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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

Transcription Notes:
Triple underline of first letter and initials of donors. "Brevier Caps" is a note to the printer, describing the size of type to be set.