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2. NAME, IN THE ORDER OF THEIR IMPORTANCE, THE ACCESSIONS OF THE YEAR WHICH DESERVE [[underlined]] SPECIAL NOTICE, [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY, [[/strikethrough]] AND STATE IN EACH CASE WHETHER GIVEN, LENT, RECEIVED IN EXCHANGE OR PURCHASED.

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The most important collection was that of Mammals of Baltistan & the Vale of Kashmir, presented by Dr. W.L. Abbott. This collection supplements one received in 1892. [[strikethrough]] It [[/strikethrough]] The two together form the basis of a paper which I have recently published in the [[underlined]] Proceedings [[/underlined]] of the Museum (Vol. XVII, pp. 1-16). There were three new species of Meadow-mice, a new field mouse [[strikethrough]] an [[/strikethrough]] a new form of the Rhesus monkey, and an undescribed species of mouse of the peculiar genus [[underlined]]Sminthus[[/underlined]].  The collection also included excellent specimens of the Kashmir bears, [[underlined]]Ursus thibetanus[[/underlined] & [[underlined]isabellinus[[/underlined]] & of the ibex and wild sheep.

Mr. Wm. Astor Chanler presented a small number of mammals collected by him & Lieut. Von Hölmel on the Tana River, Somali, East Africa.  A new Dormouse and a new mouse were included among them ([[underlined]] see [[/underlined]] Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XVI, 601-603).

A rare Chinese Antelope ([[underlined]] Nemorhaedus [[sic: Naemorhedus]] candatus [[/underlined]], Milne-Edwards), unfortunately not in the best state of preservation, was presented by Baron H. Sternberg.

A small, but interesting - collection from [[strikethrough]]Honduras[[/strikethrough]] the Patuca River, Honduras, was the gift of Mr. H. W. Perry.

The Museum received during the year a collection of mammals made by Mr. W. Harvey Brown in Mashonaland, S. Africa. It contained numerous skins of large game, such as the Equine & Roan Antelopes, Harte-beeste, Kudu, Rhinoceros, Wart-hog, etc.

The very large collections made by Dr. Mearns and his assistant Mr. Holzner (who was employed by the Museum) on the Mexican border, have already been referred to. They include very large series of all classes of mammals, both large and small, prepared with great care and fully labelled.

An excellent small collection from Alaska, presented by Mr. C. H. Townsend contained specimens of an undescribed Lemming.

The late Mr. P. L. Jouy collected extensively in Mexico, obtaining especially excellent series of vampire bats & other forms in alcohol.

From the Natl. Zoological Park 35 mammals were received during the year, of which the most important were a tapir, an antelope, a kangaroo, a dromedary, and an axis deer.
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Transcription Notes:
www.iucnredlist.org/details/14295/0 Scientific Name: Naemorhedus caudatus. Species Authority: (Milne-Edwards, 1867).