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[[preprinted]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM UNDER DIRECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON ^[[, June 5, 1889]] [[/preprinted]] ^[[Curators report Birds May 89 R. Ridgway]] Mr. G. Brown Goode Assistant Secretary in charge National Museum. Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a report on work done during the month of May, 1889, in the Department of Birds. [[underlined]]Accessions.[[/underlined]] The principal accessions during May were as follows:- * [[checkmark]] [[underlined]]Tiflis Museum of Natural History,[[/underlined]] Tiflis, Transcaspia. — 133 specimens, 107 species, from Transcaspia. A very important collection, being the first received [[single line across page]] * [[checkmark]] Number of specimens catalogued during May is 262 (mus. reg. nos. 116351-116612, inclusive).