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Venezuela, tent from 68 



Venus mercenaria 306 



Verde River, decoy deer's head from 57 



Vermont, specimens received from 52 



Verrill, Prof. A. E 130,131 



co-operation of 31 



in charge of biological laboratory at "Wood's Holl 133 



notice of papers by _ 592 



Vertebrate fossils, O. C. Marsh, honorary curator of department of 5 



Vespertilio longicrus, description of 92 



Virginia, American bison in 378 



collections received from ... 52 



Visitors to Museum from 1881 to 1887, table showing number of 31 



in 1886-'87, number of 30 



Vulpesfulvus mounted in Museum workshop 39 



"Wakashan Indians 169 



Walcott, C. D., acknowledgment of services of 59 



fossils collected by ...58, 140 



honorary curator of Paleozoic fossils 22, 139 



notice of papers by 593 



obtains slabs of Potsdam quartz 50 



presents slabs of quartzite 152 



transfers Taconic fossils collected in New York 50 



Walker, Commodore John G., assists in obtaining collections from Easter Isl- 

 and 15 



Walker, Richard M., presents insects — -. 120 



Wallace, Dr. Alfred R., archa&ological specimens sent to 85 



Wampam-peege ... 305 



Wampom ' 305 



Wampon 305 



Wampum 305,313 



peage 308 



use of S04 



Wapiti antlers presented - 89 



Ward and Howell present specimens of meteoric iron from India 54 



send meteoric iron from Tennessee in exchange ............ 52 



slab of meteoric iron 45 



slices of meteoric iron — .- 49 



specimens of almandite 46 



War Department, accessions received through 56 



acknowledgment of co-operation of 60 



Ward, H. H., skeleton of monk seal purchased « 90 



Ward, Lester F., acknowledgment of services of 59 



honorary curator of botany 23,147 



fossil plants 145 



notice of papers by 593 



Washburne, F. L., sends fishes 108 



Washington, specimens received from 53 



Water temperatures of Atlantic coast, report upon the 21 



tubes - 337 



Watkins, J. E., curator of section of transportation 10,79 



Watson, J. K., earthen relics obtained through 78 



Webb, J. G., sends blackfish - 48 



Webster, E. H., sends model of catamaran 69 



Webster, F. S., birds in exchange from : 99 



H. Mis. 600, pt. 2 49 



