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United States National Museum
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The Smithsonian Institution

Washington
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A plan was made (and sent to the Asst Director) for building a base with one raised step, on top of the wall-case on the west side of the South hall, to support the whale-casts.

On the 25th inst., I sent to the Editor of the [[underline]]Proceedings[[/underline]] the following papers:

1.  Description of a new species of Mesoplodon, [[underline]]M. Stejnegeri[[/underline]], from Bering Island.   5 pp. 2 figs.
The figures of the skull are used by permission of the U. S. Fish commissioner.

2.  A note upon the Hyperoodon semi-junctus of Cope.  4 pp.

My time has been principally occupied in answering the letters which had accumulated during my absence in August, in identifying new material, writ-