368 DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Unio Osbeckii. Nov. 17th. Three crystalline Slags, from an iron fur- 

 nace. 



Le Conte, Dr. J. L. Nov. 3d. A collection of Insects in copal, Skulls of 

 Bats, Mice, &c. Nov. iTth. A bottle of Shrimps, from the Mississippi 

 River, opposite Vi.ksburg. 



Mackay, Rev. J. A. Mar. 10th. Eight species of Fishes, Island of Corisco, W. 

 Africa. 



Martindale, Dr. J. C. Apr. 14th. Twenty-two species mounted Birds and 

 two species Mammals. 



Matson, Mr. March 3d. An Albino Mole. 



Morris, Dr. G. J. May. A collection of Coal Fossils. 



Neff, J. P. W. Oct. 6th. A collection of two hundred and fifty Minerals, sev- 

 eral Fossils and Shells. 



Nolan, E. J. March 24th. Tooth of a Fossil Ray, from Acquia Creek, Va. 



Painter, J. E. Dec. 1st. Specimens of Allanite and a small collection of 

 Fossils. 



Parker, J. F. May. Mica, Phrenite, Beryl, Garnet, Tourmaline, from near 

 Middletown, Con. Also, the Sword of a large Sword-fish, Nantucket 

 Shoals. 



Pleasantson, Gen. A. J. Jan. 6lh. A Snow Owl, from the vicinity of Phila- 

 delphia. 



Porter, Prof. Sept. 8th. Numerous specimens ofAmnicola Nickliniana, Hun- 

 tingdon Co., Pa. 



Poulson, Chas. A. Feb. 10th. Two Hindu Skulls, one Peruvian and one un- 

 known. 



Powel S. Nov. 10th. A collection of Fishes from Rhode Island. 



Rand, T. D. Sept. 8th. Uranite, Muscovite and Biotite, and Vermiculite. 

 From Philad., and Chester Co. 



Ross, B. R. Apr. 14th. Two Tattit-Kootchin Skulls. 



Saurman, B. F. Jan. 20th. A collection consisting of 85 specimens of 51 

 species of Mounted Birds. May. Mounted specimen of Bald Eagle, 

 from near Philadelphia. 



Scattergood, G. J. Fossil vertebra of a Shark, from the Green Sand, near 

 White Horse, N. J. 



Sheafer, P. W. Mar. llth. A large and remarkably fine specimen of a Coal 

 Plant, from the Mammoth Coal bed of the Swatara Co. Apr. 1th. Silex 

 in Anthracite, and three species of Coal Plants. 



Shepard, Prof. C. U. Mar. 3d. Twenty specimens of Minerals. 



Smithsonian Inst. March 3lst. 150 specimens, 95 species of Serpents, of 

 North America, among which are types of Baird and Girard. Nov. 

 10th. 14 species of Pleurocera. 



Tryon, G. W., Jr. May. Fifty species of Helix. June dth. Seventy-five spe- 

 cies of land and fresh-water Shells. Aug. 18th. Sixty species terrestrial 

 mollusca, not previously in the Academy's collection. Nov. 10th. Three 

 species of Pleurocera. 



Vaux, Wm. S. Feb. 11th. Three human bones, semi-fossilized, from Ohio. 

 March 24th. Two vertebrae of a Mastodon, and two of a Fossil Ox, from 

 Ohio. 



Ward, Prof. Feb. 10th. A collection of 18 casts in plaster, of vertebrate re- 

 mains. In exchange. 



Warner, J. Jan. 6th. Two Salamanders, 3 species of Terrestial Mollusksand 

 several Limaces, from Germany. 



Wayne, E. S. Nov. 3d. Isoteles Magistus, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Wood, Dr. H. C, Jr. June 2d. A collection of Fossils, consisting of Turtle 

 and Cetacean Bones, from the Shiloh marl-pits, Cumberland Co., N. J. 



