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The Nest of a Weaver Bird ; presented by Mr. John Elston 

 Eogers. 



The Skin and Sknll of an adult brown Alpaca, and the Skin 

 and Skull of a white Alpaca ; presented by Mr. James Eyder. 



A King Fisher {Alcijon Smyrnensis, Linn.) from the Sea of 

 Galilee ; a EoUer {Coracias garrula, Linn.) from the Valley of the 

 Jordan ; and a fossil Vertebra (of a large Fish) found on the North 

 Shore of the Dead Sea; collected and presented by Mr. A. M. 

 Sandbach. 



A Flint Arrow Head, from the United States ; presented by 

 Miss Anne Schofield. 



A specimen of Parrot Coal, from Carron, Stirlingshire ; a Slab 

 of Sandstone, from Morecambe Bay, with singular impressions 

 possibly the tracks of Annelids (Worms) ; also six Octohedral 

 Crystals of Cast Iron found in a cavity of Pig Iron ; presented by 

 Mr. Joseph Scott. 



Three Albatrosses of diiferent species ; and a great Grey Petrel, 

 {Diomedea exulans. D. vulanophrys, D. fidigimsa and Procellaria 

 Tiasitata) ; presented by Mr. J. D. ShaUcross. 



A Bottle of large Prawns, from Pdo Janeiro ; seventeen Coins 

 and Medals, viz : three Silver Roman and four Bronze Pioman found 

 at Martin, near Bawtry, Notts ; five Bronze Eoman found at 

 Austerfield, Yorksliire ; one Bronze IVIedal, {Fortifications of 

 Hamlunj) ; one Eing Dollar of New South Wales ; and three pieces 

 of " Gun Money" of James 2nd ; presented by Mr. Thos. Shortt. 



A small Green Snake, from Alabama ; presented by Mr. John 

 Sibbald. 



Two Specimens of the Eegadera or Venus's Flower Basket 

 {Eii^pleciella aspergillum) ; presented by Captain Southward, ship 

 " Patriot Queen." 



An Abyssinian Service Book ; presented by Mr. James Stevens. 



Seven Mounted Maps, Diagrams, &c., illustrative of the Suez 

 ]\Iaritime Canal ; an Abyssinian Manuscript Bible ; a Gold Cross 

 taken from King Theodore by a Foreign Officer attached to the 

 Abyssinian Expedition ; an Egyptian Bronze Figure ; the head of 

 a Stone Figure ; Two Terra-Cotta Figures, and 4 Casts of Ptolemaic 

 Egyi)tian Coins, presented by the Chevalier de W. Stoess, Bavarian 

 Consul. 



A Hat and Bow, said to be from Japan ; presented by Mr. 

 Charles Stuart, 



