DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. Vll. 



Skull of Equus asinus and skeleton of Arctomys monax. Deposited by J. 

 H. Slack. 



Nov. 9>h. Mounted specimens of Antelocapra atnericana, m. and f. From 

 the Yellowstone river. 



Cervus macrotis. Obtained by Dr. Hayden during Lieut. Warren's Expedi- 

 dition. Arctomys pruinosus. Puget's Sound. Obtained by Dr. Kennerly. 

 Vulpes virginianus. From the Smithsonian Institution. 



Large specimen Cyanosite, (Sulph. Copper.) From Eureka Mine, Polk Co., 

 Tennessee. Prom Prof. W. J- Taylor. 



Several carboniferous fossils. Fort Belknap, Texas. Presented by Dr. Moore. 



Monstrous human finger nail, (8 in. in length, ) from a negro of Georgia. A 

 double catfish, from the coast of Georgia. Presented by James Postell. 



Lame Hornet nest. From Bucks Co., Pa. Presented bv E. S. Whelen. 



Nov. 22d. Two very large and very line specimens of Lepidodendra. From 

 Mine Hill, Schuylkill Co., Pa. Presented by Eugene Borda. 



A collection of minerals and mineral waters, from the Geysers, about 72 m. 

 N. N. W. of San Francisco, California. A large Acanthopterygian fish, 7 feet 

 in length. From the Bay of San Francisco, California. Presented by George 

 Davidson. 



A large collection of polished tablets of minerals. From Edward J. Willcox. 



An Indian skull and stone adze. From the neighborhood of Trenton, N. J. 

 Presented by Charles C. Abbott. 



A small collection of miocene fossils from Virginia, and cretaceous fossils 

 from New Jersey. Presented by T. A. Conrad. 



Several post-pliocene fossils, from the Ohio river. Presented by W M. 

 Gabb. 



Bituminous coal. Texas. Presented by Dr. Moore. 



Dec. 6th. 5 specimens ores of zinc, 1 fossil. Lehigh and Monroe Co., Pa. 

 .Presented by W. Thos. Roepper. 



1 Pustorius noveboracensis. Philadelphia. Presented by Horatio C. Wood. 



Iron ore. Lake Superior. Sciurus Carolinensis. ' Rock Island Co. Pre- 

 sented by Mr. Sergeant. 



Coal plant. Tamaqua, Pa. Presented by Wm. M. Gabb. 



Dec. 13th. 18 species of land and fresh-water shells of the United State?. 

 Presented by W. G. Binney, 



Dec. 20th. 3 mounted birds. Presented by John Krider. 



Specimen of "Millerite " from Gap Mines. Presented by John Williams. 



Specimen of "Gold ore," from Kelly's Lead, 2 miles S. of Russell's Gulch, 

 Jefferson Territory, (head of Elkborn.) Presented by A. G. Reed, Mo. 



Snake, from Indiana. Presented by Isaac Lea. 



Bugula, Halichondrium, ova of a mollusk, from Newport, R. I. Presented 

 by Messrs. Bridges, Leidy and Powel. 



Gorgonia, from Mazatlan. Presented by Dr. Engelmann. 



Collection of cretaceous fossils from near Santa Ft-, New Mexico. Presented 

 bv Chas. M. Wheatley. 



