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during the present year I may mention those made by Mr. P.L. Jory in various parts of Mexico; by Mr. Chas. W. Richmond in Nicaragua; and by Mr. Harry W. Perry in Honduras. They have not been worked up yet.

I wish, finally, to call your attention to the collections received from Africa.  The museum has been particularly deficient in material from that part of the world, but thanks to the zeal and generosity of two American gentlemen, this deficiency is now gradually being remedied.  I allude to the collections sent home by Mr. W. Astor Chamber from the East Coast of the mainland between the mouth of the Tana River and  [[Hamiya?]], about 300 miles inland, and those