THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 57 



terranean and other European algae for specimens from North 

 America. 



W. A. Thomas, of Irvington, Westchester county, New York, de- 

 sires to exchange minerals and fossils of New York for those of other 

 States. 



James Lewis, of Mohawk, New York, is prepared to exchange 

 •hells ot New York for others from the south and west. 



B. Pybas, of Tuscumbia, Alabama, will exchange shells of the 

 Tennessee river for Silurian and Tertiary fossils. 



Frank Higgins, of Columbus, Ohio, will exchange Ohio shells for 

 those of southern States. 



Dr. Emile Cornaria, Assistant Director of the Civic Museum, 

 Milan, will exchange vertebrata, mollusca, insects, and fossils of 

 Italy, Hungary, &c, for corresponding specimens from America. 



H — List of Additions to the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in 



1855. 



Dr. R. P. Abbott, U. S. A. — Reptiles from near Fort Yuma, Cali- 

 fornia. 



Professor L. Agassiz. — Fresh-water fish from China ; mammals 

 from Massachusetts and Lake Superior. 



Dr. W. TV. Anderson. — Living deer and antelope from Texas. 

 Specimens of destructive insects (Spenophorus) from South Carolina. 



Dr. W. IV. Anderson, V. S. A. — Reptiles, fishes, and young beaver 

 in alcohol, from Texas. 



Professor E. B. Andrews. — Reptiles from western Louisiana. 

 Deposited. 



Seth Andrews. — Infusorial earth from Olympia, Washington Ter- 

 ritory. 



Dr. TV. 0. Ayres. — Fishes and scalops from San Francisco. 



S. F. Baird. — Collections of fishes and reptiles made at Elizabeth- 

 town, Saranac Lake, Ogdensburg, and Madrid. Thirty skins of mam- 

 mals from northern New York. Living racoon from California. 



Thomas Barnett. — Minerals and fossils from Niagara Falls. 



Dr. J. B. Barratt. — Skin of scalops, and two boxes of insects from 

 South Carolina. 



A. C. Barry. — Mammals and fishes from Wisconsin. 



John G. Bell. — Polar hare {Lepus glacialis) and mounted quail, 

 (Ortyx virginianus.) Specimens in flesh of the varying hare of New 

 York, [Lepus americanus.) 



J. Jacob Bower. — Specimen in flesh of black swan of Australia, 

 Barnacle goose, and blue-headed pigeon from his aviary. 



Dr. T. M. Brewer. — Mammals in alcohol from Massachusetts. 



J. L. Bridger. — Keg of mammals and reptiles, skins of squirrels 

 and hares, from North Carolina. 



Solomon G. Brown. — Mammals from vicinity of Washington. 



A. Campbell. — Two foetal black-tail deer from California. 



Major J. H. Carleton, U. S. A. — Seeds of grass from the Pecos 

 river. 



Captain J. B. Casey, U. S. A. — Tail of a ray, (Tampa Bay.) 



