DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 429 



Smith, T. Guilford. April 11th. Large specimen of Bitter Spar. Chester, 

 Mass. 



Smithsonian Institution. June 19th. A collection of Plants, from the western 

 Coast of South America and the South Pacific Islands, being a portion of 

 the botanical collection of the Wilkes Exploring Expedition. June 19th. 

 A collection of 148 specimens of Birds, representing 73 species of western 

 North America and the West Indies. Bee. llth. Seven specimens of Birds 

 from the West Indies and South America. Aug. 21st. fcix specimens of 

 Birds from Costa Rica and 4 specimens from Jamaica. A large collection , 

 of Shells, embracing over 1300 species, of which 793 species are new to 

 the Museum ; an extraordinary increase, due in a great measure to many 

 of them being species from the Wilkes Exploring Expedition not previ- 

 ously distributed, while others are new species from Western America, re- 

 cently described by Mr. P. P. Carpenter, Smithsonian Institution. 



Spillman, Dr. W., of Columbus, Mississippi. March 20tk. Fossil phalanx of a 

 large Reptile and 2 segments of a fossil Nautilus. May 1st. Two Coal 

 fossils. Western Alabama. 



Stephens, Wm. H. July 24th. A large specimen of black Oxyde of Copper, 

 from Lake Superior. 



Struthers, W. July 10th. Two Coal fossils, from Dorchester, New Brunswick. 



Subscribers to the Library Fund. Oct. 9th. Musci Boreali Americana quorum 

 specimina exsiccata W. S. Sullivant et L. Lesquereux ediderunt. Ed. 2d, 

 1865. 



Thompson, John H. Nov. 20th. Nine species of Shells. 



Thompson, John, of New Bedford, Mass. May 1st. A marine Alga, from Cape 

 Horn. 



Trautwine,-J. C. April 10th. Pachnolite, from Greenland. 



Tryon, Geo. W., Jr. May 1st. 20 species land and fresh water Shells. On 

 condition not to be loaned. May 8th. Fine species of Indian Mollusca. 

 May 22d. Ten species of Shells from Cambodia. Nov. 13th. 18 species 

 of Unionidpe. Nov. 20th. Seven species of Shells. Dec. llth. 24 species 

 of terrestrial Mollusca. New to the Academy's collection. 



Unknown donor, through Mr. Tryon. Jan. 23d. Three species of Crusta- 

 ceans, a Star Fish, and a small collection of Shells. 



Vaux, William S. Dec. llth. 20 specimens of Birds, from Jalapa, Mexico. 



Vogel, Charles. Nov. 20th. A brook Trout, caught in the Schuylkill River. 



Watson, Mrs. J. Framton. Nov. 13th. Manganite, Ihlfeldt, Hartz, Marcasite 

 and a fine Mocha Stone. 



Westcott, Charles S. June 19lh. Very fine mounted specimens of Aix sponsa, 

 the Summer Duck, and Ortyx Virginianus, the American Partridge; also a 

 Silurian fossil. Dec. llth. Fine specimen of Icterus Jamacaii. 



Wheatley, C. M. May 1st. A collection of small Crustacea?, &c, from Cape 

 St. Lucas. 



Wood, Christopher J. Aug. 14th. One Mus decumanus (pied variety), 1 Ar- 

 vicola and 19 specimens of Birds of Philadelphia, in young plumage. 

 Nov. 13th. Two Amazilia Riefferii <j>,lCyanomyia Cyanocephala, from 

 Belize, Honduras, and six specimens of young Birds, from vicinity of Phi- 

 ladelphia. 



Woodward, G. M. April llth. A living Iguanian. Navassa, West Indies. 



Womrath, F. K. Mantis, from vicinity of Baltimore. 



