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UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
WASHINGTON
[[[/preprinted]] , March 16, 1885.

Professor Spencer F. Baird
Secretary Smithsonian Institution
and Director U. S. National Museum.

Sir:

I have the honor to submit herewith a report upon work done during the month of February, 1885, in the Department of Birds:-

[[underlined]] Accessions. [[/underlined]]

The number of specimens added to the bird collection of the National Museum during February is 840* (Museum register nos. 102,218 - 103,057), the principal accessions being the following:-

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* The total number of specimens catalogued during January and February is 1,824.