84 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1885. 



ENTRY NUMBERS. 



The first entry in the register for skins, on January 1, 1885, is 14715 ; 

 the last, on June 30, 1885, is 15075. 



In the osteological catalogue the first, on January 1, 1885, is 21623; 

 the last, on June 30, 1885, is 21972. 



DISTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGES. 



The distribution of specimens during this period was as follows : 



To Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass., 8 sperm- 

 whale bones. 



To the British Museum of Natural History, London, England, 1 skin 

 of Putorius nigripes, and 1 Hesperomys leucogaster in alcohol. 



To Dr. Georg Baur, Peabody Museum, New Haven, Conn., 1 foetal 

 Erethrizon in alcohol. 



The following exchanges were effected : 



(1) With Mr. H. A. Ward, of Rochester, N. Y. (in part), for a group 

 of orangs (received), 17 skins of North American mammals). 



(2) With the K. Landwirthschaftliche Hochschule, Berlin, Germany 

 (Prof. Dr. Alf. Nehring), for domestic dog skulls, (to be received), 5 

 skulls of Indian dogs. 



The following material was loaned for study : 



To Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, Fort Wingate, N. Mex., 5 skins and 2 skulls 

 of Hesperomys leucopus. 



To Dr. C. Hart Merriam, New York, N. Y., 4 skulls and 1 skin of 

 Putorius nigripes. 



