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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.

Answer II.  Dr. Wm.L.Ralph, Utica,New York,Accession 30746 consisting of 222 sets, 911 specimens and 88 nests, representing 206 species and subspecies.  Gift.

Major James C.Merri[[strikethrough]]k  [[/strikethrough]] ^[[ll]],Surgeon U.S.Army,Fort Sherman,Idaho. Accession 29746,containing 12 species 99 specimens and 6 nests.  Gift.

1st Lieut.Wirt Robinson U.S.Army,Cambridge Mass.  Accesions 29803 and 29913 containing 14 species 65 specimens and 5 nests.  Gift.

U.S.Fish Commission Steamer Albatross through Mr.F.W.True and D.W.Prentiss Jr. Washington, D.C.  Accession [[strikethrough]] s [[/strikethrough]] 30147 consisting of 10 species, 35 specimens. Gift.

Elmer T. Judd, Cando,North Dakota.  Accessions 29888 and 30295 consisting of 3 species and 25 specimens.  Gift

H.P.At ^[[t]]water, San Antonio,Texas.  Accession 30697 consisting of 2 species, 28 specimens and 6 nests.  Purchased.

U.S.Dept. of Agriculture, 8 species and 32 specimens.