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A living specimen of Adamsia palliata, and four living specimens of Liina hians, 



presented by Sir. David Robertson, Glasgow. 

 The Skin of a small Saw Fish (Pristis), a large Caterpillar, and a sample of Giun 



Copal, from Benin, presented by Captain Eobinson, barque " Clio." 

 The Tail of a Sting Eay (Trygon), from the river Towey, South Wales, presented by 



Mr. Thomas M. Salmon. 

 A Hombill (Buceros hydrocorax), and a small Falcon (Hypotriorchis), from the East 



Indies, presented by Mr. William Searight, Southampton. 

 Specimens of Hippocampus and Ostracion, from the Philippine Islands, presented by 



Mr, H. J. SQveriock. 

 A specimen of Biphorus, and two Pyrosomx, from the South Atlantic, presented by 



Captain Alfred Slee, barque " Esk." 

 Specimens of Brick, Tiling, &c., from the Great Wall of China and the Simuner 



Palace of Pekin, collected and presented by Mr. AV. Digby Smith. 

 Twelve Fossils, from the Coal Measures and the Carboniferous Limestone of North 



Wales, presented by Rev. James F. Splaine, St. Asaph. 

 A " Rose Crystal," supposed to contain organic matter, from the United States ; and 



two masses of indurated Shells (TerehraUdx, &c.), taken from the ruins of an old 



Moorish fortification at the New Mole, Gibraltar, presented by Mr. C. R. St. John. 



Two Footprints of Cheirotherium, from Storeton, presented by Mr. George Thomas. 

 A collection of Fish and Marine Specimens, collected and presented by Captain 



Thompson, ship " Yauda." 

 Two Hippocampi, one Giu-nard, and two Snakes, from Belize, presented by Mr. 



Charles Thomson. 

 A bottle of Insects, &c., from Natal, presented by Mr. G. A. Tinley. 

 Specimens of New Zealand Flax, showing the method of preparation, presented by 



IVIr. P. F. Tinne. 

 An Australian lizard, presented by Captain Tobin. 



An Electric Fish, from Old Calabar, and five Crustaceans, from Philadelphia, pre- 

 sented by Mr. J. S. Tyerman. 

 A specimen of Mocha Stone, from the Black Mountains, Fort Laraime, U.S.A.. and 



two Cocoons of Silk Moths, imported and bred at Utah, presented by Mr. O. 



N. Ursenbach. 

 A large Sea Cucimiber (^Cucumaria), Echini, Hennit Crabs, &c., from the Banks of 



Ne'wfoundland, and fourteen bottles of Marine Specimens, collected between 



Liverpool and New Orleans, and presented by Captain John Walker, ship 



" Trenton." 

 A collection of Reptiles, Fish, Birds, Nests, and Shells, from the West Coast of 



Africa (chiefly from the River Ogowe), collected and presented by Mr. R. B. N. 



Walker, F.R.G.S. 



Four common Roach, presented by Mr. Walthew. 



Two Heads of Dolphins (Coryphxnd), presented by Captain Greorge Watson, ship 

 " Ocean Home." 



