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coast of Mexico, from Acapulco to Guaymas and La Paz. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. Wm. H. Jones, U. S. N. 



Five species of reptiles, Cold Springs, N. York, and one reptile, 

 from California. Presented by Sarah P. Monks. 



A fine specimen of Geratodus Forsteri, from Queensland. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. John Belisario, of Sydney, Australia, through Dr. 

 McQuillen. 



A Bottle-headed Dolphin, Coryphsena Suerii, caught five miles 

 off the coast of Atlantic City, N. J., Sep. 1, 1815. Presented by 

 W. R. Bncknell. 



An Angel Fish, Squatina Dumerili, from Lewes, Delaware. 

 Presented by A. Purvis. 



Two species of reptiles and four of fishes, from Chester Co. 

 Presented by Dr. H. Allen. 



Trichiurus lepturus, from the southeast coast. Presented by 

 John Krider. 



Spelerpes bilineata. Presented by Gen. Pleasanton. 



Bolesoma olmstedii, Bancocas Creek, N. J. Presented by Col. 

 T. M. Bryan. 



Two snakes from Fnng Chow, China. Presented by Wm. M. 



Capp. 



2[<>Uusks. Fifty-one species of marine shells, from the Atlantic 

 coast of Costa Bica; three species, from Aspinwall; three speci- 

 mens Ostrea virginica, from Gulf of Nicoya ; and a Helix' from 

 Genesee Co., N. Y. Presented by William M. Gabb. 



Thirty species of shells, from Acapulco, besides three other 

 collections of shells and bryozoans, from Alaska and other locali- 

 ties along the Pacific coast to Mexico. Presented by Dr. Wm. 

 H. Jones, U. S. N. 



Seventeen species of land shells from Australia, West Indies, 

 etc., presented by Thomas Bland; and also four additional 

 species, in exchange from the same. 



Three cuttle fishes, from China. Presented by Wm. M. Capp. 



Twenty-one species of shells, from Florida. Presented by W. 

 W. Calkins. 



Eighteen species of shells, from California, presented by Sarah 

 P. Monks; two species Bulimus and two of Thaumastes, from the 

 Rio Negro and the Amazon, presented by Prof. J. Orton ; Gonio- 

 basis potosiensis, from Missouri, presented by Mrs. Mary P. Harris ; 



