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DONATIONS TO MUSEUM 

 In January and February, 1851. 



Janxiary 1th. 



A large collection of American Reptilia, Fishes, Insects, and Tortoises, in 

 spirits and dried, formerly belonging to Dr. Jacob Green of Philadelphia. Pre- 

 sented by Prof. Franklin Bache. 



Four fossil vertebras, fragments of a fossil Cephalopod from the cretaceous 

 series of Alabama ; bird tracks and rain drops in the newer red sandstone, from 

 Princeton, New Jersey; and specimens of coal fossils. Presented by Mr. Joseph 

 Jones. 



Numerous fine specimens of crystallized Mica, from Chester Co., Pennsylvania. 

 Presented by Dr. Wm. D. Hartman. 



Fossil Ostrea, from Uraguay. From Dr. Bond. 



January \Ath. 



A small collection of minerals, shells, and fossils: Snout of Xiphius gladius : 

 scull of Chelonia midas. Presented by the South wark Library Company of 

 Philadelphia. 



Six specimens of shells, from Newport, R. I. ; four do. rocks, from do. Speci- 

 mens of recent wood in process of carbonization : two specimens, variety of 

 Indian corn. Presented by Mr. Samuel Powel. 



Four saurians, and eight ophidians, from South Africa. Presented by Dr. 

 Gavin Watson. 



January 21st, 



Twenty specimens coal fossils; curious specimen of honey-comb rock, or cel- 

 lular sandstone ; from Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Deposited by Mr. Joseph 

 Jones. 



Specimen of Mud from the mud volcanoes, near Carthagena, New Grenada, 

 South America. Presented by Mr. J. C. Trautwine. 



Three Indian relics ; fossil Helix. Presented by Southwark Library Com- 

 pany. 



Three species Crustacea, Newport R. I. Coal with quartz. Presented by Mr. 

 S. Powel. 



Two Gold fishes. Presented by Mr. Bisset. 



February Ath. 



An extensive collection of Crustacea from various localities, being part of the 

 collection of M. Guerin, of Paris, containing 230 species and 614 specimens. 

 Presented by Dr. T. B. Wilson. 



Eggs of Tinamus , from New Grenada; Thalassidroma Bulwerii, 



Madeira ; Phalacrocorax carboides and Sericornis frontalis, Australia; Platycercus 

 Novae Zealandicae, New Zealand ; Malurus Lamberti, Eopsaltria australis, Pitta 

 strepitans and Tropidorhynchus corniculatus, Australia. From Dr. Wilson. 



Donax protracta, Venus intapurpurea, Pecten fuscopurpureus, from Florida, 

 Spondylus, nov. sp., New Jersey ; Triton subalveatum, Calavella vicksbursrensis 

 Corbula alta, Fulgur nodulatum, and Natica Mississippiensis, from Vicksburg. 

 Presented by Mr. T. A. Conrad. 



Four species of Fossil Echini from Georgia. Presented by Mr. J. H. Couper. 



Egg of African Ostrich, skin of Penguin, and Porcupine quills, from Cape of 

 Good Hope. Presented by Dr. J. Dawson. 



Fragment (456 grains) of a Meteorolite which fell inCabarras Co., N. Carolina 

 From Prof. Sheppard, of Charleston, in exchange. 



