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13 specimens of pigments used by the Japanese printers of ckromoxylo- 

 graphs. 



Hiramata Rei, the chief Buddhist priest of Japan, presented a section 

 of rope made of human hair, which had been used as an ordinary cable 

 in lifting building-material in the construction of a Buddhist temple at 

 Kyoto ; a table of the names of the provinces of the donors, showing the 

 size and length of each of the ropes used in the construction of the east- 

 ern Hon-gwan-ji temple at Kyoto, and a lithograph of the famous 

 Buddhist temple. The above objects were transmitted through the 

 Department of State, by the Hon. John T. Swift, U. S. consul at Tokio, 

 Japan. 



Yokohama. — Messrs. Fraser, Farley, and Varnum, of Yokohama, sent 

 specimens of various grades of teas. 



Mr. Romyn Hitchcock, of the U. S. National Museum, presented a col- 

 lection of insects, mollusks, marine invertebrates, and a bat, Vesperugo 

 abramus, collected in Japan, and in addition to these objects a collec- 

 tion of Aiuo articles, specimens of sulphur collected from the active 

 volcano Iwo-san, botanical specimens from the islands of Yezo, Shiko- 

 tan, and Yeterof (Iterup). A number of objects illustrating Japanese 

 life were obtained from Mr. Hitchcock by purchase. 



ASIATIC RUSSIA. 



Syr-Darya. — From Dr. E. Rey, of Leipsic, Germany, were obtained, 

 by purchase, a collection of birds' skins. Eight birds' skins, gathered 

 in different localities in Asia, were also obtained from him by purchase. 



ASIA MINOR. 



Armenia. — Mr. H. de Morgan, of New York City, presented bones from 

 Armenian graves at or near Allah- Verdi, collected by him. From him 

 were obtained by purchase 78 specimens of prehistoric antiquities col- 

 lected in America. 



Bagdad. — From Dr. John P. Peters, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 

 was received a shepherd's pipe, used by the Arabs of Irak. 



Jerusalem. — From Mrs. B. F. Ulman, of Baltimore, Maryland, was 

 received a set of fringes for Jewish ceremonial garment. 



Tyre. — Mr. M. F. Savage, of New York City, presented a lamp made 

 of pottery. 



TURKEY IN ASIA. 



Island of Cyprus. — Mr. Henry Balfour, of Oxford, England, sent in 

 exchange a saucer-shaped lamp of pottery. 



EUROPE. 

 AUSTRO-HUNGARY. 



Hungary. — From Mr. Louis Molnar, of Molna Szecsod, Empyhazos 

 Hollos, was received in exchange 8i> specimens, representing 71 species 

 of birds' skins, and G mammal skins. 



