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last one young Crane nearly attained to maturity, only, however, to meet 

 with an untimely end. Taking to its wings, it soared to a considerable 

 elevation, only to alight with its legs thrust between the bars of an iron 

 hurdle, breaking them, and so coming to an untimely and much lamented 

 death. 



CONTRIBUTIONS DESERVING SPECIAL NOTICE. 



Mr. St. George Littledale's Donation, 



Mr. St. G. Littledale has for many years made valuable contri- 

 butions to the Museitm from the spoils of large game, shot by himself 

 on his annual sporting trips to the Far West, to the Caucasus, and to 

 Central Asia, in which he is always accompanied by his wife, w^ho shares 

 his interest in the Museum. From the Rocky Mountains he presented 

 two specimens of the White Goat peculiar to that region ; from the 

 Caucasus specimens of Wild Goats, Ibex, and Stag ; from the Pamir a 

 perfect specimen of Marco Polo's Wild Sheep, of which no stuffed 

 example was to be seen in any museum except at St. Petersburg ; and 

 from Eastern Siberia he sent bones and tusks of the Mammoth (Elephas 

 primiqeniusj. 



At the recent Soiree, held in St. George's Hall by the Learned 

 Societies of Liverpool, the opportunity was taken to bring these various 

 contributions into one view. They filled the whole of the orchestra 

 platform, were styled the " Littledale Trophy," and photographed as 

 such in acknowledgment of Mr. Littledale's liberality and public spirit. 



Donations. 



An important collection of Shells of the genus Marginclla. 



This collection was made by the late Mr. R. J. Keen, Ship Chronometer 

 Maker of Liverpool, and was presented to the Museum by his daughter, 

 Miss Edith Keen. 



The shells of this Molluscan genus are mostly small in size, though 

 numerous in species. They are remarkable for the extreme delicacy 

 and beauty of their texture and colouring. They are of considerable 



