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was received. This collection numbers seven (7) specimens, and consists entirely of serpents. 

[[strikethrough]] Also one [[/strikethrough]] A small ^[[but interesting]] collection from Surinam ^[[was made by]] [[strikethrough]] collected by [[/strikethrough]] C. J. Herring; [[strikethrough]] small but interesting [[/strikethrough]]

A fine and large collection from D. Ridgway, Wheatland, Ind., containing most of the principal reptile forms of that locality, was also received, this being supplementary to the valuable collections already received.

A collection from Alaska, by Lt. Commander H. E. Nichols, U.S.N., one from W. E. Safford, U.S.S. "Mohican," collected at Montevideo; one from Charles H. Townsend, collected in the West India Islands; and another from the United States of Colombia, S.A., received through Consul General V. O. King, comprise the largest collections received during the year.