170 [Mat, 1842. 



STATED MEETING, May 10th, 1842. 



Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



A fine collection of Quadrupeds and Birds prepared and 

 mounted, principally from South Africa, presented by the 

 following members, viz. J. Price Wetherill, G. W. Carpen- 

 ter, W. S. Vaux, Wm. Hembel, S. G. Morton, Samuel 

 Ashmead, and J. S. Phillips, comprising 



Cynocephalus hamadryas, (dog- Cacatua funerea. 



faced baboon) male. Cacatua chrysolophus. 



Orycteropuscapensis (cape ant- Corythaix 



eater) male and female. Corythaix variegata. 

 Secretarius reptilivorus. Otis afra. 



Pterocles variegatus (male and Struthio camelus (young.) 



female.) Rhinopomastus Smithii. 



Perdix saphrena. Hemipodiushottentotus (male and 



Perdix lechoho (male and fe- female.) 



male.) Macromyx capensis. 



Colius striatus. Upupa promerops. 



Francolinus nudicollis. Certhia famosa. 



Francolinus clamosus. Coturnix Cambayensis. 



Cratopus bicolor. 



Also, the following, in skin 



Colius leucomotus. Microps minutus. 

 Colius indicus. Corythaix . 



Also presented by the same members, shells of the following 

 species of Testudo and Emys. 



Testudo radiata, (Shaw) 2 spe- Testudo pardalis, (Bell), 

 cimens. Emys . 



