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necessary work of taking care of the invoices received, and 
attending to the general safety of the collections. 
By Donation. 
Agassiz, L. 2 skins (fresh) and 1 skull of Antilocarpa Amer- 
tcana, and 1 skull of black-tailed deer from Laramie Plains. 
Auten, J. A. 1 Lorex Cooperi from Wayne Co., N. Y.; 3 speci- 
mens, 1 species of Vespertilio, from Ogle Co., Ill.; fossil tooth, 
(Cervide sp.), Redfield, Dallas Co., Ia.; 34 skins, 9 species; 30 
specimens, 6 species in alcohol; 11 skulls, 7 species, from various 
localities in Massachusetts. 
Carrot, Micnart. 2 skeletons of seals; 1 skeleton and 1 skin 
of Caribou, from Newfoundland. 
Eames, H. H. 1 living Jaculus hudsonius, from Cambridge. 
Goopnow, E. 6 specimens, 1 species, from Cambridge. 
Harrt, C. F., and Copretanp, ©. (Thayer Expedition.) 1 
human skull and 1 Capivara, from Spiritu Santo. 
Maywnarp, C. J. 7 specimens, 6 species, skins, from Newton- 
ville, Mass. 
By Hechange. 
Bascocn, A. L. 5 specimens, 3 species, shrews and moles, in 
alcohol, from Sherborn, Mass. 
Bennett, C.W. 1 Scalops aquaticus skin, from Holyoke, Mass. 
Epwarps, Prof. H. Manz. (Jardin des Plantes.) 9 specimens, 
8 species. ; 
Layarp, E. L. (South African Museum.) 18 specimens, 17 
species, from South Africa; 1 specimen from Japan. 
Museum Copennacur. 1 skeleton of Cetacean. 
McCoy, Prof. C. 33 specimens skins, from Melbourne, Aus- 
tralia. 
ScummpeR, Prof. Wm. 38 species, 76 specimens, skins, including 
quite a number mounted, from Germany. 
THEOBALD, W., Jr. 15 species, 30 specimens, skulls and bones, 
from East India. 
By Purchase. 
Eighty-three skins, and fourteen mounted specimens, represent- 
ing twenty-seven species, nearly one-half of which were from lowa 
and Illinois, and the remainder from Massachusetts. 
