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[[preprinted]] 2. NAME, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR IMPORTANCE, THE ACCESSIONS OF THE YEAR WHICH DESERVE [[underlined]] SPECIAL NOTICE, [[/underlined]] AND STATE IN EACH CASE WHETHER GIVEN, LENT, RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE OR PURCHASED. [[/preprinted]] [[circled]] 2 [[/circled]] [[arrow moving this entry into the second position]] Dr. W. L. Ralph, Utica, New York; one specimen of the Extinct Phillip Island Parrot ([[underlined]] Nestor productus [[/underlined]]). (Acc. 30381; gift). [[circled]] 1 [[/circled]] Mr. A. Boucard, Spring Vale, Isle of Wight, England; two thousand eight hundred and twenty-six specimens from various parts of the world. (acc. 29707 and 30421; gift). Dr. W.L. Abbott, - ; two hundred and seventeen specimens, 83 species, from Madagascar. (Acc. 29967; gift). Dr. W.L. Abbott, - ; sixty-seven specimens, mainly eagles and hawks, from Kashmir. (acc. 30743; gift). Lieut. Wirt Robinson, Hubbard Park, Cambridge, Mass.; one hundred and sixty-six specimens from Margarita Island, Venezuela, and Bogota, Colombia, including the types of 11 new species. (Acc. 30148; gift). Rev. H. Th. Heyde, 1404 Erato Street, New Orleans, La.; one hundred and eighty-three bird skins from Central America. (acc. 29554; Purchased). H.P. Attwater, San Antonio, Texas; three hundred and six specimens from Texas. (acc. 30639, and 30697; Purchased). Dr. A. Fényes, Hélouan, Egypt; seventy-nine specimens from Egypt. (Acc. 30800; gift). R. Ridgway, National Museum, D.C.; one hundred and ninety birds from Florida, and elsewhere. (Acc. 30510; gift). S. Dannefaerd, - , New Zealand; nine birds from Chatham and Snares Islands, (Acc. 29830; Purchased).