xxm. 



Odontographie. Vergleichende Darstellung des Zahnsystemes der lebenden 

 und fossilen Wirbelthiere. Yon C. G. Giebel. (conclusion.) From Dr. Wilson. 

 Journal of the Franklin Institute, Feb., 1855. From the same. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM 

 In March and April, 1855. 



March 6th. 



Specimens of Coluber punctatus, and C. eximius, from Philadelphia. Presented 

 by Dr. Watson. 

 Ocipode arenaria, from Beesley's Point, N. J. From Mr. Chas. C. Ashmead. 

 Selenite, from Lockport, N. Y. From Mr. Edward Miller. 

 Trachynotus spinosus ?, from Beesley's Point. From Mr. S. Ashmead. 

 Mounted specimen of Procyon lotor. From Dr. Leidy. 



April 3d. 



Thirty-six specimens, twenty -five species of fishes, obtained in the market at 

 Rio de Janeiro, and one species Chcetodon, taken at sea off Brazil; five speci- 

 mens of Peneus setiferus, from Brazil; two do. Cerataspis monstruosis, do.; 

 six do. Mytilus, do. ; two do. Ostrea. Presented by Dr. W. S. W. Ruschen- 

 berjjer and Thos. J. Turner, U. S. N. 



Fourteen specimens, twelve species of fishes, Mississippi River ; and three spe- 

 cimens of Emys picta. In exchange from the Smithsonian Institution. 



One specimen Asterias, from the Mediterranean. Presented by Dr. J. C. 

 Fisher. 



One specimen Astrea ? ; Larvae of Phyllophaga,'from Rhode Island ; Semi- 

 bituminous coal, from Broad Top Mountain. Presented by S. Powel. 



Uranite, from the banks of the Schuylkill, Philadelphia. Presented by Theod. 

 D. Rand, of Philadelphia. 



April 10th. 



Fruit of Abies communis. From Dr. Fisher. 



A collection of Carboniferous Fossils, from Rush Creek, near New Harmony, 

 Indiana, and a collection of Fresh- water Shells, from the Wabash River, near 

 New Harmony, Ind. Presented by James Sampson, Esq. 



April Ylth. 



Two specimens Meles taxus, from Greenland: one do. Phoca barbala, do. ; 

 one do. Phoca grcenlandica, do.; one cranium of Cervus elaphus, do.; one 

 specimen of Tarandus rangifer, do.; fifty-five bottles Invertebrate animals, 

 do.; one specimen Canis antarcticus, from Falkland Islands. Presented by Dr. 

 Thos. B. Wilson. 



One specimen of Canis lagopus, Linn. ; two of Lepus grcenlandicus; and one 

 of Phoca hispida ; from Greenland. Presented by Mr. Wm. S. Vaux. 



Mounted specimen of Tarandus rangifer, from Greenland. Presented by Col. 

 Geo. A. McCall. 



DONATIONS TO LIBRARY 



In March and April, 1855. 



March 6th. 



Journal of the Society of Arts, (London,) Nos. 63 68, and 85 105. From 

 the Society. 



Archiv fur Naturgeschichte. Von H. Troschel. 1854. No. 3. From the 

 Editor. 



Flora Medica. A Botanical Account of all the more important plants used in 

 Medicine. By John Lindley. 8vo. From Mr. A. J. Brasier. 



