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The Marrat Collection of Shells of the Genus Oliva, in which are included 

 the specimens figured in the Monograph of the Genius published in Sowerby's 

 " Thesaurus Gonchyliw'um" ; also ninety-eight specimens of Shells of various 

 genera. 



Twenty-five specimens of Corals and seven of Sponges. 



A very fine and perfect Tusk of the Siberian Mammoth {Eleplms 

 primigenius), with a smaU Tazza, or Cup, of similar Ivory ; and seventy other 

 Fossils, including Teeth of Mastodon, Rhinoceros, Tapir, Hipparion, <fcc. 



A Collection of Antiquarian and other Remains from the Cheshire Sea-shore. 



Four specimens of Japanese Porcelain, two of Chinese, twenty-six of Liverpool 

 Ware, and three others. 



EXCHANGES. 

 Exchanges have been carried on with the following : — 



Capt. Button, Director of the Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand; from 

 whom has been received, among other specimens, a very fine skeleton of the 

 Elephant-footed Moa {Binoriiis elephantopus of Owen), which has been 

 successfully mounted for exhibition. 



Dr. MiUen Coughtrey, Professor of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin; 

 from whom has been received a collection of New Zealand Sponges, Zoophytes, 

 Shells, Crustaceans, Native Stone Implements, <kc. 



Mr. F. W. Putnam, Director of the Peabody Academy of Sciences, Salem, 

 Massachusetts. 



Professor Leidy, Philadelphia. 



Mr. W. E. Baker, Aquarial Garden, Boston, per Mr. Henry S. Hale, Curator. 



Mr. A. B. French, Boston. 



Rev. A. Lakes, Curator, School of ]\Iines, Golden City, Colorado. 



Prof. George W. Allyn, High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. 



Prof. Schnitger, Lippe Detmold. 



Lieut. -Col. ]\IcMahon, Officiating Commissioner, Hissar, Punjab. 



The Southport Winter Garden and Aquarium Company. 



Prof. E. Ray Lankester, Exeter College, Oxford. 



Mr. W. Eatchen- Parker, Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons, 

 London. 



Mr. W. S. M. D'Urban, Albert Memorial ]\Iuseum, Exeter. 



Mr. G. B. Rothera, Free Public Museum, Nottingham. 



Mr. S. Trice Martin, Altrincham, from whom have been received several rare 

 Sponges from the Philippines, including a large and fine new species of Glass- 

 Rope Sponge. This has since been described and figured in the " Annals and 



