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Sir John Franklin 80 Bird skins, from Van Dieman's Land. 



John Gould, Esq 100 ditto, from Australia. 



Lieut. Col. Hildyard Curious variety of the common grouse. 



Mr. Hammond, Hull Skeleton of the polar bear. 



Richard Ingram, Esq. ... 9 Bird skins, from Van Dieman's Land. 



T. Meynell, jun. Esq His collection of Eggs of British Birds, in- 

 cluding 210 species, and 460 specimens. 



■\V. Rudston Read, Esq. ... 11 Bird skins, from the Eastern Islands 

 of Australia ; a large shrike, and pied 

 variety of the common reed-bunting. 



Lieut. Rhodes, ^68^/i Light A collection of Fishes from the West In- 

 Infantryj dies, in a very unusual state of preser- 



vation, including the genera ostracion, 

 platax, monocanthus, balistes, and many 

 others, with several interesting Crustacea. 



T. Rudd, Esq Specimen of the Argentine, (Scopelus 



Humboldtii) and of the Tadpole-fish 

 (Raniceps trifurcatus) one of the rarest 

 British species. 



Messrs. J. H. & W. Tuke Lesser black-backed gull (larus fuscus) 

 in virinter plumage ; black-headed gull 

 (larus ridibundus) ditto; and stormy 

 petrel (thalassidroma pelagica.) 



John Wilson, Esq Flying-fish. 



MOLLUSC A AND ZOOPHYTA. 



Rev. J. Blackburn Specimens shewing the shell of the paper 



nautilus, (argonauta argo) in various 



stages of growth. 

 Joseph Clarke, Esq A collection of uniones, from the United 



States. 

 Mr. Chas. Peach Cornish Zoophytes, to fill up desiderata 



in the collection of British species. 



Mr. H. Stutchbury 3 Specimens of melo indica. 



William Reed, Esq Specimen of Spondylus regius. 



