XXVll. 



Insecta Saundersoniana. By Francis Walker, Esq. Diptera. Part 2. 8vo. 



Elephas ; das ist historischer und philosophischer Discours von dem grossen 

 Wunderthierdenn Elephantenn. Durch Casparum Hornium. 4to. 1629. 



Memoires de I'Acad. Nationale de Metz. 3le. Annee. 



Lord's entire new systenn of Ornitiiology or oecumenical history of British 

 Birds. Folio. 



Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum. 43d, 44th and 58th editions ; 

 and list of specimens of Dipterous Insects in the same. Parts 1 to 4. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM 

 In July and August, 1852. 

 * July Qth. 



Unio cariosus (young) with the byssus, from Cleveland, Ohio; Crystals of 

 Sulphate of Lime, from Mahoning, Ohio ; Papilio ajax; and Sylvia peregrina, 

 male and female, from Cleveland. Presented by Dr. J. P. Kirtland, of Cleveland. 



Anatifa , from Cienfugos. From Dr. Rand. 



Two specimens of Serpula; Gold Ore from North Carolina; Carbonate of 

 Copper, from Japan. From Dr. J. L. Burtt, U. S. N. 



A collection of Fishes, Reptiles and Crustacea, from New Jersey. Presented 

 by Mr. J. Le Conte. 



Three Reptiles and two Millipedes, from Demerara. Presented by Mr. J. 

 Krider. 



A Lithographic Portrait of Mr. Thomas Say. Presented by Mrs. Lucy W. 

 Say. 



July Idth, 



Specimen of Sciurus dorsalis, Woodhouse, from New Mexico. From Mr. R.^ 

 H. Kern. 



Trombidium magnificum Le Conte, from Texas. From Dr. Woodhouse. 



Twelve specimens of Algae, from New York Bay. From Dr. Burtt, U. S. N. 



Tutenmergel, from Keith's Rapids, Iowa; and Fusilina cylindrica, from Mis- 

 souri. From Dr. D. D. Owen. 



August \^th. 



Fossils from the Drift in the vicinity of Philadelphia. Presented by Mr. R. 

 Kilvington. 



Twenty-two specimens of fossil fishes and coprolites ; Albert Co., New Bruns- 

 wick. Presented by Drs. Chas. Wetherill and Jos. Leidy. 



An entire specimen of a fossil fish, new genus ? Albert Co., New Brunswick. 

 Presented by Ludlow Robinson, Esq. 



Fossil fish; Albert Co., N. B. Presented by Mr. John Robinson. 



Two specimens of fossil wood, three calamites, elastic bitumen, maltha, and 

 bituminous shale ; Albert Co., N. B. Presented by Dr. Joseph Leidy. 



Two bottles containing a Heterodon and a number of insects. From Mrs. 

 Say. 



Selenite, and three specimens of Aragonite, Creek Boundary ; Cannel coal, near 

 Jefl^erson City; and Bituminous Coal, from Verdigris River. Presented by Dr. 

 S. W. Woodhouse, 



Three hundred and nine specimens of European Lepidoptera. Presented by 

 Prof. S. S. Haldeman. 



Cyanite ; Chester Co., Pa. Presented by W. D. Hartmann. 



Specimens of the Army Worm, from Huntingdon Co., N. J. Presented by Dr. 

 Rand. 



Rhodophyllite ; Texas. Presented by Dr. Le Conte. 



August nth. 

 Twenty-nine specimens of Ophiocoma ; thirteen do. of Solaster ; twenty-six do. 

 of Ophiura : fourteen do. of Asterias ; three do. of Cribella ; five do. of Uraster ; 



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