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A Dog's Skull from a Grave at Lake Imoukook, Behring's Straits, 1852 ; 

 presented by Fleet-Surgeon J. Linton Palmer, R.N. 



A fine Sponge {Esperia macilenta ?) from Savanilla ; two Black Sponges 

 {Luffaria jutularis) from Port-au-Prince ; a Starfish {Astropecten) ; a Crab ; a 

 Larval Nest of a Lepidopterous (?) Insect ; the Head of a Pelican (Pelecanus 

 fuscus) ; a Fish Parasite {CymotMe cestrum ?) ; the Carapace of a Spinous Crab 

 from the West Indies ; a group of Black Sponges {Liiffaria fistularis), with 

 other species attached, from Hayti ; two Sponges, of the genus Usjjeria, from 

 the harbour of Savanilla ; collected and presented by Capt. Perry, Associate of 

 the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool. 



A specimen of Schlickensides in Sulphiiret of Iron from the North of Spain ; 

 presented by Mr. C. Potter. 



A Spiny Lizard {Moloch horridus) from Port Peire, South Australia ; pre- 

 sented by Capt. J. G. Potter. 



The Skin of a Manis (Manis midtiscutata) from Sierra Leone, and specimens 

 of variously-carved Pipes from Ashantee ; presented by Messrs. Radcliflfe and 

 Durant. 



A Gold-Crested Penguin {Eudyptes chrysocome) from Crozet Island ; presented 

 by Capt. Rands, ship " Gadshill." 



A series of specimens illustrating the Post-Glacial Geology of Lancashire 

 and Cheshire, and a series illustrating the Glacial Drift Deposits of the same 

 counties and of other localities in Great Britain and Ireland ; collected, 

 arranged, and presented by Mr. T. Mellard Reade, C.E., F.G.S. 



Specimens of the American Potatoe Bug {Doryphora decemlineata) from 

 Alleghany Co., Pennsylvania ; presented by Mr. William Roberts. 



A collection of Marine Algae from the Isle of Man, and a fine specimen of 

 the Crested Porcupine {Hystrix cristata) : prasented by Mr. Hugh Shimmin. 



Four large specimens of Velellce retaining natural colour; specimens of 

 Janthina ; specimens of Balanus taken from a boat's bottom. River Gambia, 

 after twenty-one days' immersion; twenty specimens of Mangrove Oysters 

 from West Africa, with Balani attached ; specimens of Shells, Crustacea, 

 Zoophytes, &c., from Bombay harbour, Elephanta Island, Suez Canal, and 

 Gibraltar Bay; collected and presented by Capt. Slack, Associate of the 

 Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool. 



Ten specimens of Lepidodendron and other Coal Plants from the Silkstone 

 Vein, Clay Cross, Derbyshire; a specimen of Oil Shale from Italy, and its 

 product; and one of FeiTUginous Cobalt Ore (Oxide of Cobalt) from Cwm 

 Mine ; presented by Mr.|Alexander Sparrow. 



