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Mr. Haines and D. G. Elliot. A small collection of bird eggs, from Sable 

 Island, was presented by J. R. Willis. 



Rfpliles. — A collection of fifteen species from Africa, thirteen from Asia, 

 and nine from Australia, together with five jars of specimens from Uraguay, 

 one jar from New Grenada and other specimens from South America were 

 presented by Prof. E. D. Cope. Two small collections, comprising eighteen 

 species from San Domingo, were presented by Wm. M. Gabb. A small col- 

 lectioti from St. Martins, W. I., was presented by Dr. Rijgersma ; another 

 from Port Natal, by Rev. S. A. Grout; and three jars from Venezuela, by L. 

 Morgan Davis. Specimens were likewise presented by George Davidson, Dr. 

 Hassler, L. P. Whiting, Capt. J. Barclay, John Krider, Joseph Jeanes and 

 Joseph A. Damon. 



Fislies. — Two collections, one of forty-one specimens of twenty-five species, 

 and another of many specimens of sixteen species, from St. Martins, W. I., 

 were presented by Dr. R. E. van Rijgersma of Philipsburg, St. Martins, W. I. 

 Other specimens were presented by Mr. Gabb, A. H. Smith, Dr. I. Hays, Dr. 

 Howel and Jos. Jeanes. 



Mollusks. — For the principal donations we refer to the report of the Con- 

 servator of the Conchological Section of the Academy. 



In addition there were presented two species of cephalopods by Dr. Rijgers- 

 ma, and small collections of shalls by Wm. M. Gabb, Rev. S. A. Grout, Dr. 

 Leconte and S. Powel. 



Articulates. — Two collections, comprising seventy specimens of crustaceans, 

 two jars of spiders and one of insects from St. Martins, W. I., were presented 

 by Dr. R. E. van Rijgersma. A collection of myriapods and insects from 

 Port Natal, W. A., was presented by Rev. S. A. Grout; and ajar of myria- 

 pods, arachnides and insects from Lower California, by Alfred DuBois. 

 iSpecimens of Crustacea were also presented by George Davidson and Dr. F. A 

 Genth. 



Radiates, ij-c. — A collection of twelve asterioids, six corals, a large Gorgonia 

 and five species of sponges, from St. Martins, were presented by Dr. Rijgersma. 

 Six species of Echini and Ophiura and a Madrepore, from San Domingo, were 

 presented by Wm. M. Gabb. Several corals were presented by Dr. Hassler, 

 several radiates by S. Powel, and two specimens of Euplectella by the latter 

 and Mr. Crawford Coates. 



Fossils. — An additional portion of the Poirrier collection, of vertebrate re- 

 ilains from the miocene and post pliocene formations of the basin of the 

 Loire, France, was presented at the expense of Messrs. E. S. Whelan, Richard 

 Wood, Benjamin Marsh, S. Morris Wain and Wistar Morris. A collection 

 from France and Greece, consisting of remains of Mastodon angustidens, the 

 Cave Bear, Horse, Hipparion, Reindeer, and specimens of prehistoric works 

 of human art, together with casts in plaster of others, was presented by Prof. 

 Ed. Lartet of Paris. A collection of Devonian plants, twenty-four species, 

 from near St. John, N. B., was presented by the Natural History Society of 

 that place. A collection of corals from the corniferous limestone of Canada 

 West, many specimens of twenty-three species, presented by Prof. J. W. Daw- 

 son of Montreal. A collection of fragments of several species of extinct 

 turtles, the specimen from which the insectiverous mammal Oromys Car- 

 teri was described, and a slab of bituminous shale with clupeoid fishes from 

 near Fort Bridget, Wyoming, were presented by Mr. J. Van A. Carter. A 

 collection of fossil plants was presented by Dr. F. V. Hayden ; of infusorial 

 earths by the Smiibsonian Institution; of fossil corals by Mr. Sidney S. 

 Lyons; and of fossil cetacean bones from Ashley R., S. C, by Dr. James C. 

 Booth. Teeth of horses and sharks were presented by Thomas H. Streets, 

 H. W. Faucett, Charles Conrad and Dr. H. S. Chapman. Specimens of ceta- 



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