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Heerniami, A. L. Jan. 1th. Seven Unio laticostatus, U. aureus and U. For- 

 sheyi, Texas. Jan. 14th. A collection comprising about 600 species of 

 W. India Marine Shells. 

 Howard. Mr. April 1st. Two skins of Sciurus Abevti. 

 Kretzmar, E. April Sth. Two specimens of Gold Ore, from Nova Scotia. 

 Le Conte, Dr. J. Aug. 5th. Collection of Fossils, from an Artesian well. 500 

 feet deep, at Fortress Monroe. Sept. 2d. Sixty specimens, 23 species of 

 Reptiles, from the collection of the late Major Le Conte. 

 Lea, I. Jan. 1th. Lithasia florentina and L. semigranulata, Alabama. 

 Lesley, Jas., Jr. Aug. 12th. A collection of Fossils of the Swiss Jura. 

 Poey, Prof. Sept. 2d. Eighty- six specimens, 29 species of Reptiles, from 



Cuba and Mexico, in exchange. 

 Parker, Dr. May 6th. An Albino Rat. 

 Powel, S. May 2d. Several Fishes, from Newport. 

 Rand, Dr. B. H. Sept. 2d. Large specimen of Arborescent haematite, from 



Pike's Peak. 

 Rhinelander, F. May 2d. A foetal Porpoise. Newport, R. I. 

 Riley, Rev. Henry. Nov. Zd. Two casts of Fossils, from the old red sand- 

 stone of Montrose, Pa. 

 Roosevelt, J. A. May 20th. Numerous specimens of Fishes, Crustacea, Scor- 

 pions, Marine Annelides, &<?., from Tortugas. 

 Slack, J. H. Feb. 4th. Mounted specimen of Hylobates leuciscus, from 

 India. Huffnagle Collection. Two skulls of Sus Indicus. India, de- 

 posited. March 4th. Amblvstoma tigrina, from Oakwood, N. J. Pecten 

 magellanicus, from Grand ' Manan. July Sth. Thirty-five specimens 

 Echinodermata, from Eastport, Maine. July 9th. Young mounted speci- 

 men of Scops asio, from Crosswicks, N. J. Dec. 9th. Cast of skull of 

 Gorilla castaneiceps, deposited. 

 Schmidt, H. D. Feb. 11th. Large Grasshopper, from Brazil. 

 Smith, A. H. April Sth. Four species of Fossil Shells, from the boring of 



an Artesian well at Fortress Monroe. 

 Smith, S. Sept. 23d. Diplothyra Smithii. Tryon, Coast of N. Y. 

 Smith, T. G. May 20th. Fossil Plant, from Schuylkill Co., Pa. 

 Smithsonian Institution. Feb. 11th. Thirty-one specimens, 20 species, of Chi- 

 lopoda. April 1st. Twenty-three specimens, 17 species, of Myriapoda. 

 Sept. 2d. Fifty-five specimens, 42 species, Reptiles. 

 Sternberg, J. H. July 1st. A fine collection comprising numerous specimens 



of 63 species of Shells, from Panama. Through Capt. T. Y. Field. 

 Stewardson, Dr. T. Nov. 3d. Six specimens of the Attacus Cynthia. 

 Struthers, Wm. May 20th. Fossil Coal Plant, from New Brunswick, B. 1 . 



Two specimens of Marbles, from Cumberland Co., Pa. 

 Thompson, J. H. April 1st. Sand, from Davis' Strait. Nov. Uth. Two spe- 

 cies of Sponges, and six specimens of Crystalline slags. 

 United States Government. May 6th. Thirty species of Reptiles. 

 Van Amburg's Menagerie Co. April 1st. Skin of a Bengal Tiger. 

 Vaux, W. S. Feb. 4th. Skull of Crocodilus palustris. India, Huffnagle 

 Collection. Dec. 9th. Tetrahedral Grey Copper, coated with copper py- 

 rites, from Cornwall, England. 

 Whiteaves, J. F. Sept. 23d. Modiolabarbata. England. 

 Wilson, Dr. T. B. May 20th. Mycteria Senegalensis, River Camma, \Y . A. 

 Ardea goliath. R. Ogobai, W. A., from DuChaillu's Coll. Feb. 4th. Two 

 specimens of Hylidse in Alcohol, from Newark, Del. Bottle of Reptiles, 

 from Charleston, S. C. 

 Wilson, Dr. J. Jan. 1th. Large Spider, from Vera Cruz. 

 Wood, Dr. Wm. S. Feb. ISth. Skull of an Esquimaux. 

 Xantus, John. April 1st. Thirteen specimens, 9 species Caudisona, Trimor- 

 phodon, Hypsiglena, Pityophis, Tropidonotus, Chilomeniscus and Lich- 

 anura, from Cape St. Lucas, Cal. 

 Yeaton, W. H. March 11th. Two Brant Geese, from Tuckertown, N. J. 



