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Donations to tbe flDuseum 



For the Year ending September 30th, 1909. 



Atchlev, Dr. T. F., and Mr. S. C— A small collection of rocks and land 



shells from Greece. 

 Barker, Alderman W. R. — Wren (Troglodytes parvulus). 

 Barker, Mr. B. T. P. — Example of Myxomycetes (Spumaria alba) attacking 



Beech. 

 Bastin Bros., Messrs. — Wax model of potato attacked by Wireworms 



(Agriotes lineatus). 

 Brain, Miss. — Red Jungle Fowl (Gallus bankiva). Two examples of the 



Grivet Guenon (Cercopithecus sabceus). Two Moonal Pheasants (Lopho- 



phorus refulgens). 

 Brazier, Mr. C— Collection of Zircon crystals, and three Lepidoptera larvae 



from Tingha, New South Wales. 

 British Museum, Trustees of the. — A large collection of recent sponges, 



corals and Crustacea. 

 Budgett, Mrs. W. H., and Family. — Living examples of aglossal Anura 



(Xenopus and Hymenochirus) from the Niger river, and of Polypterus 



senegalus and Protopterus annectens from McCarthy Island, Gambia 



river, West Africa. These specimens were collected by the late Mr. John 



Samuel Budgett in connection with his work upon the remarkable 



amphibian and fish fauna of West Africa. The example of Protopterus 



annectens was sent home from the Gambia in March, 1899, in the block of 



clay in which it had formed its cocoon. The example of Polypterus 



senegalus was brought to England in 1900. 

 Bush, Mr. R. E. J.— Skull and horns of Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella 



thomsoni) from British East Africa. 

 Cann, Mr. Mc. — Three Insect cocoons from Murray River, Brisbane, 



Queensland, and two land shells. 

 Charbonnier, Mr. H. J. — Examples of a Myriapod (Polyxenus lagurus) 



from Shepton Mallet, Somt . 

 Clifton Zool. Soc. — Goose (Bernicla sp.). White-tailed Eagle (Halicetus 



albicilla). Coypu [Myopotomus coypu ). 

 Cowley, Miss L. — Examples of Quartz, Pitchstone and Garnets. 

 Crease, Mr. H. H. — Two Stick Insects. 

 Denning, Mr. W. F. — A portion of a fine aerolite, known as the Mokoia 



aerolite, which fell on Nov. 26th, 1908, near Wanganui, New Zealand. 



