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66 REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



Dr. J. P. Kirtland. — Skins Bombycilla garrula, 1 jar of fishes, 

 skin of wolf and squirrels from Cleveland, Ohio. 



J. Lippman. — Minerals, (148 specimens,) from Schwarzenberg, 

 Saxony. 



B. 0. Lowndes. — Arvicola pinetorum (field mouse) from Bladens- 

 hurg, Maryland. 



S. 21. Luther. — Eggs, shells and skin of mink from Portage county, 

 Ohio. 



J. M. Cue. — Fossil hones of deer and woodchuck from Augusta 

 county, Virginia. 



R. B. Marcy, U. 8. A. — Box of minerals and fossils from Fort 

 Belknap. 



A. W. Massey. — Skins of raccoon, gray fox, and jar of mammals 

 from Spottsylvania, Virginia. 



Maximilian, Prince of Wied. — Skins of European mammals. 

 Professor F. Merrich.— Fossil fishes from Delaware, Ohio. De- 

 posited 



Br. Ed. Merrill. — 2 packages moss from Louisiana. 



B. Miller , jr. — Living fox squirrel from Pennsylvania. 

 Mr. Milton.— -Coins from Michigan. 



Professor Mitchell. — Reptiles, fishes and mammals from Tennessee. 



Carlton R. Moore. — Deformed antlers of Cervus virginianus. 



W. Moss. — Specimens of Scarabo?us tityus from near Washington. 



Dr. J. S. Newberry. — Minerals, fossil fishes, and reptiles from 

 Ohio, skull of beaver from Lake Superior, skins of cinnamon bear, 

 black bear, and young grizzlis from Oregon. 



Dr. Neivcomb. — 100 species and 40 varieties of Achatinella from the 

 Sandwich Islands. 



Judge C. Newton. — Arvicola and FLesperomys in alcohol from Ohio. 



New Orleans Academy of Natural Sciences. — One keg of serpents, 

 and skins of squirrels from New Orleans. 

 Dr. Nichols. — Racoon from California. 



John E. Nitchie. — Box minerals {Lead ores) from Shelburne, New 

 Hampshire. 



Lieutenant Nugen, U. S. A. — Skins of mountain goat from Cascade 

 mountains, Oregon. 



B. F. Odell. — Box with skins of mammals, lynx, rabbit, &c, from 

 Iowa. 



Captain Page, U. S. N. — Skin of ant-eater and goat, tank of alco- 

 holic specimens, 4 bales plants from Paraguay, box birds, keg con- 

 taining i-kin of Jaguar, Myopotamus, and armadillo from the Salado 

 river, Paraguay. 



Edward Palmer. — Reptiles, fishes and insects from Paraguay. 



J. T. K. Plant. — Shells and miscellanea from Washington. 



Professor Poey. — Solenodon paradoxa. Skull of Capromys, Emys 

 decussata, and rugosa, from Cuba. 



Co/ptain Pope, U. S. A. — 14 boxes of collections in ail departments 

 of natural iiistory from the Llano Estacado, of Texas. 



J. I'. Postell. — Skins and skulls, mammals, shells, from Georgia. 



J. W. Raymond. — Living plant, Espirito santo, from Panama. 

 Large grasshopper from Aspinwall. 



