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24 of [[underlined]] Helinaia swainsoni [[/underlined]], and 1 specimen of [[underlined]] Ornithion ridgwayi [[/underlined]], the latter being previously unrepresented in the museum collection. (Exchange). [[left margin: O]] [[double underlined]] Zeledon [[/underlined]], Don [[double underlined]] José C [[/underlined]]., San José, Costa Rica. - 4 specimens, 4 species, among them the rare [[underlined]] Callista florida [[/underlined]], the only example in any American collection. (Gift). [[left margin note: Brevier Caps]] [[double underlined]] Accessions to the Library. [[/underlined]] Two magnificent donations to the sectional library of the Department of Birds deserve being mentioned in the present connection: Mr. [[double underlined]] Henry Seebohm [[/underlined]], London, England, has presented to the library a complete copy, text and plates, of Dresser's great work "The Birds of Europe" which is now bound in 15 great quarto volumes. This grand work is well nigh indispensable to
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