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3  proboscis  monkey  skins  and  a  baby  ourang,  (purchased  from  C.  E. 
Akeley,  Field  Columbian  Museum). 
5  antelopes  (1  mounted,  4  skins)— Africa,  (purchased  from  F.  W.  Frank- 
lin, New  York  City). 
1  skin  of  Equus  somalicus,  2  skins  of  Antelope pelzelni  male  and  female 
— Africa,  (purchased  from  E.  Gerard  &  Son,  London,  England). 
13  turtles  —  North  Carolina,  (purchased  from  H.  H.  &  C.  S.  Brimley, 
Raleigh,  X.  C). 
1  albino  skunk,  mounted — Montana,  (purchased    from    Luke  Dillon, 
Columbia  Falls,  Mont). 
Skin  and  skeleton  of  black  wolf — Manitoba,  (purchased  from  A.  C.  Fos- 
ter, Winnipeg,  Manitoba). 
*      1  pickerel,  Lucius  lucius — Green  Bay,  (purchased   from  S.  S.  Lewis, 
Chicago). 
10  large  mammal  skins — Siberia,  Africa,  Japan,  Corsica,  (purchased 
from  J.  F.  G.  Umlauff,  Hamburg,  Germany). 
1  white-tailed   gnu,  Connochcetis  taurinus,  (purchased   from  Rowland 
Ward  &  Co.,  London,  England). 
GILL,  DR.  GEORGE  M.,  Chicago. 
1  butterfly,  Papilio  ajax. 
1  Hemiptera,  Emesa  longipes. 
GILMAN,  J.  C,  Field  Columbian  Museum. 
Shell  of  snail  (helix) — Chicago. 
GUATEMALA  COMMISSION,  World's  Columbian  Exposition. 
Collection  of  reptiles  and  insects — Department  of  Peten,  Guatemala. 
HAY,  O.  P.,  Field  Columbian  Museum. 
1  rattlesnake,  Crotahis  J^orridus. 
2  turtles,  Macroclenwiys  concentrical. 
1  skull  of  dog. 
HAY,  W.  P.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
1  rough  green  snake,  Cyclophis  vestbius — Washington,  D.  C. 
HU/ME,  J.  A.,  Field  Columbian  Museum. 
4  fishes. 
HUTCHINSON,  C.  L,  Chicago. 
3  boxes  of  sponges--Greece,  (for  examination). 
KIMBALL,  J.  A.,  Astabula,  Florida. 
1  shed  skin  of  the  diamond  rattlesnake. 
MINNEAPOLIS  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Deer  skin — Phillipine  Islands,  (for  examination). 
PEABODY,  DR.  S.  H.,  Chicago. 
1  dragon-fly,  ALsehna  julia — Chicago. 
PENSE,  GEO.  B.,  Cape  Gracias,  Nicaragua. 
1  fish,  Symbra?ic/uis  Afarmoratis—'Sica.ra.gua.. 
PHILADELPHIA  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
23  shells. 
RINGLING  BROTHERS. 
Skeleton  and  skin  of  female  giraffe,  Camelopardalis  giraffa  Schreber. 
Skin  of  boa  constrictor. 
RUSSELL,  MRS.  ANNE  M.,  Ravinia,  111. 
1  box  of  shells — California. 
RYAN,  P.  T.,  Chicago. 
1  soft-shell  turtle. 
RYERSON,  MARTIN  A.,  Chicago. 
6  orang-outangs. 
5  proboscis  monkeys — Borneo. 
12  deer  skins — Phillipine  Islands. 
13  skulls — Borneo. 
700  unmounted  butterflies,  Lepidoptera — Darjeeling,  Tndia. 
1  porcupine— Phillipine  Islands. 
