COUNCIL FOR 1853. 9 



To the British Natural History Society we are also indebted 

 for the following valuable addition to our collection of British 

 Testaceous Molluscs, now rapidly approaching completion : 

 Natica delicoides. 

 Fusus Norvegicus. 

 „ Turtoni. 

 Of these, the first is new to the collection, while the other two 

 are more perfect than our previous specimens; and all three 

 having been obtained on the Yorkshire Coast, namely, from 

 Staithes, they have the additional value of belonging to our 

 local Fauna. 



Frederick Bell, Esq., of Thirsk, has kindly presented to the 

 Society, a specimen of the Great Auk, in excellent preservation. 

 From its extreme rarity, the specimen thus obtained is a very 

 valuable addition to the Rudston Collection of British Birds. 



To the series of Comparative Anatomy no additions have 

 been made, but the Council are glad to be able to hold out a 

 hope, that the Curator of that department (Mr. AUis) will at 

 an early period complete a Catalogue of the specimens now 

 under his charge. 



The Library has received several additions of interest and 

 value, amongst which the Council will only notice a few. 



A Catalogue of Mediaeval rings, &c., in the possession of Lord 

 Londesborough, drawn up by T. Crofton Croker, Esq., presented 

 by Lord Londesborough. 



The first and second numbers of Gould's Humming Birds, by 

 Mr. Allis. The subsequent numbers of this beautiful and in- 

 structive work have been purchased by the Society. 



Walker's Astronomy and Geology, and also Walker's Con- 

 tributions to Astronomy, &c., from the Board of Admiralty. 



London Tradesmen's tokens, from the London Guildhall 

 Library Committee. 



Diagrams for Geology of Plants, from the British Association ; 

 Wylie's Fairford Graves, from the Author ; and Roman Roads 

 &c., between Tees and Swale, from the Archaeological Institute. 



The Council have also to announce the addition to the 

 Library of the Transactions and Proceedings of several learned 

 Societies. 



