The chief donations during the year are as follows : — 



A very valuable collection of 102 specimens of Fossil Kemains, from 

 the Sivalik Hills, N. W. Himalayas, consisting of portions of skeletons 

 of Elephants (several species). Hippopotamus, Sivatherium, &c., &c. ; 

 presented by Col. Sir P. T. Cautley. 



Skins of a very fine wild Yak, two Asiatic Argalis, or gigantic Sheep, 

 two Burrhel Sheep, and a Jemlah Goat from the Himalayas, all very 

 rare ; presented by Capt. Edmund Smyth, 13th Bengal Native Infantry. 



A White-faced whistling Duck, and a dwarf Flamingo ; presented by 

 •T. A. Tobin, Esq. 



An Emperor Penguin, two skulls of the Crab-eating Seal, from the 

 Antarctic ocean, and thirty-eight sterna of Birds from Nepal ; from 

 Dr. J. E. Gray. 



An Albatross, two Pelicans, &c. ; presented by Edward Preston, Esq. 



A cast of the leg-bone of a Mammoth, found at Harswell, Yorkshire ; 

 presented by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. 



Skulls of a Lion and Tiger ; presented by Mr. Joseph Baker. 



Two skins of Temminck's Colobus Monkey, and three bottles of 

 Reptiles from Brass River ; presented by Edward Lloyd, Esq. 



A Dog-fish, a Snake, and Pipe-fish ; presented by J. Hindle, Esq. 



A Barbary Ape, a Paca, an Ocelot, an Agouti, two Leopard cubs, 

 a Paradoxure, a Bennett's Kangaroo, a Red-vented Cockatoo, two Cro- 

 codiles, and a Lizard ; presented by Mr. Atkins, chiefly for the Osteo- 

 logical Collection. 



An Ostrich, and an Armadillo, also for the Osteological Collection, 

 and a MaximiUau's Macaw ; presented by Mr. HuIsg. 



Minor donations have been received from Miss Roberts, Mr. William 

 Shortiss, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. E. Cosligan, Mr. R. Macfie, Mr. A. 

 Tweedie, Capt. Ferguson, Mr. George Connor, Mrs. Macaulay, Cheva- 

 lier Claussen, Dr. Collins, and Mr. Edmondson. 



Ten small Quadrupeds and Birds, a few Reptiles, and a small series 

 of illustrated Hampshire Fossils, have been purchased. 



178 specimens of small Quadrupeds, and nine cases of Austrahan 

 Birds and Nests, have been stuffed ; and fourteen skeletons have been 



set up. 



A donation of several valuable books on Zoology has been received 



from the Earl of Derby. 



