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sianus). A nest and four eggs of the black-chinned sparrow (Spizella 

 atrigularis) ) from J. E. Blaisdell, San Diego, Cal., the first known to have 

 been taken ; this is a most valuable acquisition. 



SPECIMENS DISTRIBUTED. 



The number of specimens distributed during the six months ending 

 June 30 is 421, representing 323 species, as follows : 



Months. 



(a) Exchanged. 



Speci- 

 mens. 



Species. 



(&) Lent for exam- 

 ination. 



Speci- 

 mens. 



Species. 



January . . . 

 February . . 



March 



April 



May 



June ...... 



Total 



174 



174 

 5 

 







132 

 8 



137 

 4 

 C 

 



361 



281 



42 



LIST OF DISTRIBUTIONS. 



(a) Exchanges. 



Renshaw, H. W., U. 8. Geological Survey : 61 specimens, 37 species, 

 from various localities. 



Fox, Dr. W. H., Washington, D. G. : 110 specimens, 93 species, from 

 various localities. 



Webster, F. 8., Washington, D. G. : 2 specimens, 1 species. 



Worthen, Gharles K., Warsaw, 111. : 7 specimens, 7 species. 



Goale, H. K., Chicago, III. : 1 specimen. 



Eargitt, Dr. Edtvard, London, England: 66 specimens, 30 species, of 

 American woodpeckers. 



Rartlaub, Dr. G., Bremen, Germany : 1 specimen of Pacific eider (Soma- 

 teria v-nigra). 



Berlepsch, Gountvon, Muenden, Germany: 6 specimens, 5 species, from 

 Cozumel Island, Yucatan. 



Lawrence, George N., New YorJc Gity: 8 specimens, 7 species, from 

 Cozumel Island. 



Mcllwraith, Thomas, Hamilton, Ontario : 18 specimens, same number 

 of species, from various localities. (Three specimens returned April 9, 

 1885.) 



Townsendj Gharles H., Smithsonian Institution: 75 specimens, same 

 number of species, being duplicates of his collection in Northern Cali- 

 fornia. 



Maynard, G. J., & Go., Boston, Mass. : 3 sets of eggs (3 species) from 

 Arctic America. 



Barker, H. G., Chester, Pa. : 2 sets of eggs (2 species), from Massachu- 

 setts and Montana. 



