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A collection of phanerogamous plants nnade in Egypt, Syria, &c., by M. 

 Boissier. Presented by Rev. M. A. Curtis, of S. Carolina. 



Two specimens of Minerals, from Montgomery Co., Pa., and two of calcareous 

 conglomerate. From Mr. Wm. Struthers. 



Fragments of jaw and teeth of a Crocodile, Sharks' teeth, and Mosasaurus 

 tooth, from the Green Sand of New Jersey. From Dr. J. L. Burtt. 



Extremity of Snout of a fossil Sword Fish, from the Green Sand of New Jersey. 

 From Dr. C. H. Budd. 



Several specimens of fossil Shells, from the Drift near Philadelphia. Fronn 

 Mr. Kilvington. 



Unio Stewardsoniiand Melania solida, from Tennessee. From Dr. Stewardson. 



Several specimens of Fishes and Salamanders. From Mr. Edward Harris. 



A collection of Crustacea, Fishes and Serpents, from New Jersey. From 

 iMajor LeConte. 



Two Minerals. From Mr. Thomas Fisher. 



Very fine cast in colored plaster of Sauropus primaevus, Lea, natural size. 

 From Mr. Isaac Lea. 



Slab of Stone containing sculptured human footprints, from Alton, Illinois. 

 Deposited by Mr. Isaac Lea. 



Fossilized Guano, from the Coast of Chili, lat. 23 S. From Mr. Aubrey H. 

 Smith. 



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Numerous specimens of Rocks and Fossils from Baffin's Bay and Melville's 

 Bay ; Lichens, from Cape Riley ; skin of Canis lagopus, four crania of Esquimaux, 

 and the following Bird skins from Baffin's Bay : Uria grylle, Mergulus alba, 

 Larus eburneus, L. argentatus, Bernicla brenta, and Oidemia molissima. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. E. K. Kane, U. S. N. 



Several specimens of Palaeoniscus ? from New Brunswick. From Mr. 



William Grant, through Mr. Sergeant. 



Panotis Catesbei from the Delaware River. From Mr. T. R. Conrad. 



Jie7ie 22d. 



Skins of Piaya rutila, Tityra Cayana, Phcenicircus carnifex, Conophago nigro- 



genys, Thamnophylus stellaris, Thamnophilus ? Totanus hypoleucus, 



Larus argentatus, young, Acanthylus pelasgicus, Cypselus ? Formivorus 



? and Lipangus lateralis; from Demarara. Presented by Dr. H. G. 



Dalton, of Demarara. 



Collection of Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera ; from Demarara. 

 Presented by the same. 



Three specimens of fossil infusorial Earth, from Germany. From Dr. F. A. 

 Genth. 



A large collection of American Birds' Eggs. From Mr. John Krider. 



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