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REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1885. 



The following exhibits were packed at the New Orleans Exposition 

 for return shipment : 



Specimens. 



Mammals 150 



Birds , 1G3 



Skeletons 28 



Society of American Taxidermists 56 



Casts of mammals 14 



Heads of mammals 8 



Antlers of mammals 8 



The following is a list of mammals, etc., in flesh secured for the tax- 

 idermic department during first half of 1885. 



14750. Cynocephalus babouin, Baboon. 

 14956 Cynocephalus anubis, Olive Bab- 

 oon. 

 14763. Semnopithecus siamensis. 

 14984. Felis tigris, Tiger (cub). 

 14984. Felis tigris, Tiger (cub). 

 14984. Felis tigris, Tiger (cub). 

 14956. Damalis pygarga, Bonte-bok. 

 14955. Gazella dorcas, Dorcas Gazelle. 



14952. Cervns axis, Axis Deer. 

 14999. Cervus dama, Fallow Deer. 

 15054. Cervus dama (young). 

 14938. Memimua indica, Musk Deer. 

 14997. Kobusellipsiprimnus, Waterbuck. 

 14995. Myopotamus coypu, Coypu Rat. 

 21765. Choloepus Hoffmauii, Sloth. 

 14772. Macropus rufus, Red Kangaroo. 

 Struthio camelus, Ostrich. 



The following is a list of objects donated to the National Museum for 

 the exhibit of the Society of American Taxidermists, and placed iu 

 charge of W. T. Hornaday, curator of the collection of the Society of 

 American Taxidermists : 



Name of donor. 



Object. 



W. T. Hornaday 



Setter dog and quails, " Coming to the Point." (Silvermedal.) 

 Group of hawks, "An Interrupted Dinner." (Diploma of 



honor.) 

 Gronp of turtles. (Bronzo medal.) 

 Group of herons. 

 Wounded heron. (Bronze medal.) 









F. S. Webster 



T. W. Fraine 









Bald eagle. 



Great horned owl. (Bronze medal.) 



Group of humming birds. 



Group of squirrels. 



Group of ducks. 



Two groups of frogs. (Grotesque.) 



Dead gull. 



Fox squirrel. 



Snowy egret. 





Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hedley 





,T. F. D. Bailly 





P. W. Aid rich 





J. F. D. Bailly 



G. L. Nicholas 



Series of 5 specimens to show process of removing and preserv- 

 ing bird skins. 







Series of 8 bird pedestals, showing style adopted by the Mu- 

 seum of the College of New Jersey. 



Series of 2 bird pedestals, to show the styles adopted in the 

 American Museum of Natural History. 



Dr. J. B. Holder 





Mr. Henry Marshall devoted his time, as usual, to mounting speci- 

 mens for the Department of Birds. During the six months covered by 

 this report he prepared 235 specimens for the exhibition series, nearly 

 all of which were mounted from dried skins, - 



