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Picking, Lieut. H. F. Aug. 15th. Loligo. 



Powel, S. May 16th. Foraminiferous Sand, Newport, R. I. 



Reptiles and Insects, a collection of, June 6th. 



Ridgeway, Dr. T. E. July llth. Fruit, leaves and woods of Sequoia gigan- 

 tea, California. 



Romanowsky, H. June 13th. Thirty-six species of Jurassic, Cretaceous, De- 

 vonian and Silurian Fossils from Russia. 



Ruschenberger, Dr. W. S. W. June 13th. Specimens of Vellela from the 

 Pacific Ocean. 



Semple, Dr. Sept. 19th. Specimen of Sombrero Guano. Chiton from Som- 

 brero. 



Scattergood, Geo. J. May 16th. Vertebrae of Hyposaurus Rogersii from 

 White Horse, Camden Co., N. J. 



Sheafer, P. W. Feb. \4&h. Anthracite Coal, Sullivan Co., Pa. 



Shells, four hundred species from Mazatlan and Cape St. Lucas. Purchased 

 by the Academy. 



Slack, Dr. J. H. Nov. 21st. Cardium Spillmani from Monmouth Co., N. J. 



Smithsonian Institution. May 9th. A collection of marine shells of about 

 800 species, of which 300 are new to the Museum of the Academy, 

 principally from the collection of Wilkes' Exploring Expedition. May 23d. 

 A collection of Fossils from the Marl of New Jersey, obtained by F. B. 

 Meek. A collection of Fossils, of the U. S. Exploring Expedition, from 

 Oregon and Australia, types of Dana's Geology of the U. S. Exploring 

 Expedition. A collection of 93 species of fossils from the Upper Mis- 

 souri, collected by Lieut. Warren and Dr. Hayden. June 20th. Fifteen 

 species of Myriapoda. 



Souder, Edward A. Oct. 3d. Cryolite from Ivigtut, Arksuk Fiord, Green- 

 land. . 



Stellwagen, H. S. Sept. 5th. Sculptured fragment of marble from Baalbec. 



Tarbe, Prosper. May 23d. A small collection of tertiary fossils from Au- 

 teuil, France. 



Thayer, Jas. G. Sept. 12th. Large slab of stone with fossil plant. 



Thomson, J. H. Dec. 19th. Thirty-two species of terrestrial shells from 

 Tahiti. 



Trautwine, J. C. Jan. 3d. Earthy Vivianite. Allentown, N. J. 



Tryon, Geo. W. May 16th. Nineteen species of fresh water shells, types. 

 Sixty-six species of land and marine shells new to the collection. Oct. 3d. 

 Sixty-five species of land and fresh water shells. Nov. 21st. Nine- 

 teen species of land and fresh water shells, principally from Syria and 

 Algiers. Two Serpents from Hilton Head. Sept. 12th. 

 Vaux, Wm. S. Nov. 21st. Fine large specimen of Rutile from Lancaster 

 Co., Pa. Dec. 5th. A collection of fossils from Oriskany Sandstone of 

 Muncy Hills, Pa. Skeleton of a small species of Ichthyosaurus, a verte- 

 bra of a large species of Ichthyosaurus, series of five vertebrae of do., 

 three bones of do., large coprolite, vertebra of Plesiosaurus. Jaws of 

 an Ichthyosaurus, dorsal spine of Hybodus reticulatus, two fishes, a Nau- 

 tilus and a fragment of fossil wood. From the Lias of England. A fossil 

 shell from Syria. 



Vinal, W. J. Oct. 3d. Sal Ammoniac on anthracite from Mauch-chunk. 



Ware, Maj. J. B. July llth. Two specimens of Auriferous Pyrites. Colora- 

 do Territory. 



Warner,* John. Jan. 3d. Two hundred species of alpine plants from the 

 vicinity of Zermatt, Switzerland. 



Wilcocks, Dr. Alex. June 20th. Skeleton of a Hawk. Deposited. 

 Wilson, Rathmell. May 9th. A small collection of woods and geological 

 specimens. Presented by Mr. Rathmell Wilson, Executor of the Estate 

 of Dr. T. B. Wilson. 

 Wood, Dr. H. C. June 20th. Five species of Myriapoda. 

 Woolman, Jas. May 16th. Fire Clay from Plainville. 



