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DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



October 2, 1861. Two skulls, pelvis, and other bones of the female gorilla, 

 from western equatorial Africa; by Dr. J. H. Otis Asjndojyhorus, from the 

 Grand Bank of Newfoundland, and large barnacle from the skin of a rorqual; 

 by Capt. N. E. Atwood. Ferns from Hawaii; volcanic saud blown on board 

 ship in lat. 18° 49' S. and 170° 40' W.; a fungus, from Sutton, Mass.; female 

 Corydalis cornutus ; and viviparous fishes {EmUotoca), enclosed in the mem- 

 branes, from San Francisco; by Dr. C. F. Winslow. A stuffed woodchuck, 

 from Cohasset, Mass. ; by Dr. H. Bryant. Large tarantula, from Fernando 

 Po; by Dr. J. H. Otis. Epeira rijmria, and caterpillar of Papilio asteriaSj 

 from Lynn, Mass. ; by Dr. H. Richardson. 



October 16. Rolled tertiary corals, from Cumberland Co., New Jersey; by 

 Dr. C. T. Jackson. Portion of meteoric stone from Dhurmsalla, India; by 

 the Governor General of India. Various invertebrates from the reef at Aspin- 

 wall; fossil shells and a shark's tooth, from Monkey Hill, near Aspinwall; by 

 Dr. C. F. Winslow. 



November 6. Five specimens of Clypenster rosncevs, three of Dladema, and 

 one each of Tripneustes and Aiteropecten, from the Bahamas ; by Dr. H. Bry- 

 ant. A slab of sandstone from Connecticut river, at Turner's Falls, exhibiting 

 quadrupedal tracks ; by Dr. John Bacon. 



November 20. Specimen of Domeykite, from vicinity of Portage Lake, 

 Lake Superior; by Dr. C. T. Jackson. Goodwin collection of animals, 

 mentioned in the Proceedings of the meeting ; by the Conway Fire Insui'ance 

 Company. 



December 18. Geological and botanical specimens, collected at high north- 

 ern latitudes during the recent Arctic Expedition under Dr. Hayes; by Itlr. 

 Harris, a member of the party. 



BOOKS RECEIVED DURING THE QUARTER ENDING DEC. 31, 1801. 



Descriptions of New Species of Fossils from the Upper Heklerberg, Hamilton, 

 and Chemung Groups. By Prof. J. Hall. 8vo. Pamph. Albany, 1801. From 

 the Aiithor. 



Collection of papers of the Sanitary Commission. 8vo. Pamph. From the 

 Sanitary Commission. 



Manual of Etherization. By C. T. Jackson, M. D., &c. 12mo. Boston, 

 1861. From the Author. 



Notice of North American Species of Pieris. By Samuel H. Scudder. 8vo. 

 Pamph. From the Author. 



Thirteenth Annual Report of the Regents of the University of the State of 

 New York. 8vo. Pamph. 1860. From the Regents. 



Account of Total Solar Eclipse of July 18, 1860. By Lt. J. M. Gillis, U. S. 

 Navy. 8vo. Pamph. From the Author. 



Annual Report of the Regents of the Smithsonian Institution for 1860. 8vo. 

 Washington, From the Regents. 



New Species of Lower Silurian Fossils. By E. Billings, F. R. S. 8vo. Pamph. 

 Montreal. 1861. Fro7n the Author. 



