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R. Orcutt, of San Diego, California, for a large collection of South Californian reptiles, chiefly from the Colorado Desert, many of which are rare in collections.

Through Mr. Chas. K. Worthen another interesting collection, from Cameron County, Texas, was secured.

Of the exotic collections none exceed in importance those brought home by Dr. W. L. Abbott and generously donated by him to the museum, being, as they are, from localities unrepresented in our collections, viz, the Seychelles, Madagascar, and Kilimanjaro, East Africa.  Only a portion of this material is as yet identified,