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by exchange a partial skeleton of the fossil camel Stenomylus from 

 Nebraska, and a pair of jaws and pelvis of Leontina, a large South 

 American imgulate. A well-preserved skull of the Permian reptile, 

 Diplocaulus, was obtained from the University of Chicago by exchange. 

 From W. T. Watkin-Brown of Sydney, Australia, twenty-two specimens 

 of Australian minerals were received by exchange. These included rare 

 examples of native bismuth, bismuthinite, molybdenite and feldspars 

 such as ordinarily cannot be readily obtained. Eleven specimens of an 

 interesting occurrence of pyrite from RoUa, Missouri, were obtained 

 from R. S. Dean by exchange, and a brilliant specimen of artificial 

 bismuth crystals from William Thtmi by the same means. Twenty 

 specimens of minerals were purchased, the most important being two 

 showy specimens of violet apatite crystals from Maine and two large 

 specimens of the newly discovered vanaditmi minerals hewettite and 

 meta-hewettite. Among specimens acquired by collection may be 

 mentioned 432 specimens of the Colby meteorite and twenty-four speci- 

 mens of sand-carved boulders from Maine. 



A noteworthy acquisition in the Department of Zoology during the 

 year was the donation, from Mrs. Anna Sala Makovickyi of Oak Park, 

 Illinois, of a collection containing approximately 2,700 domestic and 

 exotic butterflies, moths and beetles gathered by her former husband, 

 Mr. August Sala. Mr. Hugh T. Birch of Chicago presented to the 

 Museimi a cabinet of drawers containing 258 specimens of butterflies 

 moths and beetles, mainly from Colombia, S. A. To Mr. B. Preston 

 Clark of Boston, the Museum is again indebted for some very desirable 

 additions to its series of sphinx moths. The specimens of mammals 

 received from the Collins-Day South American Expedition were acces- 

 sioned during the year. The synoptic collection of mammals received 

 a number of additions, mostly of species of small size. These include 

 the Cape Jumping Hare, Parry's Ground Squirrel, Zulia Squirrel, 

 Redwood Chipmunk, Prairie Hare,' Roof Rat, White-footed Mouse, 

 Red-backed Mouse, and Lemming Mouse. A few specimens of mam- 

 mals, from French Guiana, were purchased. An important accession 

 of birds was secured by purchase from W. H. Rosenberg of London, 

 England, consisting of 404 skins, representing many rare species 

 from South America, nearly all of which were new to the Museum 

 collection. Mr. T. L. Hankinson donated an interesting series of fresh- 

 water fishes from Cuba and Florida, and Mr. Patd D. Ruthling 

 presented some salamanders and lizards from southern California. 

 An important accession consists of specimens of fishes, amphibians, and 

 reptiles from California collected by the Assistant Curator. In this 

 consignment were included the most complete single collection of tide 



