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[[blue stamp]] S43128 [[/blue stamp]]

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UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

WASHINGTON
[[/preprinted]] , April 3. 1885

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

Sir:

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

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

The number of birds' skins and alcoholic specimens of birds added to the collection during March is 409 (Museum register Nos. 103,057-'465, the principal accessions being the following:-

[[double-underlined]]Thos McIlwraith[[/double-underlined]], Hamilton, Ontario, = 7 specimens, 6