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Palffiontographica. Beitrilge zur Naturgeschichte der Vorwelt. Herausg. von 

 W. Dunker und H. voa Meyer. IV. Band, Funfte Lieferung. Cassel, 1855, 4to. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM 



In Jclt and August, 1856. 



Juhj 1st. 



The Herbarium of Dr. W. P. 0. Barton. Presented by Dr. T. B. Wilson. 

 Dewej-lite, Bone Hills, Chester Co. From Dr. Wm. M. Uhler. 

 Fowl with four legs. From Dr. Martin, U. S. N. 



July 8tli. 



Three specimens Pugettia gracilis ; two Epialtus productus ; Cancer magister ; 

 Pseudo carciuus Oregonensis ; Telmessus serratus ; three marine Annelida; one 

 Actinia ; five Echinodermata ; 10 Mollusca. Collected by Geo. Davidson, Esq., 

 U. S. Coast Survey, and presented by Dr. Le Conte. 



Numerous specimens of Lavas and Sulphurs from the volcanoes of Sandwich 

 Islands. Presented by Dr. Charles Guillou, through Constant Guillou, Esq. 



Numerous specimens of fossil bones of the Peccary, Dicotyles comjjressus, Ga- 

 lena, 111. Presented by Dr. Edward D. Kittoe. 



Gallinula Ore, N. J. Presented by John Krider. 



July 15th. 



Asbestus ; Cellular Quartz, Bone Hills, Chester Co., Pa. Presented by Mr 

 Uhler. 



One Centipede, Venezuela. Presented by Dr. A. Lacombe. 



One Heterodon, Venezuela. From Capt. James Wilson, through Mr. Drap er. 



One Pseudotriton flavissimus and one P. marginatus, Georgia. Presented by 

 Maj. Le Conte. 



Thirty-three specimens Plethodon niger; 240 specimens Astacus Bartoni, from 

 neighborhood of Philadelphia. Presented by Dr. Hallowell. 



August I2th. 



Two Eskimo Crania. From Drs. J. K. Kane and S. W. Mitchell. 



One specimen Hyla graciosa, five H. squirilla, six Cystignathus uigritus, one 

 Bufo guercicus, two Engystoma Carolinense ; from Georgia. Presented by 

 Major Le Conte. 



One Emys Muhlenbergii, from the neighborhood of Philadelphia. Presented 

 by Major Le Conte. ' 



Nine larva; of Spelerpes bilineata, of different ages. From near the Falls of 

 Schuylkill. Presented by Dr. Uhler. 



Two living specimens of Tropidonotus leberis, from the same locality. Pre- 

 sented by Drs. Leidy and Uhler. 



Various young and more matured specimens of Astacus Bartonii, found abun- 

 dantly near the Falls of Schuylkill. Presented by Dr. Bridges. 



A living specimen of Diemyctylus miniatus (Rnf.,) (Salamandra symmetrica, 

 Harlan,) from Schuylkill Haven. Presented by Mr. C. M. Cruson. 



Two specimens of Menobranchus, from Portage Lake, Lake Superior. Presented 

 by Mr. Wm. E. Dickinson, of the Isle Royale Mine, L. S., through Mr. B. A. 

 Hoopes. 



Two species Surnia hudsonia, one species Tetras canadensis. From Lake 

 Superior. 



