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deserveto be studied. No one can learn the names of these 

 objects, without acquiring, at the same time, some knowledge 

 of their properties; and no one can discuss the properties 

 without possessing some knowledge of the names. 



The Society's Collections have been increased to a very 

 gratifying extent, by the contributions of the last year, 

 especially in those parts of Natural History in which the 

 Museum was most defective. It appears from the reports of 

 the Curators, that the zoological specimens which have been 

 added, amount to no less than One thousand, eight hundred 

 and fifty, and the botanical to upwards of Four thousand. 



Among the additions in Zoology, should be noticed the 

 collection in several departments of the science from South 

 America and the West Indies,^ the specimens of Ornitho- 

 rynchus from New South Wales,^ the Arctic Birds, including 

 the Iceland Gull, given to the Society by the Naturalist of 

 Zetland ^ by whom that bird was first described, the Crabs 

 from Brazil,* the Corallines from the Yorkshire coast, ^ the 

 donation of two hundred valuable foreign Shells, ^ and above 

 all, the munificent entomological contribution of one thousand 

 five hundred and forty-four British Insects, chiefly of the 

 order Coleoptera, presented by a distinguished Naturalist of 

 this County.' 



' Presented by Captain O. V. Vernon, R.N. • By W. Marshall, Esq. F.G.S. 



' Lawrence Edmondstone. Esq. M.W.S. 



* By the Literary and Philosophical Society of Leeds. * By Mrs. G. Buhner. 



• By Mrs. M. Dixon. "> The Rev. James Dalton, F.L.S. 



