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Parsons, J. H. — Fossil shell from New York. 



Pease, U. S. A., Captain W. B. — Two specimens of Sesia, Texas. 



Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. — Six mounted birds in exchange. 



Portland, Natural History Society. — Series fresh-water and land shells of Maine. 

 ^ Potts, John. — Large living moth from Washington. 

 I Prentiss, Dr. D. W. — Skin and skeletons of birds. 



Pumpelly, R. — Two boxes of shells from China and Japan. 



Putnam, F. W. — Gasterosteus Wheatlandii, from Salem. 



Randall, F. A. — Five living Mcnopoma Allegheniensis. 



■ Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. Joel. — Eggs of birds from Calumet marshes, Illinois. 

 Regenhofer, Dr. — (See Vienna.) 



Rhoads, J. — Collection of birds of Panama. 



Ridgway, A. E. — Monstrous chicken. 



Ridgway, Robert. — Box of nest and eggs of birds, Illinois. 



Ried, John. — Zoological collection from Great Slave lake. 



Riotte, C. N. — Antiquities from Costa Rica. 



Roome, J. H. — Porpoise skull and bird skins. 



Rothrock, J. T. — (See Bulkley.) 



Roy all, Jos. — Marl from Vicksburg. 



Salazar, Governor. — Two boxes of zoological collections made by Dr. A. Shcott 

 in Yucatan. 



Salem, Essex Institute. — Head of Diomedea culminata. 



Samuels, E. A. — Goshawk, [Ashir atricapillus ,) in flesh. 



Sands, Captain — (See Bulkley.) 



Sauter. — (See Ilges.J 



Sartorius, Dr. Charles. — Zoological collections from the vicinity of Merador, 



Mexico. 

 Sartorius, Florentin. — Collections of birds from near Merador, Mexico. 

 Scammon, Captain. — (See Bulkley.) 

 Schaufuss, L. W. — JEtherca from New Grenada, and four types of new co- 



leoptera. 

 Schee, Dr. H. M. — Box of shells, Iowa. 

 Schott, Dr. A. — (See Salazar.) 

 Schwartz, W. F. — Birds and eggs, California. 

 Sclater, Dr. P. L. — Skin of Peuc&a boucardi. 

 Shaffer, D. H. — Box of living ferns. 

 Sharp, U. S. A., Dr. Redford. — Specimens of reptiles, insects, &c, in alcohol, 



from Texas. 

 Sibbiston, James. — Zoological collections from Fort Youkon. 

 Siler, A. Jj. — Skin of Centia rubrizona, Utah. 

 Skidmore, M. — Heads of ducks. 

 Slagle, M. — Box of eggs of birds. 

 Smith, Donald A. — Five skins of Labrador birds. 

 Smith, W. — Living horned owl, (Bubo virginianus.) 



Stearns, R. E. C. — Shells from Nicaragua, California, and South America. 

 Steindacliner . Dr. F. — (See Vienna.) 

 Stickney, Mr. — Starch made in Florida from seeds of coontee, (Zamia integri- 



■ folia.) 



i Strebcl, Dr. M. — Box of shells, Vera Cruz. 

 Sumichrast, Professor F. — Birds, mammals, and alcoholic specimens of Mexico. 

 Swan, J. G. — Indian curiosities and zoological specimens from Puget sound. 

 Tiffany, Rev. C. C. — Bottle reptiles, Arabian desert. 

 Tottcn, Dr. G. F. — Skeleton of Procyon cancrivora, Aspinwall. 

 Totten, Dr. G. F., through Captain J. M. Dow. — Skeleton of Elasmognathus 

 Bairdii from Panama railroad. 

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