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The Jaws of two Sharks ; presented by Captain Williams, ship 

 " Jessica." 



A Collection of Fish, Keptiles, &c., from Calcutta ; six Fish, a 

 Squid, three Prawns, and a Pterojjod, from the River Hooghly and 

 the Indian Ocean ; presented by Captain Wise, ship " Comoriu." 



Two young Sharks, from the Atlantic ; presented by Mr. Wright, 

 Woodchurch, Oxton. 



The Skin of a ",Greenland Seal" (taken at Iceland in May, 1867); 

 presented by Mr. John Wolfe. 



Minor Donations have been received from Mr. Dennick of Talacre, 

 Mr. Fred. Estill, Mr. John Ii-eland, Mr. Matthews, Messrs. Kelsall 

 Brothers, Mr. Andrea Pitoni, Mr. Pyzer, and Mr. Tyerman. 



PURCHASES. 



A Black-faced Chimpanzee, and 29 other Mammalia. 



Nineteen Birds. 



The Skin and mounted Skeleton of a large Rock Snake (16 feet 

 in length), from Guinea, and 11 other Reptiles. 



A British Specimen of the Fox-tailed Shark, or Thresher {Alo- 

 pecias vulpes); two fine Specimens of the Sting Ray [Trygon 

 jmstinaca) taken off the Mersey ; and 49 other Fish. 



Fifty-two Shells and other Molluscs, and a small series of 

 Australian Polyzoa. 



Eighteen hundred and eighty-eight selected Insects. These have 

 been most carefully and beautifully arranged, as well as named, by 

 the Rev. H. H. Higgins ; and the series, now nearly complete, will 

 be a most interesting and valuable collection of Insects of all orders, 

 aided as it is by several donations mentioned in this and previous 

 Reports. 



Fifty Crustacea (Crabs, Lobsters, &c., &c.) 



Two Sea Urchins, from Swan River, and a Star-fish. 



A very large Specimen of the huge Sponge, called ' Neptune's 

 goblet' {Thalassema Neptuni) and illustrations of 166 Corals, Sea 

 Fans, Sponges, &c. 



Ten mounted Skeletons, including the Tarsier, Nycticebus, Chetah, 

 &c., and ten Skulls, chiefly Mammalian. 



A fine series of 23 Fossil Crustaceans (Slimonia, Pterygotus, 

 and Eurypterus, locally termed ' Seraphim'), from the Upi^er Ludlow 

 Rock, Lanarkshire ; and 44 other Fossils. 



