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Dr. Wilson deposited the following works : 

 History of British Animals. By John Fleming, D. D., F. R. S., 

 &c. 2d edition. 8vo. London, 1842. 



The Philosophy of Zoology ; or a general view of the structure, 

 functions and classifications of animals. By John Fleming, D. D., 

 &c. 2 vols., 8vo. Edinburgh, 1822. 



The Naturalist's Library. Vols. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 13, of Orni- 

 thology. 12mo. 



Untersuchungen iiber die Fauna Peruana auf einer Reise in Peru 

 Wahrend der Jahre 1838, '39, '40. '41 and '42. Von Dr. J. 

 J. von Tschudi. Leiferungen 1 12. 4to. 



A collection of geological facts and practical observations in- 

 tended to elucidate the formation of the Ashby coal field, in the 

 parish of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and the neighboring district. 

 By Edward Mammat, F. G. S. 1 vol. 4to. Ashby-de-la- 

 Zouch, 1836. 



Antediluvian Phytology, illustrated by a collection of the fos- 

 sil remains of plants peculiar to the coal formation of Great 

 Britain. By Edmund Tyrrell Artis, F. S. A. F. G. S. 4to. 

 London, 1838. 



Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vogel Duetschlands. Von. 

 Christian Ludwig Brehm. 8vo. Ilmenau, 1831. 



A Monograph of the British Nudibranchiate Mollusca ; with figures 



of all the species. By Joshua Alder & Albany Hancock. 



Parts 1, 2, and 3. 4to. London, 1845, '46. 

 The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. By Audubon & 



Bachman. No. 24, folio. 

 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 83 to 



98. 

 The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. No. 131. Aug., 



1847. 



The following letter was read from Dr. J. W. Dawson, of 

 Pictou, N. S., dated Sept. 11, '47, addressed to Prof. Johnson, 

 in answer to some inquiries made by the latter, respecting the 

 gypsum of that section of county. 



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