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A Peregrine Falcon, Secretary Falcon, and eight other Birds, chiefly 

 for osteological specimens. 



INIounted Skeletons of the Cassowary and of the Night Parrot of New 

 Zealand {Striiigops hahroptilus) . 



Twelve Mammalian Skulls, Teeth, &c. 



Twenty specimens of fourteen species of Shells, 



A collection of Reptiles, Insects, and Crustacea (including examples of 

 Cryptolithodus typicus) from Fuca Straits and Arizona, collected by Dr. 

 David Walker. 



A Vitreous Sponge (Eurete farreaopsis, Carter), from Cebu, Philippine 

 Islands. 



A collection of Dried Plants, chiefly Ferns, Algae, and Mosses, formed 

 by Messrs. Shepherd and Shillito. 



EXCHANGES. 



Specimens of the Big Horn or Ptocky Mountain Sheep {Ovis montana), 

 male and female ; of the Prong-Horn Antelope {Antilocapra americana) 

 male and female ; and a stufi"ed specimen and skeleton of the Leather 

 Turtle {Sphargis coriacea), received from Prof. H. A. "Ward, Rochester, 

 New York, in exchange for duplicate specimens of Mammals and Birds. 



A specimen of the Vicuna {Lama Vicugna) from Mr. Edwyn C. Reed, 

 Museo Nacional, Santiago de Chili, in exchange. 



MAYER COLLECTION. 



The Curator has been engaged in compiling a Catalogue of this 

 Collection, but the extent of its treasures is such that a considerable time 

 must elapse before it can be completed. 



The extent and value of the Egyptian Collection led the Committee 



to invite the aid of Dr. Bu*ch, the head of this department in the British 



Museum. It will be interesting to insert his Report, which is as 



follows : — 



"British Museum, 



"London, W.K, 12th March, 1S77. 



" Dr. Birch, has the honour of reporting that in accordance with the arrangement 



he has examined the Egyptian collection belonging to the Public Museum 



at LiverpooL This collection comprises an extensive and valuable series of 



Egyptian objects of all branches, and comprises several specimens of unique character 



and rare interest. Amongst these he would direct particular attention to the 



valuable alabaster vase incised with the standard name of Cheops, the builder of the 



