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also mounted, obtained at Southampton, Long Island, in September, 

 1897 ; from Mr. Walter Faxon, skins of three Lincoln's Sparrows 

 {Melospiza lincolnii), one White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia 

 leucophrys), and two Palm Warblers (Dendroica palmarurn) , col- 

 lected by Mr. Faxon at Lanesboro', Berkshire County, Massachu- 

 setts, in the autumn of 1898 ; from Mr. Minot Davis, two skins of 

 the Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis linaria), taken in Minnesota; from 

 Miss Bertha T. Parker, a nest of the Canadian Warbler (Wilsonia 

 canadensis), taken at Bethlehem, New Hampshire, June 28, 1900. 



Two young African Ostriches (Struthio camelus), both mounted, 

 have been purchased from the Saratoga Branch of the " Florida 

 Ostrich Farm." 



An exchange has been made with the Brown and Nichols School 

 of Cambridge for fifteen skins of North American birds collected 

 by Mr. R. L. Agassiz, and several specimens of mammals and birds 

 have been loaned to specialists for purposes of critical study and 

 comparison. 



In the last Museum Report I took occasion to mention what 

 seemed to me to be a pressing need of the Museum ; namely, that 

 of the acquisition of a collection of mammal skins suitable for pur- 

 poses of scientific study and comparison. The matter has since 

 received earnest attention on the part of the members of the Over- 

 seers Committee, through whose efforts the collection has been 

 secured for the Museum. 



I have published during the year : — 



In the " Auk " : — 



Notes on the American Golden-eyed Duck, or Whistler (Clangula clan- 

 gula americana). 



In " Bird Lore " : — 



A Study of a Lincoln's Sparrow. 



