ii. DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Obsidian. Ascension Island, South Atlantic. Presented by J. M. Semple, 

 M. D., U. S. N., througb Dr. Ziegler. 



Seven perfect teetb and fragments of others, with portions of jaws, ribs, 

 &c, of Mosasaurus. Tooth of Otodus obliquus, and vertebrae of do. Mon- 

 mouth Co., N. J. Presented by T. M. Perrine. 



A tooth of Mosasaurus. Monmouth Co., N. J. Presented by D. Baird. 



Humerus of Mosasaurus, and fragments of a fish jaw. Presented by Mr. M. 

 P. Rue. 



Several fossil shells. Presented by Mr. Forman. 



Specimen of Egyptian wheat, and seven Egyptian figures of Osiris. De- 

 posited by Mr. Slack. 



Acorns of Quercus rubra. Wissahicon. Presented by Mr. J. Goucher. 



Twelve specimens of insects from China and Japan. Presented by Dr. 

 Henderson, U. S. N. 



Thirty-eight specimens 25 species birds, from New Mexico. Presented by 

 Dr. T. C. Henry, U. S. A. 



Zeolite. Manayunk Tunnel, Montgomery Co., Pa. Presented by W. G. E. 

 Agnew. 



Chabazite and Stilbite, from the same locality. Presented by Theo. D. 

 Rand. 



A fine Stereoscope. Presented by J. W. Queen. 



April 5th. Vertebra, humerus, and four teeth of a Spermaceti Whale. 

 Large metatarsal bone. Tooth of Carcharodon megalodon. A collection of 

 shells. From the Miocene marls of Virginia. Presented by Dr. Alexander 

 Bryant. 



Pumice stone. From Syria. Presented by H. S. Osborn. 



Shark teeth, fragments of Turtle bones, shells, and corals, from the Green 

 Sand of New Jersey. Presented by Wm. M. Gabb. 



A collection of muds and lignites, from Washington Territory. Presented 

 by Geo. Davidson, Esq. 



Calamite. Pictou, Nova Scotia. Mr. Struthers. 



Teeth of three genera of reptiles, scales, and bones of ganoid fishes, copro- 

 lites, and vegetable remains. From the slate rocks of Phcenixville Tunnel, 

 Chester Co., Pa. Presented by Messrs. Vaux, Sergeant, Powel, Tilghman, 

 and Leidy. 



Specimens of Alosa manhaden, with a parasitic crustacean adhering to the 

 roof of the mouth. From the coast of North Carolina. Presented by Dr. 

 Norcom of Edenton, N. C. 



April 12ih. Fragments of jaws and teeth of Mosasaurus. A collection of 

 bones of an unknown Saurian. Teeth of three species Sharks, palate of Pyc- 

 nodus, and jaw of Enchodus. Several fossil shells. Green Sand, Monmouth 

 Co., N. J. Presented by J. A. Slack. 



Three Unio Shepardianus, Lea. Georgia. 1 U. capax, Green. Missis- 

 sippi. 2 U. Boykinianus, Lea. Georgia. 2 U. patulus, Lea. U. clavus, Lam. 

 Ohio. Presented by I. Lea. 



Three specimens of opalized wood. Little Colorado, New Mexico. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. Woodhouse. 



Numerous fragments of a ferruginous rock containing remains of ganoid 

 fishes. From Bethany, Va. Presented by P. W. Mosblech. 



A small collection of shells. Juan Fernandez. Presented by Ed. S. 

 Whelan. 



Skins of Lupus occidentalis, Platte river ; Erethizon spixanthus, Fort De- 

 fiance ; Mustela pennantii, Fort Umqua ; Procyon hernandezii, California ; 

 Putorius vison, Astoria; Lynx fasciatus, New Califormia; Ovis montana, 

 Cervus macrotis % % Vulpes virginianus, Taxidea arnericana, Lynx rufus, 

 var., Lepus californicus, L. trowbridgii, 3 Spermophilus beecheyi, Sciurus 

 fossor, Neotoma mexicana. Fort Tejon. Skulls of Lynx rufus, and Cervus 

 macrotis. Presented by the Smithsonian Institution. 



