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The Curator of Geology reported, that the Collections under 

 his care are in good condition. Valuable donations have been 

 received during the year past from the Royal East India Com- 

 pany of Great Britain, from Dr. C. T. Jackson, Messrs. Moses 

 H. Perley and Alexander Vattemare. 



The Curator of Mineralogy reported, that about ninety mine- 

 rals had been presented to the Cabinet during the past year. 

 Of a donation of four hundred specimens offered to the Society 

 from his own Cabinet in 1848, two hundred and eighty-two have 

 been at various limes transferred to the Society's Collection, 

 leaving one hundred and eighteen yet to be selected for that 

 purpose. Whole number of specimens added since May 1, 

 1848, six hundred and ninety-five. 



The Curator of Ichthyology reported, that the specimens in 

 his department are in good condition. Valuable donations have 

 been received during the past year from ]\Ir. Horatio E,. Storer, 

 Dr. Henry Bryant, and the Curator. 



The Curator of Comparative Anatomy reported, that the addi- 

 tions in his department during the past year, though few were 

 valuable. Donations have been received from Rev. Zadock 

 Thompson, Messrs. George Ditson, G. H. Shaw, Theodore Ly- 

 man, and Charles Hoffman. There are in the Cabinet seventy- 

 three complete skeletons, namely : 



Fcetal human Skeletons, ... 9 



Skeletons of Quadrumana, . . .4 



" Insectivora, ... 2 



" Carnivora, . . .9 



" Rodentia, ... 6 



" Edentata, . . . .4 



" Pachydermata ... 5 



" Ruminantia, . . .6 



" Cetacean, (the Manati,) with the 



stuffed skin, . . 1 



" Birds, . . . .14 



" Reptiles, ... 12 



" Fish, . . . . 1 



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There are also 17 Human Skulls, of which 7 are Caucasian, 



