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specimens of 18 species of rodents and ruminants ; 18 specimens of 14 species, 

 chiefly quadrumana, were presented by Dr. J. H. Slack; 18 specimens, 8 species 

 of Texas animals were presented by Dr. A. L. Heermann ; and 11 others were 

 presented by Van Amberg's Menagerie Co., Dr. J. M. Corse, S. B. Buckley, Geo. 

 Davidson, J. R. Campbell, J. Krider, and Dr. J. Bryan. 



Birds. Ninety-nine specimens of 57 species of Western African birds, 

 collected by Du Chaillu, were presented by Messrs. T. B. Wilson, S. and J. 

 Jeanes, I. Lea, F. Rogers, C. E. Smith, A. H. Smith, J. Leidy, W. P. Foulke, 

 E Harris, W. S. Vaux, J. D. Logan, G. A. McCall, J. C. Tiautwine, E. Durand, 

 W. M. Uhler, S. W. Mitchell and J. L. LeConte. Thirry-nine specimens of 37 

 species, principally American birds, were presented by Dr. J. C. Letterman, 

 T. Sitgreave, Dr. W. Gibson, Dr. A. L. Heermann, J. Jeanes, J. H. Slack, G. 

 Davidson, J. H. Powel, C. J. and W. S. Wood, Mr. Orthwein, Dr. A. J. Foard, 

 A. C. Thomas, and J. Rodgers. Dr. Slack presented 62 eggs, 27 species, from 

 Minnesota; C. S. Westcott, 15 species eggs and 5 nests; Mr. Gabb, the egg of 

 a Rhea ; and Alfred Newton the nest and eggs of the Waxwing, Ampelis gar- 

 rulus. 



Reptiles. Seventy-one specimens, 20 species of Texas reptiles, were presented 

 by Dr. A. L. Heermann ; and 10 specimens, of 16 species, were presented by Geo. 

 Davidson, H. C. Wood, Dr. A. Wilson, E. C. Mitchell, E. D. Cope, M. Canby, 

 and W. J. Chaloner. 



Fishes. The Smithsonian Institution presented 175 species, chiefly of Ameri- 

 can fishes. Mr. S. Powel presented 20 species, Dr. W.Gibson 16, Dr. Ruschen- 

 berger 17, and 10 others were derived from Capt. J. M. Dow, H. C. Wood, T. 

 Norris, W. M. Gabb, J. T. Darby and Mr. Vanderslice. 



Mollusks. Lieut. T. T. Field presented a fine collection of shells from the 

 Bay of Panama and other places ; G. W. Tryon, Jr., presented 80 species of 

 Helix; S. S. Haldeman 8 species Ancylus; and 70 species of shells were pre- 

 sented by G. Lincecum, T. Prime, G. W. Tryon, Jr., Dr. Ruschenberger, T. Bland. 

 W. G. Binney, J. L. Mackey, Dr. Showalter, A. L. Heermann and M. Miles. 



Articulates. The Smithsonian Institution presented 55 species of Crustacea, 

 Geo. Davidson 12 species; and others were presented by Capt. J. M. Dow, J. 

 Starr, Dr. Jos. Wilson, J. T. Darby and C. S. Westcott. 



Of insects, Dr. A. L. Heermann presented a collection from Texas ; and sev- 

 eral specimens were obtained from Lieut. Field and A. Wilson. There were also 

 presented several spiders, scorpions, and myriapods by Lieut. Field, H. C. Wood, 

 J. T. Darby. 



Radiates. The Smithsonian Institution presented 35 species of corals, type3 

 described by Dana. Thirty-six echinoderms of 25 species were presented by 

 Dr. W. F. Atlee, Capt. J. M. Dow, S. Powel, Dr. W. Gibson, Lieut. T. Y. Field, 

 Dr. Ruschenberger, and Dr. F. W. Lewis. Four other radiates were presented 

 by M. Newkirk, Dr. Cleburne and S. Powel. 



Anatomy. Dr. Jonathan C. Letterman, U. S. A., presented two skeletons of 

 the camel, 1 of the Rocky Mountain sheep, and the skull of a grizzly bear. 

 Dr. Heermann presented 8 skulls of mammals, Geo. Davidson 4, Mr. Krider 1, 

 and Dr. D. P. Heap an ancient Roman skull. Miscellaneous specimens were 

 presented by R. G. Curtin, Capt. Dupont, Dr. Cleburne, C. E. K. Kortright, 

 R. E. Griffith, C. P. Eakin,Geo. Davidson and Dr. F. G. Smith. 



Fossils. An interesting collection of mosasaurus remains from New Jersey, 

 were presented by Dr. J. H. Slack, J. Hopper, O. C. Herbert and U. Smock. 

 Some cretaceous crocodilian and shark remains were presented by W. W. Lamb, 

 a collection of miocene shark teeth by H. C. Yarrow, a miocene cetacean ver- 

 tebra by T. J. Yarrow, Jr., M. D., a fine Carcharodon megalodon tooth by Dr. 

 J. M. Corse, and a few other vertebrate remains by Rev. W. A. Breed, H. C. 

 Yarrow, Abbott and Slack. S. S. Lyon presented 20 fine species of carbonifer- 

 ous fossils from Kentucky, Dr. Slack 98 species from the Isle of Man ; and 

 Dr. W. C. Dixon presented 8 species of coal plants from Virginia. Dr. W. 



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