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Montana, a fish and insects from 56 



expedition for buffalo to 17,22,60 



specimens obtained by the 88 



bead of Cervus canadensis from 56 



Moose-skins presented 89 



Moran, Peter, offers etchings and drawings 13 



presents plates illustrating process of etching , 12 



Moroom, G. F., presents a bird ". 48 



sends a brown crane 98 



Morgan, Hon. J. T., seudsores 45 



Morris, D., asks for American woods 28 



Morrison, Prof. I. H., sends minerals 52 



Moser, Lieut. J. F., collects marine specimens 134 



forwards marine invertebrates 126 



information furnished to 114 



sends marine invertobrates from coast of Florida 48, 57 



Moss-bag 168 



Mouth-piece to oil bag 337 



Mountain beaver, specimens purchased 89 



"Mountain" buffalo 407 



Mounted specimens of American bison in National Museum 396 



Murdoch, John, appointed librarian of Smithsonian Institution 26 



assistant librarian 25 



notice of papers by 579 



Murtfeldt, Miss M. E., presents Lepidoptera 119 



Muscat, Imaum of, transfer to Museum of gems presented in 1840 by 56 



Museum of Comparative Zoology, distribution of marine invertebrates to 21 



Natural History, Paris, exchanges with 27 



sends mammals in exchange 89 



specimens from Patagonia 69 



Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, exchanges with 28 



Musical instruments, collection of. 10 



Muskrat bow and arrow 337 



Myriapoda, arrangement of the 118 



Nagle, Dr. J. E., reptiles received from 104 



Naltnnne Tunne Indians, model of cradle used by 67 



Nantucket, arrangement for expedition to 4 



Napo Indian carrier 282 



Nascopi infants, care of 168 



Nasb, Dr. P. S., acknowledgment of services of 58 



information furnished to _____ 114 



National Convention of Superintendents of Schools, meetings of the 33 



Dental Association holds meetings in lecture hall 33 



Ethnological Museum at Lcyden offers ethnological material from 



Africa 28 



Museum, accessions to tbe 43 



appropriations for 33 



bibliography of the, 1887 559 



bison at the - 463 



cases constructed for 34 



condition and progress of 3 



correspondence of the 36 



labels printed for 37 



mounted group of bison in the 546 



publications of the 28,561 



