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A Top-knot, or Dwarf Turbot (Ehombus norvegicus), from the Manx 

 fishing boats ; presented by Mr. Robert Isaac. 



A specimen of Dendritic Oxide of Manganese in Leptinite or White- 

 stone, from Penmaenmawr; presented by Mr. Owen Jones. 



Twenty specimens of Lava from Mount Etna ; collected and pre- 

 sented by Mr. J. Yate Johnson, Corresponding Member of the Literary 

 and Philosophical Society of Liverpool. 



Three Fish, taken in Cavite Harbour, Bay of Manilla (2 Platax 

 and 1 Ostracioji cornutus) ; presented by Captain Jewett, ship " "W. G. 

 Russell." 



Specimens of Fossil Corals from the Carboniferous Limestone ; col- 

 lected and presented by Mr. W. Johnston. 



Four Lamellicorn Beetles {Heterorhina Africana) from "West Africa ; 

 a pair of stump-tailed Lizards (T^jcvc^f^/osawrus) from Barren Island, King 

 George's Sound ; two living specimens of a large Land Shell {Achatina 

 varietjata), used as an article of food on the west coast of Africa ; 4 

 Spoonworms, 3 Starfishes, 1 Mantis, 1 small Snake, and 1 Lizard, from 

 the coast of Gambia ; the Shell and Animal of Melapium lineaium, from 

 Port Elizabeth, South Africa, (a rare shell, the animal not previously 

 known to be in any museum ;) 2 fine specimens of Glaucus, a Pipe Fish, 

 3 Crustaceans and 1 Mollusc, from the Pacific ; 3 Skins of Birds from 

 Australia {Malui-us vielanoius, Polijtelis mtlanura, and Sterna) ; presented 

 by Mr. R. J. Keen. 



A fine specimen of Globular Anchor-Sponge {Pheronema Grayi, 

 Kent), vv'ith anchor filaments two feet in length; presented by Mr. 

 "William Saville Kent, and dredged by him from a depth of 600 fathoms 

 off Cezimbra, on the coast of Portugal, during the dredging expedition 

 in 1870, of ]Mr. Marshall Hall's yacht "Noma." 



A young Monkey (Cerropithecus) ; presented by Mrs. Langley. 



An Iguana from the Island of Havasa, West Indies ; the skull of a 

 Spotted Porpoise {Delphinm) from the Western Ocean ; and a large 

 Flying-Fish from the West Coast of Africa ; presented by Captain Lloyd, 

 Commander of H. M. Cutter " Active.'' 



A bottle of Snakes from Brazil ; presented by Miss Milligan. 



One hundred and fifty specimens of 15 species of Shells from the 

 Gulf of Suez ; dredged and presented by Mr. R. Mc Andrew. 



Forty Medals, Coins, and Tokens, in silver and copper, European and 

 South American (Modern) ; presented by ISIr. W. Meikle. 



