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its structure, and from its being presented completely 

 articulated. The Council have been induced to direct 

 that the skeleton of the Elephant, purchased several 

 years since of Mr. Wombwell, should be also articulated. 

 In addition to the above, the skeletons of two of our 

 rare British birds, the Red-breasted Merganser and the 

 Turtle Dove, presented during the Session by James 

 Brown, Esq., will render the collection of comparative 

 anatomy more complete and instructive. To J. G. 

 Lowe, Esq., of Chippenham, the Society is again in- 

 debted for a valuable series of 270 Fossils from the 

 Laminated Oxford Clay of Christian Malford, Kel- 

 loway's Rock, and Kimmeridge Clay of Wiltshire j 

 also to William Cunnington, Esq., of Devizes, for two 

 fine specimens of Ammonites Elizabethse, and one of 

 Belemnites Owenii. 



Amongst the miscellaneous additions to the Mu- 

 seum, the Council would direct attention to the very 

 beautiful Model of Jerusalem and its Environs, upon a 

 comparatively large scale, presented by several Members 

 of the Society. 



While reporting upon the progress which the 

 Museum has made through the individual liberality of 

 some of its Members, the Council cannot but regret 

 that the finances of the Society will not allow of a 

 certain amount being specially reserved as a Museum 

 fund, for the securing of specimens under circum- 

 stances which occasionally occur, when the purchase 



