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and valued as containing a number of rare species excellently prepared. A series of [[underlined]] 7 Colinus ridgwayi, [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] 4 Callipepla elegaus bensoni, [[/underlined]] both recently described species, deserve special attention.

[[strikethrough]] Lieut. H. O. Benson, Fort Huachuca, Arizona. [[/strikethrough]]

^[[Also]] 15 specimens, 2 species, of Quails from Sonora, Mexico. This is [[strikethough]] the most [[/strikethrough]] ^[[an exceedingly]] important accession during the month, consisting as it does of a fine series of 10 beautifully prepared specimens of [[underlined]] Colinus ridgwayi, [[/underlined]] hitherto not represented in the museum collection, and 5 equally fine specimens of a new subspecies of [[underlined]] Callipepla elegaus [[/underlined]] named [[underlined]] C. elegaus bensoni [[/underlined]], by the curator in honor of its discoverer. A special interest arises from the fact that this collection was made about 150 miles from U.S. and Mexican border line.

^[[checkmark]] [[underlined]] Edward Hargitt, [[/underlined]] London, England. 91 specimens 63 species, chiefly water birds and birds of prey, all from the old world. This collection is very valuable and contains some species new to the collection.