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Little Cayman. — From Mr. J. 0. Maynard, of Newtoliville, Massa- 

 chusetts, were purchased 5 specimens of the recently described Sala 

 coryi Mayn. 



LESSER ANTILLES. 



Barbadoes. — From Rev. F. Gardiner, jr., of Pomfret, Connecticut, was 

 received a basket, one game (Wa-wee), tambourine, violin and case. 



Trinidad. — Mr. J. 0. Hart, of Trinidad, sent 2 alcoholic specimens of 

 Eupempliix trinitatis. 



From Mr. Henry Balfour, of Oxford, England, were received in ex- 

 change 6 specimens of Carib stone celts. 



SOUTH AMERICA. 



BRITISH GUIANA. 



The Demarara Museum, through Mr. J. J. Quelch, sent in exchange 

 4 skins of adult Hoatzins, Opisthocomus cristatus, several alcoholic speci- 

 mens of the same, and 2 skeletons. 



CHILI. 



Messrs. Ward and Howell, of Rochester, New York, presented a 

 specimen of meteoric ore from Pnquois. 



From the Peabody Museum was received in exchange a basket, found 

 by Prof. F. W. Putnam and Dr. C. F. Metz. 



GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. 



From the U. S. Fish Commission were received alcoholic specimens of 

 fishes collected by the steamer A Ibatross on the islands and northward. 



UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA. 



Aspinwall. — Dr. Joseph L. Hancock, of Chicago, Illinois, presented a 

 living snake which was found coiled around a bunch of bananas. This 

 has been transferred to the Zoological Park. 



Boyacd. — From Mr. Carlos Martinez Silva, delegate from the United 

 States of Colombia to the International American Conference, was re- 

 ceived a case of butterflies from the famous emerald mines of Muso, 

 State of Boyaca. 



From the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachu- 

 setts, were received in exchange alcoholic specimens of South Ameri. 

 can Siluroids. 



CHINA. 



Mr. W. W. Rockhill (formerly of the American legation at Pekin) 

 presented Chinese paper currency, and a collection of ethnological 

 objects. 



Mongolia. — Mr. Rockhill presented a collection of ethnological objects 

 from western Mongolia. 



Thibet. — Mr. Rockhill presented a collection of ethnological objects 

 from Thibet. He also deposited several ethnological objects from east- 



