722 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1890. 



Balch, Dr. Edward T. (South Bond, Washington). Two specimens of stone imple- 

 ments, and one specimen of sandstone from Willapa River, at low tide, June 

 1875. 23062. 



Baldwin, I. W. (Cochranville, Pennsylvania). Arrow-points found in West Fal- 

 lowfield Township. 228/2. 



Balfour, Henry (Oxford University Museum, Oxford, England). Six specimens of 

 Carib celts from the West Indies (exchange) (23266) ; saucer-shaped lamp made 

 of pottery from Cyprus (exchauge) (22646). (See under Natural History Museum, 

 Oxford.) 



Banchoft, J. C. (Washington, District of Columbia). One Imari bottle, date, 1650 ; 

 one bowl Akahatayama, date 1800; one bowl, Kakiyewon (22855); one Bizen 

 bottle, gourd-shaped, with handle (exchauge) (22856). 



Bangs & Co. (New York City), (through Mr. W. Eliot Woodward.) Collection of 

 archaeological specimens. 22813. 



Baratonni, C. A. (See under E. Michel.) 



Barnes, Judge W. H. (Tucson, Arizona). Specimen of embolite from Noon Camp, 

 near Nogales (collected by Dr. W. F. Hillebrand, of the U. S. Geological Sur- 

 vey). 22601. 



Barnum, Lieut. M. H., U. S. Army (Fort Pena, Colorado, Texas). Skin and eggs of 

 Scaled Partridge (Callipepla squamata). (22239, 22372.) 



Barrett, F. N. (New York City). Portrait of M. Appert, the iuventor of the method 

 of preserving food by hermetically sealing it in cans. 22501. 



Barrett, O. D. (Washington, District of Columbia). Five specimens of hematite 

 nodules from near Coyote, New Mexico. 22362. 



Bartlett, Dr. John (Chicago, Illinois). Lines, sail-pin, and photograph of a 

 Burmese canoe. 23250. 



Bayley, Dr. J. R. (Newport, Oregon). Rock containing living specimens of boring 

 mollii8ks, Pholas, Lithodomus, etc. 23244. 



Bayley, Prof. W. S. (Colby University, Waterville, Maine). Two specimens of tin 

 ore (exchange). 23036. (See under Colby University. ) 



Beach, Horace (Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin). Specimens of pearl-bearing river 

 mussels, pearls, and cabinet specimen (one valve polished;. 22450. 



Bean, Barton A. (U. S. National Museum). Two birds (in flesh) from base of the 

 Washington Monument. 22406. 



Bean, Dr. T. H. (U. S. National Museum). Skin of Pacific Kittawake (Bissa tridac- 

 tile pollicaris), and stone lamp from Kodiak Island, Alaska (22694, 22762); 

 cedar bark-beater, from Skidgate, British Columbia. (22762.) 



Beath, J. W. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Thirty-six specimens of cut stones, con- 

 sisting of onyx, cameos, bloodstone intaglio, hematite intaglios, moss-agate, sar- 

 donyx cameo, carnelian, agate armlet, agate paperweight, opalescent quartz 

 (cut), opal in limonite (cut), etc. 22379. 



Becker, G. F. (See under Interior Department, U. S. Geological Survey.) 



Becker, M. J. (Fort Scott, Kansas). Two concretions, one containing sphalerite 

 and one pyrite. 23326. 



Beckwitii, Paul (U. S. National Museum). Bronze medal, organization of the First 

 Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard, latil; brass medal, unveiling statue of 

 General Meade, October 8, 1887 (22312); book "The Spellbinders' Souvenir" 

 (22395) ; Union Veteran Union badge (22549) ; five button-hole badges — Order of 

 the Mystic Shrine ; Independent Order Good Templars ; Knights of Pythias ; 

 Knights of Pythias Uniform Rank ; Knights of the Golden Eagle (22628) ; cata- 

 logues of coins and medals of some of the large collections in England (23306). 



Belding, L. (Stockton, California). Seven specimens, representing four species of 

 birds' skins, including the recently described Turdus sequoiensis Belding (22191); 

 alcoholic specimens of mammals, Lagomys princeps, Spermophilus Eichardsoni, var. 

 L. Bcldingi, Merriam, Putorius longicauda, Tamias asiaticus quadrivUtaius, Tliomo- 

 mys talpoides umbrinus, Tamias lateralis (22268); three skins of Lagomys princeps, 



