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A. small specimen of Tree Coral (Dendropht/llia), and specimens of 

 Millepora, from Bouito, near Corisco, "West Coast of Africa ; presented 

 by Captain Fraser, ship " EUers Lee." 



A Chief's Club from Guadaleanor Island and a Club from Solomon 

 Islands ; presented by A. W. Franks, Esq., Trustee of the Christy 

 Collection, London. 



A Peba {Dasypus peba) ; presented by Mr. W. R. Fabert. 



One Dorsal and two Pectoral Spines of a large Siluroid Fish from 

 Buenos Ayres ; presented by Mr. W. Gelling. 



A specimen of Anchor-Sponge (Pher07iema Anne, Leide ; Holtenia 

 Carpenieri, W. Thomson) from the North Sea ; presented by Mrs. 

 J. E. Gray. 



A Blind Fish {Amhhjopsis spelaens) from the Mammoth Caves, Ken- 

 tucky ; a fine specimen of Peacock Coal from Pennsylvania ; and an 

 Indian Stone Club from an ancient Indian Burial Ground on the Banks 

 of the River Rapidan ; collected and presented by Mr. S. R. Graves, M.P. 



A Lepidopterous Larva from Honduras ; presented by Mr. Alfred 

 Higginson. 



A Scottish Broad Sw^ord ; presented by Mr. Hibbert. 



Specimens of Ancient Pottery from Peru ; a Human-headed Figure 

 carved in wood, and a fragment of Woven Cloth (both from 350 feet 

 below the surface) ; Birds' Eggs and Vegetable Matter ammoniatized ; all 

 from the Guano beds of the Island of Macabi, coast of Peru ; presented 

 by Captain Hammill, " S.S. " Magellan." 



A Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pz'cws ?«q;or), shot in Knowsley Park ; 

 presented by Mrs. Wyndham Hornby. 



A living Mud Turtle (Tyrse Nilotica), from Sir William Baker's 

 Expedition to the Upper Nile ; living specimens of four species of Shells, 

 from Alexandria (viz. : — Arcalactea, Cevithium vulgatum, Modiola barbata, 

 and Fusus corneus) ; collected and presented by Captain Horsfall, 

 S.S. " Canopus." 



Two living Snakes, a Tortoise, and seven Frogs, from Boston ; pre- 

 sented by Miss Hall, Albany, New York. 



Two Arrows, pointed with hard wood, and ornamented with feathers, 

 from the river Amazon ; presented by Mr. Stephen Henderson, 



Two Locusts, taken at sea, lat. 12-2- N., long. 24-51- W. ; a Snake, 

 from Bombay Harbour ; a silvery Hair-tail Fish (Tnchiurus), and five 

 other species of Fish, from Saugor Roads ; collected and presented by 

 Captain Husband, ship " Lightning " 



