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A Puff Adder from Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope ; presented 

 by Lieut. Niblett, r.n. 



A Paradoxure fi'om Africa ; presented by Mr. J. Kirby Pilkington. 



A Common Lark, light variety, shot at Lewes, Sussex ; presented by 

 Mr. Charles Potter. 



A Common Gull, Larihs canus, found on the shore at Hightown ; 

 presented by Mr. M. Treleaven Reade. 



Specimens of Peacock Coal from Brinsop Hall Collieries, West 

 Houghton, and specimens of Anthracite Coal and Gold-coloured L'on 

 Pyrites ; presented by Mr. Thomas Rigby. 



Spidei' with egg sac containing young Spiders alive, genus Delena, 

 from an African Ship in the King's Dock ; presented by Mr. Leonard 

 Simpson. 



A large specimen of the King Prawn, Palcemon carcinus? from 

 Madras ; presented by Dr. Spratley. 



The Skull of a Native of Murray Island, New Guinea ; presented by 

 Mr. J. Duncan Stoward. 



A Collection of 160 Skins of Indian Birds from Mhow, with name, 

 place, and date of capture noted ; presented by Lt.-Col. Swinhoe, F.z.s. 



Specimens of Roach and Russian Carp for Aquaria ; presented by 

 Mr. Thomas Till. 



A living young Alligator, Alligator Mississijypiensis ; presented by 

 Mr. C. H. Turnbull. 



A Collection of various species of " Tarantula " and other Trap-door 

 Spiders {Mygalidce), their remarkable nests, and various illustrations 

 of their life-history ; presented by Mr. Frederick Taylor, of Rainhill, 

 specially obtained by him for the Museum from numerous correspon- 

 dents at Mentone, Cannes, Bordeaux, Zante, Corsica, and California; 

 together with a copy of Moggridge's book on the Trap-door Spiders to 

 supply illustrative drawings ; also a specimen of the " Tarantula Killer " 

 from California, a species of Wasp {Povipilus formosus), which pro- 

 vides for its own progeny by stinging and paralyzing Trap-door spiders, 

 burying them and leaving an egg with each to hatch out and feed upon 

 the spider. 



