192 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1885. 



Cast of Stone Celt with handle, in one piece, from Hayti. 



Trocadero Museum, Paris, Prance (through Dr. Hamy). 15758. ; 85. (Ill) 



Fishes (alcoholic), from the Gulf of Mexico; collected by the U. S. Fish Commission 

 steamer Albatross. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. 15759. '85. (VII) 



Ethnographic Specimens, consisting of 2 necklaces from Fuigian Indians, South- 

 ern Chili, 1 cap from Madeira Islands, 2 buckets from Fuigian Indians, Southern 

 Chili, 1 machet (musical instrument) from Madeira Islands, 1 pipe and outfit for 

 " Paraguayan tea," Paraguay, S. A., 1 Fuigian arrow, of commerce, from Indians 

 of Queen Adelaide Archipelago, Southern Chili. 

 Ensign A. P. Niblack, U. S. N., Mare Island, Cal. 15760. '85. (II, A) 



Dendrite and manganese oxide or quartzite, from the valley of the Risnac River, 

 above Lima, Peru. 

 Ensign A. P. Niblack, Mare Island, Cal. 15760. '85. (XIV) 



Copper and Copper Ores, from the smelting works of Madam Consino, at Lota, Chili. 

 Ensign A. P. Niblack, Mare Island, Cal. 15760. '85. (XVI) 



Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans (skeleton), from Gulf of Peiias, Chili. 

 Ensign A. P. Niblack, Mare Island, Cal. 15760. '85. (VIII) 



Bird Shins, Bubo virginianus subarcticus, Parabutco unicinctus harrisi, $ and $, Astur 

 palumbarius, Circus gouldi, Eallus phillipensis, Porphyria melanotis, from Texas. 

 For exchange. 

 T. McIlwraith, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 15761. '85. (V, A) 



Colymbus septentrionalis, from Chester River. For identification. 

 Hiram Brown, Pomona, Md. 15762. '85. (V, A) 



Wood, from an artesian well 85 feet under ground. 



J. T. Wofford, Fort Mason, Florida. 15763. '85. (XIII, B) 



Plants, found in the mountains of El Paso, Texas. For name. 

 W. F. Cummins, Dallas, Tex. 15764. '85. (XIII, B) 



Tortoise Shell. Donor unknown. 15765. '85. (I) 



Vultures, Pseudogryphus californicus, in the flesh. 



F. McCormack, Jolon, Cal. 15766. '85. (V, A) 



Paper. Samples illustrating the early methods of manufacture in the United States. 



C. L. Hamilton, Philadelphia, Pa. 15767. '85. (I) 

 Cuprea Bark. 



Thomas Christy, London, England. 15768. '85. (I) 

 Seeds. 



Royal Gardens, Kew, England. 15769. '85. (XIII, B) Sent to the Gov- 

 ernment Carp Ponds. 



Japanese Objects. One cup and saucer. Deposited. 



Miss Blanche Frankland, Washington, D. C. 15770. '85. (I) 



Photographs of " Eskimo Joe and Hannah" of the Polaris Expedition; also auto- 

 graph letter written by Joe. 



George Woltz, National Museum. 15771. '85. (I) 

 Shells. 



C. R. Orcutt, San Diego, Cal. 15772. '85. (IX) 



Cement. A piece from the Coliseum at Rome, Italy. 



George H. Boehmer, Smithsonian Institution. 15773. '85. (I) 



Bear, Ursus americanus (skull). 



F. M. Noe, Indianapolis, Ind. 15774. >85. (IV) 



