298 DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Kunkel, J. M. June 22d. A collection of Fossil Plants and Shells, from the 

 triassic rocks, near Frederick, Md. 



Lawrence, George N. March Sth. Fifty specimens, of forty species of Birds, 

 from Guatemala and New Grenada. Apr. 19th. One species of Glosso- 

 phaga, from Panama. 



Lea, I. Jan. 5th. One species of Strepomatidse. Feb. 2d. Seven species of 

 Strepomatidae. Feb. 9th. Actinolite and Clinochlore, near Leni, Del. 

 Co., Pa. March Sth. Williamsite, Texas, Lancaster Co., Pa. ; Talc, 

 Deweylite and Clinochlore, Westchester; Leelite and Clinochlore, Union- 

 ville, Chester Co. ; and Chlorite, Leni, Del. Co. March 15th. Two 

 species of Physa. Apr. 12th. Five varieties of Emerylite and one of 

 Corundum, Chester Co. Apr. 19th. Crystallized Brucite, Texas, Lancas- 

 ter Co. ; Glassy .Felspar, Del. Co. May 10th. Six specimens of Minerals, 

 from Chester Co. ; two from Texas, Lancaster Co., Pa. May 11th. Mica, 

 Apatite, Feldspar and Pyroxene, Geiseckite, Pargarite, Calcite, Brown 

 Tourmaline and Dodecahedral Quartz, from New York. June 22d. Two 

 species of Strepomatidse. Dec. 13th. Talc, Westchester ; two specimens 

 Octohedral Iron, Knauertown, Pa. 



Leidy, Joseph. Sept. 20th. Twenty-two Fossil Echini, from Mecklenberg, 

 Germany. 



Lewis, Col. W. D. Sept. 20th. A Fossil Fish, from Solenhofen. 



Low, H. L. July 12th. Corydalus cornutus. 



Merritt, George. See Morris. 



Miller, Violletta W. Nov. 22d. Large Polyporus, Westville, N. J. 



Morris, Dr. J. C. Nov. 15th. A small collection of Marine Animals, from 

 Newport, R. I. Presented by Dr. J. C. Morris, S. Powel and George 

 Merritt. 



Nassau, Rev. R. H. June 14th. A collection of Reptiles, Julidse and Marine 

 Animals, from Corisco, West Africa. 



Norris, Thad. Oct. 4th. Head of a huge Pike, from Connaught Lake, near 

 Meadville, Pa. A four pound Trout, Salmo fontinalis, from near Lake 

 Superior. 



Painter, Mr. Jan. 5th. A Fossil Coral, 



Pascal, C. L. Oct. 4th. Three Trout, Salmo fontinalis, one weighing five and 

 three-quarter pounds, from Sault St. Marie. 



Peale, F. Apr. 5th. Six Fossil Bones and Worked Flints, from Abbeville, 

 France. Received by Mr. Peale from M. De Perthes. 



Powel, S. Sept. 20th. A Scutella, from Newport, R. I. 



Sergeant, J. D. Six specimens Ores of Manganese, Gloucester Co., N. B. 



Shepard, C. U. Apr. 12th. Eleven fragments of Meteorites and a large Rn- 

 tile, from Georgia. Received in exchange. 



Short, Prof. Charles W. The complete herbarium of the late Prof. Charles 

 W. Short, of Louisville, Ky., consisting of more than 6000 species of 

 North American Plants, and 3000 or 4000 European species, enclosed in 

 300 quarto volumes, besides numerous packages of Tropical Plants. Pre- 

 sented by the family of Prof. Short, through the recommendation of 

 Prof. Asa Gray. 



Smithsonian Institution. Jan. 5th. Seven species of Strepomatidfe. March 

 8th. Thirty-one specimens, of twenty-eight species of Birds, from the 

 collection of the United States Exploring Expedition, of the Vincennes 

 and Peacock, and two specimens from Europe. Seventy-one species of 

 Marine Mollusca in alcohol, mostly American. Two hundred and eighty- 

 seven species of Shells, mostly American. Sixty-two species Crustacea, 

 mostly from the U. S. Exploring Expedition. Sixteen species of Echi- 

 noderms in alcohol. The collection labelled by Dr. Wm. 8timpson. Apr. 

 5th. Three species of Birds, from Mexico. July 19th. Twenty-seven 

 specimens of Rocks. Sept. 20th. A collection of about one hundred 

 specimens of Birds, from Siam. Oct. 18th. Three species of Birds from 

 Madagascar. 



