REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



77 



Tear. 



1881 



1882 



1883 



1884 



1885 (January to June) 



1885-'8G 



1886-'87 



1887-'88 



1888-89 



1889~'90 



Accession 

 numbers 



(inclusive). 



9890-11000 

 11001-12500 

 12501-13900 

 13901-15550 

 15551-16208 

 16209-17704 

 17705-19350 

 19351-20831 

 20832-22178 

 22179-23340 



Number of 



accessions 



during tbe 



year. 



1,111 



1,500 

 1,400 

 1, 650 

 658 

 1,496 

 I, 646 

 1,481 

 1,347 

 1, 16.' 



A geographical statement, showing the source of the more important 

 accessions, is here presented : 



GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OF THE MORE IMPORTANT ACCESSIONS. 



During the year, material has been received from almost every region 

 in the world, a large proportion, however, coming from various parts of 

 the United States. 



This statement refers to the more important accessions. They are 

 arranged, as far as possible, to indicate the localities from whence they 

 are received, rather than the residence of the sender. 



AFRICA. 



Canary Islands. — From Dr. E. Bey, of Leipsic, Germany, were pur- 

 chased a number of birds' skins. 



Gape Town. — Specimens of materia medica were received from the 

 Botanic Garden, Mr.P.MacOwau, Director, through Mr. William Harvey 

 Brown. 



Congo District. — A collection of insects, crystals, minerals, and metals, 

 specimens of Musa and Pancratium (plants), palm-fiber from which 

 ropes, tops, mats, and many other things are made; gum copal, Africau 

 rubber, cocoon of Congo silkworm, hippopotamus tusks, piece of skin 

 from the Congo seal, and elephant hair, have been presented by Mr. J. 

 H. Cainp, of Herring, Ohio. 



Egypt. — A pottery lamp, from Alexandria, was sent by Mr. M. F. Sav- 

 age, of New York City. 



Liberia. — Lieut. Frederic Singer, U. S. Navy, presented a termite 

 queen from Sinou County. 



Morocco, New Caledonia, and neighboring islands. — From the Ethno- 

 logical Museum, Berlin, Germany, were received ethnological objects 

 from these and other regions, and also specimens illustrating the ethnol- 

 ogy of the Wasaguan negroes. 



Zanzibar. — Dr. W. L. Abbott, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who is 

 making extensive jouraeyiugs in Africa and in other regions, has gen- 



