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^[[ [[underlined]] Dep't of Mammals and Comparative Osteology, Report for September [[/underlined]] ]] [[preprinted]] UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM UNDER DIRECTION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON [[/preprinted]] Sept. 30, 1885. ^[[1 copy T. 3-16-86.]] ^[[GS]] ^[[checkmark]] ^[[1 copy T. 10-8-85.]] ^[[JYB 1 copy BSG]] ^[[True Sept]] ^[[L 5 upper]] [[stamp]] S 47797 [[/stamp]] Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report upon the Department of Mammals and Comparative Osteology, for the month of September, 1885. Very respectfully, F. W. True Curator Prof. S. F. Baird, LL.D. Director. [[underlined]] Report. [[/underlined]] The principal additions to the collection during September were as follows: The skins of five young Greenland seals, from Dr. C.H. Merriam; a miscellaneous collection of 23 dry skins, from Prof. Alex. Agassiz, -several new to the collection but not in good condition; an Equine antelope, [[underlined]] Hippotragus equinus [[/underlined]], donor as yet