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Mallard, R.N., and Capt. Delvitte ; of Mr. Parkinson of 

 Bahia, and of other Corresponding Members, who have con- 

 tributed various living animals to the enrichment of the Me- 

 nagerie. 



The Duke of Northumberland has been a donor to the 

 Menagerie, and presents have been received from Lord Gage, 

 from Lord Kinnaird, and from Viscount Cole. The Society 

 is also indebted for various donations to John Reeves, Esq., 

 and to John Russell Reeves, Esq., of Canton ; to Ward 

 Vera, Esq. ; to Captain Henry Smyth ; to C. K. Nicholls, 

 Esq. ; Mr. Manton; H. Hunt, Esq. ; Lieut. MacClintoch; 

 Thomas Bell, Esq.; Colonel Austin; Admiral Fleming; 

 J. B. Garland, Esq.; Mr. Hicks; J. C. Cox, Esq.; the 

 Honourable Byron Gary ; and to many other Members and 

 Friends. To Mr. G. Daniell it owes many of the smaller 

 British Birds ; to Colonel Campbell, His Majesty's Consul- 

 General for Egypt, it is indebted for several interesting 

 animals ; as it is also to Messrs. Briggs and Co., and to 

 R. W. Hay, Esq. Mr. Newcome has continued to add in 

 the last year, as in many previous years, to the Menagerie ; 

 as has also J. H. Pelly, Jun., Esq. : and the Society has to 

 acknowledge a perseverance in kind offices on the part of the 

 Hudson's Bay Company. 



THE MUSEUM 



has also received, during the past year, numerous accessions. 

 Of these many have been 



Donations. 

 Dr. Riippell, one of the Foreign Members, has contributed 

 several shells collected by him in the Red Sea ; and, among 

 the Corresponding Members, Lieut. Breton, R.N., Sir Thomas 

 Reade, Dr. Weatherhead, Mr. Parkinson, Mr. Traill, of Cairo, 

 and Dr. Wise, of Calcutta, have also forwarded presents: to 



