IV. DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



One Chamaeleo, from Tunis. Presented by W. P. Chandler. 



I6th. Alosa sapidissima. Presented by Dr. J. C. Morris. 



Four hundred and twenty-seven specimens of Plants collected by Dr. J. M. 

 Bigelow in Lieut. A. W. Whipple's Expedition for a Railway route from the 

 Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, near the 35° parallel of latitude. Pre- 

 sented by Prof. John Torrey. 



A collection of Plants from the West Coast of Africa, between Madeira and 

 the Equator. Presented by Jos. Wilson, Jr., M.D., U. S. N. 



One Recurvirostra; 1 Sturnus; 1 Coturnix; Skull of the Camel; from Tunip. 

 Presented by Wm. S. Vaux. 



Aquila canadensis. Presented by Mrs. David Ross, Louisville, Ky. 



Two Wolf Skins; 25 Bird Skins; 1 Bird's Nest; from Fort Riley, Kansa?. 

 Presented by Dr. Hammond and L. D. Vesey. 



Two Skulls of Thugs, from Bengal. Presented by John Biddle, Esq. 



Mummied Cat, from Thebes. Mummied Ibis, from Sakkara. Mummied 

 Child, together with Sarcophagus, from Thebes. Mummy Shawl, from Thebe?. 

 Presented by J. H. Slack, Esq. 



Iguana taberculata, from Barbadoes. Presented by Dr. Rand. 



Jaws of Galeocerdo arcticus, from Delaware Bay. Presented by Wm. J. 

 Bates. 



Three fragments of rock with Reptilian remains, from Gwynedd. Pa. Pre- 

 sented by Jos. Leidy. 



Jaws of an Otter, from New Jersey. Presented by Mr. Ashmead. 



One Herpetodryas, from Pennsylvania. Presented by A. H. Smith. 



Young of the Wild Boar of Europe. Presented by Prince Max. de Wied. 



23d. Fragments of Shale with Fossil Cypris and Fish Scales, from Gwynedd, 

 Pa. Presented by Joseph Leidy. 



Fruit of Fevillea javilla, from New Grenada. Presented by J. Cheston Morris. 



One Platydactylus, from Tunis. Presented by J, P. Chandler, Esq. 



One Trionyx, 1 Crotaphytus, 1 Elaphis, 2 Pituophis, 1 Ablabes, 1 Bufo, 1 

 Ambystoma, from Kansas. Presented by Dr. Hammond, U. S. A. 



Microps lineatus, from Osage country. Presented by Dr. R. Dunglison. 



One Boa, 1 Herpetodryas, 1 Flaps, I Xenodon, 3 Ameivas, 2 Cnemidophorns, 

 from Laguira. Presented by W. G. Bolton, E q., through Dr. J. C. Morris. 



3 Helix melanostoma, from Tunis. Presented by W. P. Chandler, Esq. 



Juh/ 1th. Large specimen of Chlorastrolite, from Isle Royal, Lake Superior 

 Presented by J. F. Blandy. 



Slab of Chyastolite, from White Mts., New Hampshire. Presented by Dr 

 LeConte and I. Lea. 



Eighteen species Tertiary Fossil Shells, &c. of the genera Ostrea, Pallium 

 Janira, Axinia, Arcopagia, Mactra, Cyclas, Crepidula, Area, Cryptomya, Astro 

 dapsis, and Tamiosoma, from California Presented by Dr. T. B. Wilson. 



Five species recent Shells, from California. Presented by Dr. T. B. Wilson. 



\Uh. Fifteen specimens of Reptiles, viz.: 1 Boa, 1 Crotalus, 1 Bothrops 

 1 Trigonocephalus, 2 Liophis, 2 Leptophis from Surinam, 2 Bufo, 1 Rana, and 

 4 Hylas from the United States. Presented by C. Wood. 



2\st. Collection of Fossils from the first Anthracite Coal field. Presented 

 by D. R. Bennett. 



Specimen of Bituminous Coal, from Westmoreland Co., Pa. Presented by 

 D. M. Laughlin. 



Specimen of Crystallized Lead. Presented by Dr. W. M. Uhler. 



Crystals of Sulphur deposited from solution. Presented by Dr. W. M. Uhler. 



