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A Skull of a Walrus, from Newfoundland, killed by explosive shell, 

 which destroyed lower law ; presented by Mr. W. B. Bowring. 



Four specimens of the Steamer Duck, Micropterus cinerens ,- a King 

 Penguin, Aptenodytes pennantii ; and a Cormorant, from the Straits of 

 Magellan ; presented by Mr. M. F. Buchner. 



Ten Sharks' Teeth, from the Phosphate Beds, near Bull Run, South 

 Carolina ; and three fragments of Cetacean Bones, from the same 

 locality ; presented by Mr. John Burnley. 



Specimens of two Pentremitidea schultzii, D'Orb, Devonian, Laon, 

 Spain; two Prntremites pyriformis, Say, Chester Limestone, Illinois, 

 U.S. ; presented by Mr. Herbert Carpenter. 



The Skin of a male Paradise Eifle-Bird, Epimachus paradisea, from 

 Brunswick Eiver, New South Wales ; collected and presented by Mr. 

 Theophilus Carrington. 



A piece of Silicified Palm (?) stem showing peculiar internal structure ; 

 presented by Mr. D. Clague. 



A Collection of Natural History Specimens, chiefly from California, 

 containing numerous specimens of Reptiles, Amphibia, Insects, 

 Crustacea, Echinoderms, and a large series of Mollusca ; also Botanical 

 and Rock specimens, &c. ; a fine specimen of the Heloderma, or 

 Poisonous Lizard, from Arizona ; and living examples of several 

 American species of Helix; presented, and mostly collected, by Mr. 

 A. W. Crawford, Oakland, California ; formerly of Liverpool. 



A Molar Tooth of Toxodon (an extinct gigantic mammal), from Frey 

 Bentos, Banda Oriental ; presented by Mr. Charles Croker. 



Selections from a collection of Shells from Scinde; a Sting Ray 

 (Trygon) ; two specimens of Indian Crustacea {Penceus and Palinurus); 

 and four specimens of Amphibia and Reptiles (Rana, Emys and 

 Trionyx) ; presented by Dr. Francis Day, Special Commissioner for 

 India, International Fisheries Exhibition, London. 



Two specimens of Indian Starfish (Aster ias), and five specimens of 

 Crustacea {Lupea and Platyonichus) ; presented by Dr. Francis Day. 



A large living specimen of Mygale (or so-called Bird-catching Spider), 

 from Old Calabar ; presented by Mr. W. J. Davey. 



A Dog Fox, shot at Knowsley ; presented by the Earl of Derby. 



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