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from the Isthmus of Darien (Atrato expedition,) made by Arthur 

 iSchott, assisted by Wm. S. and Charles Wood. 



Museum d' Histoire Naturelle, Paris. — Collection of 81 species ser- 

 pents, types of erpetologie generale. 



Alfred Newton. — Pair of stellers ducks, and Xema minuta. 



Dr. Ed. Palmer. — Fossils from Kansas; skin of wild cat. 



J. D. Parker. — Horns of moose, deer, skull of bear, &c, from 

 Maine. 



James P. Postell. — Reptiles, mammals, and invertebrates from 

 Georgia. 



Patent Office. — Government collections in natural history in Patent 

 Office, consisting chiefly of those gathered by the United States ex- 

 ploring expedition under Captain Wilkes in 1838 — 1842; by Captain 

 Howard Stansbury in the exploration of the valley of Great Salt Lake; 

 by Captain Sitgreaves in the exploration of the Zuni and Colorado; 

 by Commodore Perry in his Japan expedition; by Lieut. Herndon on 

 the Amazon, &c. (See page 52.) 



Wm. H. Pease. — Fishes, crustaceans, lavas, &c, from Sandwich 

 Islands. 



A. Pitman. —Manganese ore from Virginia. 



J. P. Postell. — Keg of alcoholic specimens from Georgia. 



G. Raymond. — Collections of birds and of alcoholic specimens made 

 in Peru during the astronomical expedition of Lieut. Gilliss. 



Dr. Ravenel. — Two bottles of insects from South Carolina. 



George M. Roberts. — Box of minerals. 



Rev. Joseph Roiuell. — Alcoholic specimens from the Isthmus of 

 Panama. 



P. L. Sclaier. — Skins of Mexican birds. 



A. Sharpless. — Collection of birds' eggs from Pennsylvania. 



Dr. J. B Smith, U. S. A., and Major E. Wayne, U. S. A— Skele- 

 ton of a camel from Texas. 



Dr. J. B. Smith. — Geomys bursarius from Kansas. 



Judge Steele. — Skin of albino deer; alcoholic collections from the 

 coast of Florida. 



J. J. Steenstrup. — Annulata and radiata from Greenland and the 

 West Indies. 



F. D. Steuart. — Heterodon, Jaculus labradorius, and mink from near 

 Washington. 



W. Stimpson — Fresh Lophius, with fishes and invertebrates in alco- 

 hol from Massachusetts. 



Gapt. G.P.Stone. — Shells, fossils, fishes, &c, from the Gulf of 

 California. 



Dr. George Suchley. — Jar of serpents from East Indies. 



A. S. Taylor. — Marine animals from Monterey, Cal. 



Miss Helen Teunison. — Specimens of reptiles and fishes in alcohol, 

 from Mississippi. 



Major G. H. Thomas, U. S. A.— Skins of animals and alcoholic 

 specimens, Fort Mason, Texas. 



Lieut. W. P. Trowbridge. — Starfish and tail of ray from the sea of 

 Marmora. 



