Viewing page 19 of 149

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

19

[[double underlined]] Smith, Hugh M. [[/underlined]], Washington, D.C. - [[left margin note]] "o" [[/margin note]] A young male [[underlined]] Merganser americanus [[/underlined]], in the flesh, shot near Mt. Vernon, Va. (Gift).

[[double underlined]] Stearns & Co, Frederick [[/underlined]], Detroit, Mich.
[[^Checkmark, left margin]] - 5 specimens, same number of species, from Costa Rica. (Purchased).

[[line representing Sterans & Co, Frederick, Detroit, Mich.]].- 36 specimens, 27 species, from Bogota, mostly Humming birds. (Gift). 

[[double underlined]] Stejneger, L. [[/underlined]], Assist. Curator, Dept. [[left margin note]] "o" [[/margin note]] Birds, U.S. Nat. Mus. - 4 specimens, 4 species, from Kamtschatka, among them a specimen of [[underlined]] Brachyamphus perdix [[/underlined]] Pall. hitherto confounded with [[underlined]] B. marmoratus [[/underlined]], a mistake discovered by means of the present specimen. (Exchange).

[[line representing Stejneger, L.]]. - 7 specimens, 6 [[left margin note]] "o" [[/margin note]] species, from Europe and Eastern Asia, among them two additional specimens of [[underlined]] Turdus alpestris [[/underlined]] from Europe, recently rediscovered  

Transcription Notes:
First letter and all initials of donors are triple underlined.