NATUEAL SCIENCES OP PHILADELPHIA. 885 



triassic, cretaceous, and tertiary formations of California, Nevada and Oregon, 

 deposited by Wm. M. Gabb. Many of the species are types described by Mr. 

 Gabb. 



A part of the Poirrier collection of remains of mammals, birds, and fishes 

 from the miocene, pliocene and post-pliocene formations of the valley of the 

 Loire, France, purchased at a cost of $700, and presented by Messrs. Samuel 

 and John Welsh, Isaac Lea, W. S. Vaux, and John Rice. 



The greater part of the skeleton of an enormous extinct saurian, described 

 by Prof. Cope, under the name of Elasmosaurus platyurus, from near Fort 

 Wallace, Kansas, presented by Dr. Theop. H. Turner. 



Two collections consisting of upwards of 1000 specimens of about 40 species 

 of teeth of sharks and other fishes, and many specimens of 16 species of ceta- 

 ceans, from the miocene formation of Charles Co., Maryland, presented by 

 Prof. Edward D. Cope. 



A collection of remains of Lrelaps and other extinct reptiles from the marls 

 of New Jersey, presented by Prof. Cope. 



A collection of tertiary and cretaceous plants from Colorado, New Mexico, 

 and Kansas, described by Lesquereux, presented by Dr. John L. Leconte. 



L. P. Wheelock presented 58 fossils of the corniferous limestone of Ohio ; 

 Col. James Greer, 33 fossils from Ohio ; and Rev. E. B. Eddy 17 fossils from 

 Iowa. 



Small collections from Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Nova 

 Scotia and elsewhere, were presented by E. D. Cope, Dr. 0. A. Judson, W. M. 

 Gabb, John R. Willis, F. A. Randall, and Dr. J. T. Rothrock. Sixty additional 

 specimens were presented by E. D. Cope, W. M. Gabb, Dr. F. A. Hassler, J. Leidy, 

 E. R. Beadle, Dr. F. V. Hayden, Dr. J. L. LeConte, C. W. Matthews, Gen. John 

 Gibbon, R. H. Lamborn, Dr. N. R. Bradner, John Walton, W. Kohler, G. W. 

 Hall, H. R. Parker and C. W. Peale. 



Minerals. — Small collections were received from John R. Willis and C. Guillou, 

 and 40 specimens were presented by Dr. F. A. Hassler, T. D. Rand, W. S. 

 Vaux, E. Draper, T. Guilford Smith, F. Lavergne, B. S. Lyman, E. R. Beadle, 

 C). Tyson, Dr. J. Corse, Mr. Struthers, M. Phillips, T. F. .Moss, F. V. Hayden, 

 P. A. Snell, G. J. Ulex, B. A . Hoopes, Mr. Goldsmith and J. H. Claghorn. 



Botany. — A collection of California plants were presented by Dr. W. P. 

 Gibbons ; 53 plants of New Jersey and Pennsylvania were presented by J. 

 Burke and E. Ditienbaugh ; and Dr. George Engelmann, of St. Louis, present- 

 ed a copy of his Herbarium of the North American Junci. 



Comparative Anatomy. — Dr. George Davidson presented skeletons of a male 

 and female Otter, from Alaska. Dr. James L. Corse, presented a collection 

 consisting of jars of embryo mammals, specimens for the microscope, entozoa, 

 7 human skulls, casts of 4, and the skeleton of an eagle. 23 skeletons, skulls 

 and other specimens were presented by W. Bartram Snyder, I. I. Hayes, 

 Joseph Jeanes, W. S. Vaux, Edward Cope, Wm. M. Gabb, 0. N. Bryan, Prof. 

 Von Siebold, of Munich, Edw. Davis, Dr Genth, I. Lea, and E. J. Lewis. 



Miscellaneous. —Specimens were presented by Joseph Henrj^ Craven, Rev. A. 

 Grout, J. R. Willis, Wm. M. Gabb, J. B. Ellis, E. Borda, G. H. Horn, Dr. J. A. 

 McConnel, P. Crosby, S. Powell, Rev. W. E. Hunt, and the United States San- 

 itary Commission. -^ » . v. 



Respectfully submitted by Joseph Leidy, 



Chairman of the Curators. 



LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. 



The Librarian respectfully reports that the number of additions to the 

 Library from January to December, 1868, inclusive, amounts to 1323. 



Of these there were volumes, 257 ; pamphlets, 1055 ; maps, &c., 11 : Total, 

 1323. 33 were folios; 323 quartos ; 952 octavos; 4 duodecimos, and 11 maps. 



1868.] 



