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DONATIONS TO MUSEUM 



In March and April, 1851. 



March Ath. 



Fruit and leaves of Lodoicea Maldivica, one Pelamis, one Pennatula spinosa, 

 one Ophiura, from the Gulf of Siam. Presented by Dr. Hopkinson, U. S. N., 

 through Dr. Ruschenberger. 



A collection of Serpents, in spirits, from South Africa. From Dr. Watson. 



Molossus rufus, from Brazil. From H. Bond Dewey, Esq. 



Dr. Morton deposited crania of a Cochin Chinese, of a Chinese child, and of a 

 Dijak of Borneo. 



Ptilinopus Swainsonii. From Mr. J. C. McGuire, of Washington. 



March Wth, 



Two fine specimens of fossil Crustacea from Turon Bay, Cochin China. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. Ruschenberger. 



Crania of nine Mammalia, twenty-lour Birds and five Reptiles. Deposited by 

 Dr. Morton. 



April Sth. 



Tooth of a fossil Shark, from the green sand, Monmouth Co., N. J. From 

 J. Hare Powel, Jr. 



Egretta alba, from the vicinity of Reading, Pa. From Dr. J. P. Heister, of 

 Reading. 



Fossil Salt, from near Abingdon, Virginia. From Dr. J. C. Fisher. 



Twenty-six species of fossil Shells and Radiata, from North Carolina, Virginia, 

 Maryland, Alabama, California and Oregon. From Mr. T. A. Conrad. 



Brown Garnet, Melanite, foliated red oxide of Zinc, from Sussex Co., N. J. 

 From W. S. Vaux, Esq. 



April 15th. 



Apatite from Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y. ; Tabular Calcareous Spar, from 

 Putnam, N. Y. ; Idiocrase, from Welles, Maine ; Cinnamon Stone, from Amherst, 

 N. H. ; Rutin, Lancaster Co., Pa. From W. S. Vaux, Esq. 



April 22d. 



Spherical nodule of Carbonate of Iron, from the mouth of Columbia River, 

 From the South wark Library Co. 



Forty-two species of native marine and fresh water Algae. From Mr. John 

 Hooper, of New York. 



Nodule of Carbonate of Iron, with a Coprolite as a nucleus, from New Haven, 

 Scotland. From Mr. Isaac Lea. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY 



In March and April, 1851. 

 March 'ith. 



Researches upon the Necropolis of New Orleans. By B. Dewier, M. D. 

 From the Author. 



Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Library of New York, Feb. 10, 

 1851. From the Trustees. 



A practical treatise on the use of the Microscope. By John Queckett. 8vo. 

 From Mr. Balliere. 



The Zoology of the Voyage of the Samarang. Mollusca, Part 3. From the 

 Authors. 



