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Astragalus molissimus .' 429 



Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" Railroad Company, bison herd belonging to.. 461 



Atkinson, Prof. George P., presents specimens of chipmunk , 89 



sends spiders 120 



Atriplex canescens 429 



Atwood, John N., sends specimens of norite 152 



Auckland Museum sends birds in exchange 96 



bird skins 54 



Auks, special study of the 96 



Aulone necklace 328 



Austin, A. J., sends skeletons of blackfish 51,56 



Austria, minerals from 55 



Australia, specimens received from 54 



Australian Museum, mammals received from the 90 



Axolotls, distribution of 27 



presented by Dr. R. W. Shufeldt 27 



Babcock, Lieut. William C, sends barnacles 45 



marine dredgings 126 



specimens from Peru 57 



Baby-seal hook, meaning of 336 



Bache, marine invertebrates collected by Coast Survey steamer 48 



Bag fastener, use of 336 



Bailey, S. C. H., sends specimens of cuprite in exchange 55 



Baird, California, ethnological objects from 67 



Baird, Mrs. S. F., contributes gems 23 



presents minerals 149 



Baird, Prof. Spencer F., contributions to library from 25 



notice of paper by 564 



reference to death of 3 



relinquishes active control of the Institution and the 



Museum 4 



Baker, Dr. Frank, delivers a lecture 33 



Baker, J. G. , ferns sent to 147 



notice of paper by 564 



Baker, Lieut. A. , collects marine invertebrates 135 



Baker, William J. , earthen relics obtained through 78 



Baldwin, A. H 129 



Ballarat Fish Acclimatization Society presents Tasmanian mammals 54 



Baltimore Chrome Works sends chrome ores 47, 51 



Banded seal presented by Capt. M. A. Healy 56 



Barco, Capt. Bayley T. , collects aquatic mammals 90, 137 



sends skeletons of dolphin, whale, and blackfish 17 



specimen of Kogia brcviceps 22 



Barker. Henry L. , presents reptiles 103 



Bark-skinner, meaning of 336 



Barlow, S. L. M., presents a votive offering from Mexico 68 



Bartlett, John D. , sends a fossil oyster 48 



Base bullion, definition of 157 



Batchelder, Charles F., notice of paper by 564 



Batchelor, Rev. Ward, ancient pottery purchased from 77 



sends Mexican pottery 45 



Bayet, Dr. Ernest, proposes an exchange of fossils 28 



Bead separator, use of 336 



Bean, B. A., assistant in department of fishes 105 



