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[[preprinted]] 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 
WASHINGTON, D. C., [[blank date line]] 18[[blank space]] 
[[/preprinted]]

to the attacks of certain marine annulosa.

Upon second consideration, it is thought that the collectors' ticket, that was suggested in my last report, to be used as a label for the boxes containing the bird skeletons, will be unsuitable for the purpose, and the following form is submitted as a sample, with the request that [[underline]] 1000 [[/underline]] be ordered to be printed on the same kind of paper as the collectors' ticket. 

^[[image - drawing of label with text: 
Smithsonian Institution. 
[[underlined]] Section of Bird Skeletons.[[/underlined]]  
Specimen. [[blank line]]
Cat. No. [[blank line]]
Locality, Date, etc. [[blank line]] ]] 

It is earnestly hoped that the boxes requested in last report, will soon be  forthcoming.  I Am Sir.

Very Respectfully
Yr.O'b'dServant
[[signed]]  R.W. Shufeldt [[/signed]]
Hon. Cur. of Section