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McDiarmid, Captain, Brig "Moa." — Vertebra of a Whale. A 



Club from Island of Tauna. 

 Nairn, Mr. — Two Black Snakes (Hoploccphahts curtas.) 

 Nichols, Mr. — Sample of Coal from Port Cygnet. 

 O'Keefe, Mr. — Barnacles from bottom of steamship "Mangana. " 

 Piguenit, Mr. W. — Specimen of the paper like bark of a species of 



Tea-tree from N. S. Wales. 

 Pett«rd, Mr. W. F.— 18 Specimens of Land Shells from Yule 



Island, New Guinea. 

 Petersen, Mr. — Tin Specimens from Ringarooma. 

 Pearsall, Mr. — A Tiger Cat {Dmjpirns macnJatus.) 

 Ross, Rev. J. — A large mounted specimen of the Monitor Lizard, 



from Australia. 

 Risby, Mr. J. E. — A large Crab from Pirate's Bay, Eagle Hawk 



Neck. 

 Rice, Mr. G. — A Fresh-water Crayfish (Astacus .',;^j.jfromMcRobie's 



Gully. 

 Roberts, Mr., Huon. — A mass of fibre of bark of a tree which had 



been struck by lightning. A white-fi'onted Falcon (Falco 



lumdatus. ) 

 Sclioles, Ml'. J. S. — Two silver, and 34 brass and copper coins. 



Specimen of '" Chrome," from Dun Mountain, New Zealand. 

 Simson, A., Esq. — Skins and HkiAetona oi Antechinvs sivahisoiiii, 



and two species of Rat from Gould's Country. 

 Stephens, T., Esq. — Specimens of wood and foliage of " Red 



Pine " (Atkrotaxls nelaginoides) and " Pencil Ceda^ " 



(Aihi-otaxis cuprefisiformis) from Middlesex Plains, Tasmania. 

 Stephenson, Mr. — A Rail (Rallus hrachlpus) from Jericho. 

 Savage, Mr. R. — -A Grey Flying Squirrel (BcUdeas sciurus) from 



the Shannon. 

 Spencer, Mr. — Sample of Coal from Jerusalem. 

 Scott, J., Esq., M.H.A. — An aboriginal Stone Implement. 

 Spicer, Rev. W. W. — A sample of " Pulu," or down of a species of 



Tree Fern — used in the Hospital for pillows, etc. 

 Swan, J., Esq.- — Skin of Bdidens sciurus. 

 Turner, Mr. — A Musk Duck (Biziuralohata.) 

 Valentine, Dr. , Campbell Town. —A Pouched Lamprey (Geotria 



aUporti) From the South Esk. 

 Williams, Mr. T. — A specimen of the Pacific Heron {Ardca pacifica) 



shot on Lake Tiberias. 

 Weston, Maurice, Esq. — Skeleton of Australian Crane {Grus 



austrulaslanus). 

 Woods, Rev. J. E. Tenison. — Crabs from Bruni Island. 

 Wilkins, Mr. A. — Specimens of Tin, Antimony, Copper, etc., from 



Cudegong, N. S. Wales. Silver ore from Mitchell's Creek. 

 Weeding, Mr., Oatlands. — Mass of fibrous substance from a 



hollow tree. 

 Wright, S. P. H., Esq., Glenorchy. —Ditto. 

 Williams, Mr. R. M. — Crystals of Oxide of Tin, and two Sapphires 



from Queensland. 

 Young, Mr. J. — Specimen of " Sea Hare " {Aplijsia) from beach in 



Domain. 

 Young, Mr. J., Wellington, N. Zealand. — A portion of the Cook's 

 Straits Telegraph Cable, broken nine years after submersion. 



