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rarity, and much prized by collectors. The species occur most frequently 

 on the coasts of Africa, from whence many of the above were dredged 

 by Capt. Davies specially for his friend Mr. Keen. 



Mr. F. P. Marrat has also contributed from his own cabinet a few 

 interesting specimens of this genus. 



A Portrait of the Rev. H. H. Higgins, M.A., Chairman of the 

 Museum and Mayer Collection Sub-Committee, painted in oil, 

 by Mr. R E. Morrison, and exhibited by him in the 1889 Autumn 

 Exhibition, at the Walker Art Gallery, was purchased by Thomas 

 Higgin, Esq., f.l.s., and presented by him to the Corporation, with a 

 request that it might be hung in some suitable place in the Museum, 

 in order to identify it as much as possible -with the arduous and 

 invaluable services rendered by him so unsparingly in the interest of the 

 institution. 



Two living specimens of the Long-nosed Bony Gar Pike (Lepidostens 

 osseus) ; received in exchange from Mr. Eugene Blackford. 



A dozen American Clams (^ Venus mercenariaj ; presented by 

 Mr. H. D. Brandreth for the Aquaria. 



A Collection of Fossils of Columnar Botryoidal, Concretionary and 

 Radiated Forms from the Maguesian Limestones near Sunderland ; also 

 a Fossil Fish fLeptolepis) from North America ; presented by 

 Mr. R. Cameron. 



A specimen of Hematite or Kidney Iron Ore, showing radiated 

 r^tructure, from Ulverston ; presented by Mr. T. Cooke. 



A specimen of large Saw Fly, Sirex gigas, "caught on the River 

 Conway " ; presented by Mr. T. Button. 



223 specimens of British Beetles fColeopteraJ ; received in exchange 

 from Dr. J. W. Ellis. 



A specimen of Sponge, from Alexandria ; presented by Mr. Wm. 

 Gass. 



Five specimens of Minerals, \\z. : — 



Three large Crystals of Cassiterite f Oxide of Tin) from Poolamacca 

 Station, Australia, from Tasmania, and from Cook District, 

 N. Queensland. One specimen of Chloride of Silver, Barrier 

 Range, Australia. One Cerargerile (Ciiloride of Silver), dittf). 

 One Model of Gold Nugget ; presented by Mr. John 

 Greenwood, Melbourne. 



