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[[double underlined]] C.W. Beckham [[/double underlined]], Washington, D.C. -- 219 specimens, 53 species, from Southwestern Texas. This is an extremely interesting collection which both on account of its excellent preparation and the extensive series of many of the rarer birds hitherto represented in the museum by a a few specimens only, may be regarded as one of the most valuable accessions received of late. (Gift).

[[double underlined]] Lieut. H.C. Benson [[/double underlined]], U.S.A, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. -- 32 specimens, 16 species. A very valuable and interesting collection containing, among others, a fine adult specimen of [[underlined]]Trogon ambiguus[[/underlined]], a series of ten [[underlined]] Corvus cryptoleucus [[/underlined]], and four [[underlined]] Falco fusco-caerulescens [[/underlined]]. (Gift).

[[double underlined]] Bergen Museum [[/double underlined]], Bergen, Norway. -- 75 specimens, 39 species, mostly from Western Norway. Among these may be mentioned