1870.] 



SENATE— No. 170. 



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Babcock, a. L. 4 si^ecimens, 2 species, embryos in alcohol, from 

 Sherborne. 



Blake, James H. 1 specimen of Lams argentatus^ and one of 

 L. delaicareiisis^ fresh, from Provincetown. 



Curtis, Frederick. 1 nest of Chimney Swift. 



Gibbon, Gen. John. 3 sage cocks {Centrocercus urophasianus)^ 

 fresh, from the Laramie Plains. 



MA^^jf, Bexj. p. 26 specimens, 5 species, embryos in alcohol, 

 including 4 of Cathartes atratus^ from South Carolina. 



Perry, Rev. Johx B. Xests and eggs of 9 species, from Bur- 

 lington, Vt. 



By Exchange. 



Jardix des Plaxtes. 28 mounted specimens, 26 species, and 

 20 skins, 20 species, from Asia and Africa. 



Mayxakd, C. J. 9 skins of ^giothus Unarms. 



Theobold, W. Jr. 115 specimens, 103 species, skins, from the 

 East Indies. 



JBy Purchase. 



278 specimens, 66 species, from East Florida. 142 specimens, 46 

 species, (chiefly rare or northern,) from different localities in New 

 England. 



Sent out in Exchange. 

 To C. J. Matxard, Newtonville, Mass. 9 specimens, 8 species, 

 skins. 



To Prof. William Schimper, Strasburg, 95 specimens, 73 species, 

 skins. 



To Dr. J. Haast, Christchurch, New Zealand. 107 specimens, 

 90 species, skins. 



Report on the Articulates^ by Dr. Hagen. 



The year 1869 has been an important one with respect to the 

 entomological department of the Museum. The collections 

 having reached a certain completeness, Professor Agassiz wished 

 that they should be revised with reference to their permanent 

 arrangement. For this purpose unusually large means, such as 

 are not likely to be again needed in this department, were re- 

 quired. Our outfit for cabinets has cost about $4,000. In this 

 connection I ought to state that the pattern of the cases adopted 



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