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A.NNUAL REPORT OF THE 



specimens of value. Dr. Tozzer's collection included both verte- 

 brates and invertebrates, while the specimens received from Pro- 

 fessor Kara bee were mostly insects. 



Interesting specimens have also been received from Mrs. 

 Henry Bryant, from Drs. H. B. Bigelow, C. B. Davenport, Walter 

 Faxon, E. W. Gudger, R. T. Jackson, Theodore Lyman, A. (i. 

 Mayer, H. K. Oliver, and II. W. Smith, and from Messrs. William 

 Brewster, Edwin Farrar, E. X. Fischer, C. A. Frost, R. H. Howe, 

 Jr., R. O. Morris, A. P. Morse, and R. A. Spaeth. 



The W. G. Dietz collection of Coleoptera, a valuable accession, 

 was acquired by purchase. This collection is especially rich in 

 Rhynchophora, Snout-beetles, from all parts of the world, and 

 contains more than one hundred specimens which are the types 

 of species described by Dr. Dietz and others. 



It should be mentioned that the Dietz series of Rhynchophora 

 makes a notable supplement to the Deyrolle collection which was 

 given to the Museum in 1870 by Mrs. Augustus Hemenway. 



Some Green River fossils collected by the late Prof. Leslie A. 

 Lee of Bowdoin College were bought of Mrs. Lee; among this 

 collection there are the types of a number of fossil insects described 

 by S. H. Scudder and two important specimens of fossil fishes 

 described by E. D. Cope. 



Twelve mounted specimens of several forms of the Land tor- 

 toises of the Galapagos have been purchased of Miss E. E. Hull 

 and the F. B. Webster Company. 



During his studies of fossil Echini, Dr. R. T. Jackson got to- 

 gether a number of valuable specimens. As the Museum has an 

 important series in this group, it was glad of the opportunity of 

 purchasing the Jackson set which contains a number of figured 

 specimens, casts of types, and types. 



Considerable series of bird skins from India, Australia, New 

 Guinea, Xew Zealand and from other parts of the world have been 

 purchased of Messrs. Angell and Cash, W. F. H. Rosenberg, and 

 S. F. Denton. From Mr. Denton the Museum has also acquired 

 mounted fishes for its Systematic, European, and North American 

 collections. Specially prepared specimens of Medusae have been 

 bought of the Naples and Woods Hole Laboratories and of Prof. 

 A. E. Verrill, and additional installments of slides of Rotatoria 

 have been received from Mr. C. F. Rousselet. 



