A green Monkey, a sooty Monkey, a young Leopard, a Lion cub, 

 a Kangaroo Rat, an Owl, and a crested Ground Parrakeet ; presented 

 by Mr. J. Atkins. 



A Lizard, a Scorpion, a pair of Shark's Jaws, &c. ; presented by 

 Mr. J. Edmondson. 



A Gibbou Monkey ; presented by W. B. Hilton, Esq. 



A Long-eared Bat ; by Mrs. Chambers. 



A Newfoundland Dog ; by H. C. B. Thomas, Esq. 



Two stuflFed Ptarmigan ; by Mr. Butterworth. 



Six Brazilian Birds ; by — Waddington, Esq. 



A tufted Duck; by Thomas West, Esq. 



A Lion's Skin ; by James Steains, Esq. 



Two large Serpents, from Mexico ; by — Thompson, Esq. 



A King Crab, from the Gulf of Mexico ; by Andrew Byrne, Esq. 



A flying Squid ; by Mr. Ilbery. 



A small collection of Shells ; by Mr. William Williams. 



A cluster of Sessile Barnacles, taken from the hull of the ship 

 " Mersey " ; presented by the Owners. 



A specimen of Coral, from Mexico, and of Gold Quartz, from 

 Cahfornia ; presented by Samuel Baker, Esq. 



Five Shillings in Postage Stamps ; by an anonymous donor. 



Two Chitons, and six Anemones, all living, from Hobson's Bay, 

 South Australia, and St. Vincent, Cape de Verde ; collected and pre- 

 sented by Samuel Archer, Esq., Surgeon to the "Great Britain," in 

 which vessel they were brought. This donation is highly interesting 

 as demonstrating the possibility of importing alive, from the most 

 distant parts of the world, specimens that cannot be satisfactorily 

 exhibited in any other manner, no means having yet been discovered 

 of preserving the form and colour of very many of the lower forms of 

 animal life. 



Minor donations have been received from Messrs. Chaffer, Mr. 

 James Orme, Messrs. Anthony and Robinson, Wilson Allen, Esq., 

 Mr. William M. Coulston, Dr. Baylis, Mr. T. Trevitt, Jun., and an 

 anonymous donor. 



Fourteen skins and four skeletons of quadrupeds, and eighty-five 

 skins and thirty-three skeletons of birds, have been purchased during 

 the year. The most important of these are a very fine series of skins 

 and skeletons of Orangs, from the island of Borneo ; which, being of 

 very considerable scientific and popular interest, have been set up, and 

 room made for their exhibition. 



A series of 817 casts of Seals has been purchased, consisting of a 



