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( Venus mercenaria), imported from New York ; two small Shark's 

 Teeth from " Marl Beds ;" and four other fossQs from New Jersey, 

 U. S. A ; also a flint Arrow Head, one of great numbers found 

 beneath the soil near Natchez, in the State of Mississipi ; collected 

 and presented by Captain Mortimer, Associate of the Literary and 

 Philosophical Society of Liverpool. 



A Chameleon, presented by Mr. Edgar Murray. 



An Isopod Crustacean (Idoteadce) taken from a Flying Fish, Lat. 

 2° N., 28° W ; presented by Mr. A. Oberti. 



Six Corals ; presented by Mr. Sandbach Parker. 



A cream Jug of Liverpool Pottery, probably by Chaffers (1750- 

 1770), presented by Mr. J. H. B. Parsons. 



Two Bottles of Eeptiles from Penang ; presented by Dr. Paterson. 



A specimen of the Dorado and four other Fish ; three Snakes 

 and six Insects, from Eio Janeiro ; a fine specimen of Onyx Agate 

 from, Minas Geraes ; a large Flying Fish ; a living fresh water Fish, 

 from the Pdver Plate; a Three-toed Sloth; a specimen of the 

 Heart headed Shark ; a collection of Fish, from Bahia ; others from 

 Kiver Plate; several Crustacea (^S'^MtY/a, <&c.) collected and presented 

 by Captain Perry, s.s. " Humboldt," Associate of the Literary and 

 Philosophical Society of Liverpool. 



The Skin of a Snake, from Monte Video ; presented by Mr. J. 



PiLcher. 



A Fossil Shell (Gardita planicostata), from the Tertiary beds of 

 Sussex ; presented by Mr. C. Potter. 



The Skull of a Camel with facial orifices covered with Mem- 

 brane ; presented by Mr. J. Price, Chester. 



300 Salmon Ova, from the Eiver Severn ; presented by Mr. 

 Westall Eamsbottom. 



Two Skins of a Eough-backed Sting Eay ; a Tiger Shark {Steg- 

 ostoma fasciahom) ; a Shark Eay {Bhinobahts gramdatus), and Beaks 

 of Saw Fish {Pristis cuspidahos) from the Cliina Seas ; collected 

 and presented by Captain Eenner, ship " Hindostan," per Mr. E. 

 J. Keen. 



Specimens of Calamites &c.,from Eoscoe Quarry, near Adlington, 

 received from the Eivington Water Works, per Mr. J. Eimmer, 

 (collected by Mr. William Parry.) 



A Scissor-bni {Scythrops) ; a Shark Eay ; and various Birds, 

 Fishes, Eeptiles, Insects, &c.. from Eiver Bonny ; collected and 

 presented by Captain Eobinson, ship " Huddersfield." 



