290 [Nov., 1S45. 



Stated Meeting, Nov. 18, 1845. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



A collection of Sponges, consisting of thirty-three varieties, 

 from the vicinity of Sydney, South Australia. Also, forty 

 specimens of Fossils from the same locality, chiefly of the 

 genera Prodncta and Atrypa of the carboniferous series, 

 and of the following genera of the Oolitic series, viz.: 

 Crassatella, Panopea, Terebratula and Cirrus. Presented 

 by Dr. Charles Nicholson, of Sydney, through Mr. Phil- 

 lips. 



Eggs of twenty-four species of European and American 

 Birds, as follows: 



Sylvia cinerea, Lath. Cathartes aura 



Lanius rufus, Briss. Meleagris gallipavo 



" collurio, Briss. Anas clypeala 



Corvus corone, L. Alcedo 



Parus coeruleus, L. Totanus Bartramius 



" major, L. Totanus 



Fringilla cannabina, L. Tetrao cupido 



" coelebs, L. Hirundo republicana 



" chloris, Teram. Avocetta recurvirostra 



Picus viridis, L. Cordylina bicolor 



Otis tetrax, L. Pandion haliaetus 



Corvus pica, L. Circus cyaneus 



Presented by Mr. A. L. Heermann. 

 Also, from the same donor, the following mounted specimens 

 of European Birds, viz.: 



Falco peregrinus, L. Totanus fuscus, L. 



" subbuteo, Ray Tringa canuta, L. 



Circus rufus? Briss. Podiceps cristatus, L. 

 Strix brachyotus, L. " minor 



Corvus monedula, L. Lestris Buffonii 



Cuculus canorus, L. Lams minutus, Pallas. 

 Numenius pheopus, L. 



