1872.] 



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Bjers, of Denver, Colorado. It also gives me pleasure to 

 acknowledge the indebtedness of the expedition, for valuable 

 assistance, to Capt. Samuel Obersheim, Acting Commander of 

 the Military Post at Fort Hays ; to Colonel Morris, Major Robin- 

 son, Captain Sturgeon, and Lieut. F. W. Baldwin, of the same 

 post, and to Colonel E. Morrow and Lieut. Chase, of Fort Fred. 

 Steele, Wyoming Territory, for many favors. Acknowledg- 

 ments are also due to the American Merchants' Express Com- 

 pany, and to Wells, Fargo & Co., who have kindly forwarded 

 our specimens at greatly reduced rates ; to the Union Pacific 

 Railroad Company, and to the Kansas, and the Denver Pacific 

 Railroad Companies, for passes for the members of the expedi- 

 tion over their respective roads, and for the free transportation 

 of specimens and baggage. The Hannibal and St. Joseph, the 

 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Michigan Central Rail- 

 road Companies have also presented the expedition with passes. 

 The cordiality with which all these favors in behalf of science 

 were rendered, made their reception the more gratifying. 



Other collections received during the year, and deserving 

 particular mention, are the fine suite of 15 Hawaiian skulls, 

 presented by Dr. Robert Wood, of Honolulu; the skeleton of a 

 young " fin back " whale, presented by Mr. James H. Blake ; 

 the skeleton of a Holstein bull, presented by Mr. W. W. Chen- 

 ery, of Belmont ; and the skeleton of a manatus, received from 

 Dr. Krauss. 



In addition to the skeletons sent by the Rocky Mountain 

 expedition to Prof. Ward, a large number of others have been 

 forwarded to this gentleman for preparation, a considerable 

 part of which are to be mounted. Among these last, are several 

 skeletons of domesticated cattle and horses, representing differ- 

 ent breeds ; six species of Pinnipedes ; several specimens of 

 Alces, including a specimen from Europe, and many smaller 

 animals. 



The subjoined schedules exhibit more fully the additions that 

 have been made to these departments since the last report : — 



Mammals^ hy Donation. 

 Atwood, Hon. N. E., Provincetown, Mass. Skeleton of a young 

 Sperm whale. 



