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[[stamped, boxed]] G.B.G. JUL 15 1890 [[/stamped, boxed]]

[[preprinted]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSUM
UNDER DIRECTION OF
THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
WASHINGTON [[/preprinted]], July 15, 1890.

Mr. G. Brown Goode
Assistant Secretary
in charge National Museum.

Sir:

I have the honor to submit herewith a report upon work done during the month of May, 1890, in the Department of Birds:-

[[underlined]] Accessions [[/underlined]]

The number of specimens entered in the museum register of birds during May is 578 (catalogue numbers 117771-118348, inclusive), the only important accession being the following:-

[[underlined]] Dr. W. L. Abbott, [[/underlined]] Zanzibar, East Africa. - 577 specimens (number of species not yet determined) from the region about Kilimanjaro,