IV. 



Insecta Britannica. Diptera. Vol. 2. By Francis Walker. 8vo. 

 Journal of the Franklin Institute for February, 1854. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM 



In March and April, 1854. 



March 14*7*. 



Cygnus buccinator (mounted.) Presented by Mr. J. D. Sergeant. 

 Six casts in plaster, of bones of the feet of Dinornis. Presented by Dr. Wm. 

 Blanding, Jr. 

 Hypudaeus amphibius, (black variety,) from Scotland. From Dr. G. Watson. 



April 4th. 



A collection of Bird skins and Reptiles from Honduras. Presented by Dr. 

 Woodhouse. 



A specimen (in skin) of the American Beaver (Castor fiber.) From the 

 Smithsonian Institution. 



Cottus virginianus, from Absecom, N. J. From Mr. John Krider. 



Fiber zibethicus, (var.) ; from Absecom, N. J. From the same. 



Proteus anguinus. From the Rev. Mr. Wilmer. 



Fluor and Calc Spar, Lowville, N. Y. From Mr. Rice. 



Semi-opal, from Honduras. From Dr. Woodhouse. 



Copiapite, from Copiopo, Chili. From Dr. Lawrence Smith. 



April 11th. 



Mounted specimens of Accipiter Cooperi and Haliaetus leucocephalus, and an 

 Alligator skin. Presented by Mr. J. Krider. 

 Equisetum, of very large size, from Buenos Ayres. From Dr. H. W. Kennedy. 



April 18th. 



Procellaria capensis, from Buenos Ayres. From Dr. H. W. Kennedy. 



Specimen, in skin, of Aptenodytes , and one of Carbo , from the 



South Pacific. Presented by Dr. J. Horwitz, U. S. N., through D. W. P. C. 

 Barton. 



Pod of Cassia Brasiliana. From Dr. Woodhouse. 



Mounted specimen of Canis magellanicus, from Peru. Presented by Mr. W. 

 S. Vaux. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY 



In March and April, 1854. 



March 1th. 



Verhandelingen der lste Klasse van het Hollandsh Instituut van Wetenschap- 

 pen. Lit. &c. te Amsterdam. Deel 1, 2; 4to. From the Institute. 



Nieuwe Verhandelingen der lste Klasse van het Koninklijk-Nederland. Inst. 

 Deel 9, 10 (1, 2) 11, 12, 13 ; 4to. From the same. 



Verhandelingen der lste Klasse van het Konin. Nederland. Inst. 3de Reeks. 

 Deel 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ; 4to. From the same. 



Tijdschrift voor de Wis-en Natuurkundige Wetenschappen, uitgegeven door 

 de lste Klasse van het k. Nederland. Inst. Deel 4, 5 ; 8vo, From the same. 



Het Instituut of Verslagen en Mededeelingen, uitgegeven door de vier klassen 

 van het k. Nederland. Inst. 1841, No. 2 ; 1842, Nos. 2, 3 ; 1843, 1844, 1845, 

 1846 ; Svo. From the same. 



Jaerboek van het k. Nederland. Inst. 1847, '48, '49, '50, '51 ; 8vo. From the 

 same. 



J. Blanken, beschouwing over de uitstrooming der Rivieren in de Zee. From 

 the same. 



Verhandeling over den Landbouw ; door J. Serrurier. From the same. 



