. Scott, Washington, District of Columbia. 19348. '87. (xvi) 

 Meteoric Iron from Tennessee and Virginia; meteoric stones from Italy and from 

 India. (Exchange.) 

 Ward and Howell, Rochester, New York. 19349. '87. (xvi) 



