Annual Report.] 180 [May 1, 
Ardea Wurdemanni from Florida, and a fine suite of the 
eges of the Plectrophanes ornatus from Mr. J. A. Allen, are 
among the more noticeable; also a suite of skins of the Con- 
necticut Warbler, including a fine male in the spring plumage, 
trom Wisconsin, a fine specimen of the Mourning Warbler 
from the same locality, also in the bridal plumage; a fine speci- 
men of the Anser fronitalis of Baird, now supposed to be an 
unusual plumage of A. Gambelli, and many other additions 
hardly less rare and valuable.“ About one hundred mounted 
birds have been added in the course of the year to our collec- 
tion in the cases. 
From time to time the collections of unmounted skins in 
the Society’s drawers have been studied, labelled, catalogued 
and arranged in their respective families. All of these, with 
the exception of the humming-birds, the birds of prey and the 
water birds, have thus been carefully arranged. These are.as 
follows: 23 species of Turdide, 5 Sylvude, 5 Paride, 11 Tro- 
glodytide, 1 of Motacillide, 88 of Mniotiltide, 7 of Hirun- 
dinide, 16 of Vireonide, 1 of Laniide, 4 of Ampelide, 9 of 
Cerebide, 64 of Tanagride, 66 of Fringillide, 30 of Ic- 
teride, 16 of Corvide, 24 Dendrocolaptide, 22 Formica- 
riide, 62 Tyrannide, 32 Cotingide, 5 Momotide, 2 Galbulide 
2 Alcedinide, 5 Bucconide, and 45 Picide. In all, 475 spe- 
cies. Some idea may be formed ofthe great value, when I state 
that of these no less than 150 are entirely new to our collec- 
tion, and are not to be found in our cases of mounted birds, 
while others are only represented with a single exception, 
by a single specimen each, and all these are American birds. 
The Chairman of the Committee desires especially to ex- 
press his thanks to Mr. George N. Lawrence, of New York, 
for the assistance which he has given him in the determina- 
tion of doubtful species, and also to Mr. Robert Ridgeway of 
the Smithsonian Institution. 
