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presented by Mr. Robt. Lloyd. Described by Dr. Henry Woodward, f.g.s. 

 in the Quarterly Journal of the Geol. Soc. vol. 44, 1888, tinder the 

 name of Conocoryphe viola, H. Woodward. 



One specimen of Polybasite (Arsenical Sulphide of Silver) ; presented 

 by Mr. A. Lutschaunig. 



Specimens of Locust Eggs, from North Africa ; presented by Mr. 

 Eli Sowerbutt. 



A living Trap-door Spider and Nest, from Bastia, Corsica, imported 

 by Mr. Geo. H. Thompson ; presented by Mr. Frederick Taylor. 



A young white variety of the common Starling ; presented by Mr. 

 Albert Webb. 



A Nightjar, Caprimulgus europceus, from Eccleston ; presented by 

 Mr. T. West. 



Minor Donations have been presented by Mr. Coote Chambers, 



Victoria, British Columbia ; by Mr. John Wilson, per Mr. J. Le 



Mesurier ; Mr. T. West ; and others taking an interest in Natural 

 History. 



Loan. 



The Rev. H. H. Higgins being desirous of affording to Students and 

 others interested in Conchology the advantage of being able to refer to an 

 extensive series, has deposited on loan his own collection of Marginella in 

 the Museum. 



Purchases. 



A dwarf specimen of Indian Zebu Bull. 



An immature specimen of Clouded Tiger Cat, Felis macroscelis, 

 Temminck Habitat, Assam. 



A mounted skeleton of a Giianaco, Lama huanacos ; and a bisected 

 and disarticulated skeleton of a common' Cat, showing continuity of 

 the spinal canal with the brain ca\'ity. 



The disarticulated skull of a young Walrus C Trichechus rosmarusj, 

 also a mounted skeleton of a large Amazonian Water Tortoise (Emys 

 Amazonica). 



