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A specimen of Limestone with Oolitic structure, f--/];;^;^;^- 

 ferous Limestone, Avon section, Clifton, Bristol; presented by Mr. G. 



H. Morton, F.G.S. 



The Head of a Bison, from California; presented by Messrs. 



Nicholson and McGill. 



A livi-g Bpecime. of Amphiuma, or "Congo Sn»ke" ^An.ph^uMa 

 n^ans). from New Orle«is ; presented by Captain J. A. Perry, Aesocrate 

 of tie Literary and Philosophical Society of LiTCrpool. 



Eight young living specimens of the Common Snake; presented 

 by the Postmaster of Liverpool. 



A living Lizard, found in Espaito grass from Egypt; presented by 

 Mr. Charles Potter. 



Specimens of Crustacea, Gorgonia, and Polyzoa, chiefly from Sorrento, 

 Me^terranean, and two specimens of Helix pcmatia, from Cheltenham ; 

 presented by Mrs. A. Powell. 



A specimen of the Giant Clam Shell, Tridacna gigas, from the Indian 

 Ocean ; presented by Captain Raymond. 



A collection of Skulls and Bones from the Submarine Peat and Forest 

 Beds, Mouth of the Alt ; presented by Mr. T. Mellard Eeade.. C.E. 



A Bottle of Snakes, collected by Professor Jameson, probably from 

 Quito ; presented by Mr. T. A. Eeadwin. 



A specimen of a new Passerine Bird, Setophaga hairdi, Sahin, from 

 Quito ; presented by Mr. Osbert Sah-in, F.E.S. 



A Bald Crow, Gymnoccphalus calvus, and a Tanagrine Grosbeak, 

 Pitylus erythromelas, from Demerara ; presented by Mr. G. R. 

 Sandbach. 



Specimens of the Coral formation of the Island of Barbadces; 

 presented by Messrs. Sandbach, Tinne and Co. 



Three Fossil Shells and specimens of Chalcedony from Montana ; 

 presented by Mr. A. Schfrmacher. 



The Model of a Cingalese Surf Boat, specimens of the Hooded Snake, 

 Cobra da Capello ; of Fish {Diodon, Tetraodon, Uranoscopns) ; the 

 Rostrums of three Saw Fish; Shells, Insects, and Sponges; from the 

 R*d Sea, Birmah, and Ceylon; specimens of Shells from Malta, Gozo, 

 and the Red Sea : specimens of living Fresh water Fish from Point de 



