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San Bernadino Mts., California. These included specimens of [[underlined]] Spermophilus tereticaudus, Dipodomys deserti, Thomomys talpoides perpallidus [[/underlined]] and other species of rodents not previously well represented in the collection. Two specimens of an undescribed variety of [[underlined]] Haplodon major [[/underlined]] from Pt. Reyes, California, were purchased from Mr. C.K. Worthen. A fine skin of an unusually large male moose was obtained from Mr. A.B. Douglas of Eustis, Maine. It is intended that this specimen shall form the chief figure in a group. Dr. J.C. Merrill, U.S.A. forwarded from Fort Klamath, Oregon, a considerable collection of small mammals, in addition to those sent last year. During his last tour through the western territories, Mr. Hornaday obtained among other specimens a very fine pair of wapiti antlers in the "velvet." Not less interesting and valuable were two specimens of the striped Dolphin [[underlined]] Lagenorhynchus acutus, [[/underlined]] which were presented by the U.S. Fish Commission. They were obtained by the officers of the Commission's schooner [[underlined]] Grampus [[/underlined]] south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. A fine Mountain Goat skin was purchased from Mr. E.C. Babcock.