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not secured, it is impossible to say whether the animal was other than a sperm-whale.

The curator has continued to collect material for a monograph on the American cetacea. He also wrote in May for the appendix to the Report of 1884 a description of the spotted dolphin ([[underlined]] Prodelphinus [[/underlined]]) obtained from Pensacola, Fla. He also described at length the new Florida muskrat, and conjointly with Mr. F.A. Lucas, prepared an essay upon the osteology of the West Indian seal.

He has corresponded with Dr. G.E. Dobson of Netley, England, relative to certain [[strikethrough]] typical [[/strikethrough]] types of species of Soricidae in the Museum collection, with [[strikethrough]]Mr.[[/strikethrough]] Dr. C.H. Merriam relative to [[underlined]] Putorius nigripes [[/underlined]], with Mr. Oldfield Thomas of the British Museum, relative to the type of [[underlined]] Mus peruvianus [[/underlined]], Peale, (which cannot at present be found) with Dr. Chr. Fr. Lütken of Copenhagen, relative to the Pygmy Sperm whale, [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] with Dr. G.E. Manigault of Charleston S.C. relative to the transfer to the Museum of the type of Hyperoodon [[underlined]] semijunctus [[/underlined]] of Cope; with Dr. R.W. Shufeldt USA [[strikethrough]] of at New Mexico [[/strikethrough]] at Ft. Wingate, New Mexico relative to a supposed new species of [[underlined]] Hesperomys [[/underlined ]]