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DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



In November and December, 1819. 



November Gt/i, 



Skin of Estrplda amandava. From Mr. Thomas Desilver. 



Mactra £:ran(lis, from Newport, R. I. From Dr. Morton. 



Two hundred and seventy-five species of Fossils from the London Clay, Gault, 

 Spectron Clay, and Oolite of Great Britain. From Dr. Wilson. 



One hundred and fifty-four additional species from the Bennett collection. From 

 the same. 



November 13th, 



A collection of Ferns from the Province of Veraguas, New Grenada. From 

 Richard C. Taylor, Esq. 



Coluber sirtalis, from the vicinity of Philadelphia. From Dr. Watson. 



A collection of Fossils, principally Silurian, from Centre county, Pennsylvania. 

 From Mr. J. M. McMinn. 



Cranium of a Charib, from the Island of Nassau. Deposited by Dr. Morton. 



November 20th. 



Specimen of Testudinaria elephantopus, from South Africa. From Mr. John 

 Watson, throui^h Dr. Watson. 



Pickeringite, Alcaparosa, Hydro-borate of Magnesia, and Nitrate of Soda, from 

 Peru. From Dr. Joseph Leidy. 



Numerous specimens, in spirits, of an insect, vulgarly termed "Snow bug, 

 snow tiea," &c., taken from the surface of the snow, Feb. 18, 1849, on the moun- 

 tains, Centre Co., Pennsylvania. From Mr. J. M. McMinn, of Centre county, 

 Pennsylvania. 



A Finnish skull, a Sclavonic from Moravia, and a cast of another from Wal- 

 lachia, and a Narraganset Indian from the same. Deposited by Dr. S. G. 

 Morton. 



December Ath. 



Siren lacertina, a Scorpio, and a Hippocampus, from South Carolina. From 

 Dr. Bernard Henry. 

 A collection of Coleoptera, in spirits. From Dr. Watson. 



December \Sth. 



Two specimens of Trigonocephalus contortrix, and one of Heterodon simus. 

 From Dr. Watson. 



Massive specimen of Brown Garnet, from Sussex county. New Jersey. Depo- 

 sited by Mr. Vaux. 



Three hundred and forty-eight specimens of Fossils from the coal formations 

 of Great Britain ; 32 do. from the Carboniferous Limestone of do.; Gl do, from 

 the Magnesian Limestone of do.; 31-5 do. from the London Clay of do.; also six 

 specimens of Calyrrieno Blumenbachii from the Dudley Limestone of Great 

 Britain. Presented by Dr. Wilson. 



Dr. Wilson also presented 1596 species of recent shells of the follou-in" 

 genera : 



Nautilus, 2 species; Argonauta, 7; Carinaria, 1; Cleodora, 2; Conus, 16-5; 

 Cyprcea, 84; Ovulum, 10; Cymba, 3; Melo, 7; Voliita, 31; Oliva, PI; Ancil- 

 laria, 16; Marsinella, nr,; P:rato, 3; Mitra, 137; Cohimbella, 70; Rbiiriia, 3; 

 Terebra, 50 ; Nassa, 61; Buccinum, Qr^; Planaxis, 12 : Mangelia, 3 ; Strombus, 34; 

 Oniscia, 2; Pterocera, 3; Rostellaria, 1; Struthiolaria, 2; Murex, 71; Ranella, 

 25; Triton, 50 ; Dolium, 3; Magilus, 1; Harpa, 4; Monoceros, 5; Purpura, 5; 

 Ricinula, 19; Cassis, 19 ; Cerithium, 53; Turritella, 19; Turbinella, ]5; Faa- 



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