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4. Feb. 26th, 1874.— Oyster Culture, by Dr. P. P. Carpenter. 



5. March 5th, 1874.— The Tooth of Time, by C. Robb. 



6. March 12th, 1874.— Sponges, by G. T. Kennedy, M.A. 



7. March 19th, 1874.— The Early Wanderings of the Anglo- 

 Saxon Race, by Rev. Canon Baldwin, M.A. 



8. March 26th, 1874. — Advanced Scientists, by Dr. Hingston. 



DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



From Major G. E. Bulger, F.R.G.S., L.S., Z.S.— 60 fine specimens 

 /)f the birds of the Himalayas. 



Yale college New Haven, per. S. I. Smith. — 45 named species of 

 Marine Crustacea from the Northern United States. 



Yale College, New Haven, per Prof. A. E. Verrill. — An extensive 

 •series of named Marine Invertebrates from the dredgings under the 

 .auspices of the U. S. Fish Commission. 



Mens, A. Le Chevallier. — Skin of the Java Ant-Thrush. 



Brown Pelican, from Florida. 

 Frigate " " " 



Painted Quail. 



Eggs of 73 species of N. American Birds. 

 Asterid from Florida. 



Prof. E. Bell. — Specimen of the American Badger, from the Plains 

 ^of the iSaskatchewan. 



H, Vennor Esq. — Fine example of the American Wolf, from 

 lievant Township, back of Hull, Ont. 



G. Barnston, Esq. Fossil shells from Albany River, and seed-pod 



of a leguminous plant from Ceylon. 

 " •' Specimen of the Magpie Robin (Copsyc/i?^s saw^ans) 



■and Bengal Ant-Thrush (JPiita Bengalensis), both from Ceylon. 



C- Eobb, Esq. — 3 Specimens of marine sponges from Cape Breton. 



F. B. Caulfield, Esq. — 26 Named species of Canadian Coleojitera 

 -and one of Lepidoptera. 



A. H. Foord Esq., F.G.S. — Two models of Greenland Harpoons. 



A. R.C. Selwyn, Esq. F.R.S. — Specimens of TeUina secta Con., and 

 'Coronula diadema, from Vancouver Island. 



Mr. W. H. Couper. — Pair of Papilio brevicauda Saunders (P. Anti-^ 



costiensis Strecker.) 

 Pieris (^Ganoris) borealis. 

 Melitoea tkaros. (Northern variety) 

 Glaucopysyche Couperi Grote. 



iS. J. Lyman, Esq. — An American Bittern. 



.Mr. S. W. Passraore. — An American Coot. , 



