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Five specimens of Permian Limestone from Sunderland, viz. : — 

 Botryoidal, Concretionary and Stalactitic, with holes and cracks caused by 

 contraction ; pi'esented by Mr. R. Cameron, Sunderland. 



A collection of Specimens of Sponges and Microscopic Slides illustrating 

 the orders Hexactinellidre and LifMstidce, mounted and determined by 

 Dr. H. J. Carter in illustration of his various papers in the Annals and 

 Magazine of Natural History, and presented to the Museum by Dr. H. 

 J. Carter, f.r.s. 



A Model of the Koh-i-noor Diamond, presented by Mr. Councillor W. 

 Clarkson, 



A Specimen of an Alga, from the Giant's Causeway ; presented by Mr. 

 Alderman Cross. 



The Fossil Tusk of an Elephant from the River Plate : presented by 

 Mr. J. Daniels. 



An imperfect skin of a Crocodile, from Madagascar ; presented by the 

 Right Hon. the Earl of Derby. 



Specimens of Fossil Teeth of Sharks, from thebed of the River Coosan, 

 So. Carolina, from a depth of 30 feet ; presented by Mr. R. Evans. 



Three Skulls of large Mummied Cats, one Skull of Dog, and two Skulls 

 of Ichneumon, from Beni Hassan, Egypt; presented by Messrs. James 

 Gordon & Co. 



Eighteen specimens of rare Minerals, from Australia, Queensland and 

 Tasmania ; collected and presented by Mr. John Greenwood. 



A large Nest (two feet long) of a Camoati or Tree-wasp, Myrapetia 

 scutellaris, from Villa Colon, Entre Rios; presented by Mr. George Hall. 



A fine example of Lantern Fly, Fulgora laternaria, received from Mr. 

 Higgs, in exchange per Rev, H. H. Higgins. 



Two Snakes from South Africa ; presented by Mr. G. J. Hill. 



A specimen of the Birch Tree Polyporous, Polyporous betulina, from 

 Cefn ; presented by Mr. W. H. Holt. 



Two Shells, a ISleptunea Berniciensis with a fleshy pink mouth, and a 

 Panopcea norvegica, Speng ; presented by Mr. Richard Howse, 



A Guillemot, Lomvia troile, from Anglesea, shot and presented by Mr. 

 David Hughes, Junr. 



A stuffed specimen of the "Tarpum'' or Jew Fish. Megalops thrissoides, 

 feet long, from the coast of Florida ; presented by Captain E. M. 

 Hughes, S.S. " Lord Gough." 



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