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specimens and thirty nests. This donation is of considerable scientific value as it extends the breeding range of several species considerably to the northward.

[[strikethru]]From the[[/strikethru]] [[double underline]] U. S. Dept. of Agriculture[[/double underline]], ^[[(]] Washington, D. C. ^[[):]]
A valuable collection consisting of forty (40) sets, one hundred and thirteen (113) specimens and seven-e teen (17) nests, from the Death Valley region in Southern California, Nevada and Utah and containing a number of rare specimens.

Interesting accessions of also been received as follows:

[[strikethru]]From[[/strikethru]] [[double underline]] Mr. Guy E. Mitchell,[[/underline]], ^[[(]] Washington, D. C. ^[[):]] [[strikethru]]a[[/strikethru]]^[[A]] local collection consisting of fifty-nine (59) sets, and two hundred and thirty-nine (239) specimens.

[[strikethru]]From[[/strikethru]] Mr. [[double underline]] Walter F. Webb[[/double underline]], ^[[(]] Geneva, New York [[strikethru]], t[[/strikethru]]^[[): T]]hirty-nine (39) sets numbering one hundred and thirty-seven (137) specimens and ten (10) nests.

[[strikethru]]From[[/strikethru]] Asst. Surgeon [[double underline]]Edgar A. Mearns[[/double underline]], U. S. Army, ^[[(]] Fort Snelling, Minn. ^[[): F]][[strikethru]]f[[/strikethru]]orty-six (46) sets, numbering one