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2.  Name, in the order of their importance, the accessions of the year which deserve [[underlined]]special notice[[underlined]], [[strikethrough]] arranged alphabetically [[/strikethrough]], and state in each case whether given, lent, received in exchange or purchased.

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Dr. William L. Ralph, Utica, N.Y., Accession 28101, containing 614 sets of eggs, 2222 specimens, representing 212 species, and 61 nests. This Accession contains many rare and valuable eggs, and eleven species new to the collection. Donation.

Dr. W.L. Abbott, Philadelphia, Penn., Accession 27.085, an interesting collection of eggs, from Aldabra and adjacent islands, in the Indian Ocean, consisting of 118 specimens of eggs, representing 18 species, and 20 nests. Also another Accession No. 27.489, from the Vale of Kashmir, Asia, consisting of 57 specimens, representing 11 species and 7 nests. Several of these are new to science and nearly all new to the collection. Donation.

1st. Lieut. Wirt Robinson, 4th. Artillery, U.S. Army, Accession Nos. 27.334 and 28.213, an interesting collection of eggs, mostly from Virginia and Florida, consisting of 237 specimens, and representing 47 species and sub-species, several new to the collection as well as to science. Donation.

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, through Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Accession No. 28.317, a collection of 92 specimens, representing 27 species and 14 nests from Mexico and western North America, containing several species new to the collection. Donation.

Mr. H.W. Henshaw, Accession No. 27.291, a collection of eggs consisting of 257 specimens, representing 26 species and 64 nests from southern California.

International Boundary Survey, through Dr. Egbert A. Mearns, U.S.A., Accessions No. 27.251, 27.612, 27.625 a collection of 114 eggs, representing 30 species and 10 nests from southern New Mexico, and Arizona. Donation.

U.S. Fish Commission, Steamer Albatross, Accession No. 27.770 a collection consisting of 87 specimens representing 10 species and 9 nests from Alaska. Donation.