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José, Costa Rica. — 56 specimens, 30 species, from Costa Rica. A very valuable accession, including the types of two new species (one a new genus and perhaps new family!) besides plumage new to our collection (Gift).

[[underlined]Costa Rica National Museum,[[/underlined] San José, Costa Rica. — 6 specimens, 6 species from Costa Rica, 5 of which are types of new species, while the sixth a typical specimen of a recently described species, presented with usual liberality by the National Musuem of Costa Rica (Gift). 

[[underlined]Mr. Hardy du Dreneuf,[[/underlined] Rio Janeiro, Brazil. — 3 specimens of the rare Giant Snipe, [[underlined]Gallinago gigantea[[/underlined], from Brazil (Purchase).

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