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Three Cake Urchins (Melliia), from Galveston, U.S.A. ; presented 

 by Mr. T. Walthew. 



A small collection of Marine Specimens, caught on the voyage to 

 Pernambuco ; collected and presented by Captain Cawne "Warren, barque 

 "Brilliant," Associate of the Literary and Philosophical Society of 

 Liverpool. 



A Ti-ygon or Sting Ray ; presented by Mr. Maurice Williams. 



Specimens of a single-stemmed Coralline (^Primnoao), from Bombay 

 Harbour ; presented by Mr. Weeks. 



The Skull of a Crocodile, (the carcase of which weighed 4771bs.,) 

 from Old Calabar River ; presented by Captain J. B. Walker. 



A Mate Pot, Kettle, and Drinking Tube (Bomhilla), made and used 

 by the peasants of Chili for preparing and drinking the Mate-tea ; 

 a Glaucus, three small Crustaceans, and a Fish ; presented by Mrs. 

 White way. 



MINOR DONATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM 



Dr. Barron, Mr. Thomas Blewitt, Miss Fletcher, Mr. T. Gibson, 

 Mr. J. J. Hibbert, Mrs, Martin, Mr. H. Nicholson, Mr. Abraham Newby, 

 Mr. B. Piatt, Mr. J, Randies, Mr. R. Thornton, Prof. Tennant, Captain 

 Taw, Mr. Joseph Tarleton, Captain T. Woods, Mr. T, West, and LIr. 

 Whitehead. 



PURCHASES. 



A rare Lemur {Propithecus damanus) from North East Madagascar ; 

 a Young Tiger, and five other Mammals. 



Three small Mud Turtles. 



A Maigre Fish (Scicena aquila), a rare British species, captured off 

 the Cheshire Coast; and 18 Fishes and Amphibia, chiefly from Misol, 

 Malay, Archipelago. 



Two Skeletons of Lizards and 3 Skulls. 



Two Stone Crabs (Lithodes Maia) ; 10 Volute and other Shells, and 

 2 Insects (Sphingidoe). 



One Hundred and three Crystals, &c. ; a small collection of Oolitic 

 and Greensand Fossils ; an Encrinite, &c. 



Ten Corals and Sponges. 



Living Specimens of Bippommpus or " Sea-Horse " ; of -'NorAvay 

 Lobsters " {Nephrops Norvegicus) ; of Salamander ; and other specimens 

 for the Aquaria. 



A Coat of Chain Armour from Aleppo. 



