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logical objects obtained principally from New Guinea, for which an 

 equivalent has been sent. A very valuable and interesting collection 

 of objects from the Andaman Islands, has been promised by Prof. 

 Giglioli. 



The Icelandic Natural History Society (through Mr. B. Grondal, 

 president) transmitted articles of clothing forming part of a woman's 

 costume, and carved wooden vessels used for food, in return for a col- 

 lection of marine invertebrates. 



Casts of Easter Island tablets have been sent to Dr. A. B. Meyer, 

 director of the Royal Zoological and Anthropological-Ethnographical 

 Museum, Dresden, Germany, for which an equivalent has been prom- 

 ised. 



PREHISTORIC ANTHROPOLOGY. 



Mr. Henry Balfour, The Museum, Oxford, England, has sent several 

 flint cores, paleolithic implements, scrapers and hatchets. Five speci- 

 mens of candle-fish (Thaleichthys pacificus) have been transmitted to 

 Mr. Balfour. 



A collection of archaeological objects from France, Italy, Egypt, Brit- 

 ish Honduras, and a few from the Andaman Islands (not forming a 

 part of the collection referred to under Ethnology), have been received 

 from Prof. Henry Giglioli, director of the Royal Zoological Museum. 

 Florence, Italy. 



Mr. Edward Lovett, Croydon, England, transmitted a number of 

 paleolithic implements and worked flints from various parts of Eng- 

 land, for which an equivalent has been sent. 



Thirty seven objects relating to prehistoric anthropology have been 

 received from Dr. Paolo Mantegazza, director of the National Museum 

 of Anthropology, Florence, Italy, for which fifty-five similar specimens 

 have been returned. 



MAMMALS. 



Prom the British Museum, London, England (through Dr. Henry 

 Woodward) were received four teeth of a mammoth, Elephas primi- 



<JC»illX. 



The skin and model of skull of a California sea-lion have been sent 

 to Dr. Robert Collett, director of the Zoological Museum, Christiania, 

 Norway, in return for specimens already received. 



From the Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales (through 

 Dr. Edward P. Ramsey, curator), has been received a very fine collec- 

 tion of marsupials, in continuation of an exchange. 



The Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand (through Prof. T. F. 

 Cheeseinan, director), transmitted birds 1 skeletons in return for a col- 

 lection sent by the museum. 



From the .Museum of Natural History, Paris, France (through Dr. 



