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DIVISION OF CORRESPONDENCE & REPORTS.
OCT 26 1891
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G. B. G. / SEP 27 1890
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Curators Report file
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Report of the Department of Mammals 
in the U. S. National Museum, H 1890.
By Frederick W. True, Curator.
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The accessions of the year were of more than ordinary interest.  Among exotic mammals, the accession which should be mentioned first is a collection of about 90 skins from Mount Kilmia-njaro, East Africa, made and presented by Dr. W. L. Abbott.  The series comprises numerous antelopes, including an undescribed species, – [[underline]]Cephalophus spadix[[/underline]] True, – wart hogs, rhinoceros heads, buffalo heads, and various smaller forms, such as