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the two spleiidid collections, which form the ioiindation of 

 the Museum, were presented. The collection of Mammalia 

 now contains 1152 specimens and nearly 700 species; G65 

 are named and published in the Catalogue which has re- 

 cently been printed, and which contains the English and 

 scientific names of each species, and the counti-y which it 

 inhabits, together with the names of the donors of such as 

 have been presented, and references to the publications of 

 the Society, or other works, in which the new species from 

 this Collection have been described. 



Donations. 



Among the additions made to the Museum by donations, 

 which the Council allude to as especially worthy of notice 

 from their great scientific interest, is the present of two very 

 perfect skins of the Apteryx Australis^ received from the 

 New Zealand Association, through Major Campbell, and 

 the body of this extremely rare bird from the President, 

 the Earl of Derby. The anatomical examination of this 

 long wished-for desideratum to the Collection has been un- 

 dertaken by Professor Owen, and the results will be made 

 public through the medium of the Society's scientific pub- 

 lications. 



The Society is likewise indebted to James Farrell, Esq., 

 for an extensive and valuable collection of Bird Skins, con- 

 sisting of more than 100 specimens, from the Himalaya 

 Mountains; to Lord Teignmouth, for an Engle (probably 

 of a new species) from the same region ; to John Hearne, 

 Esq., for a new species of Ibis, and several other Birds from 

 Hayti; to John Aukljo, Esq., for a collection of Bird Skins 

 fi'om the Falls of Niagara; to the Saffron Walden Mu- 

 seum, for a Skin of the Harte-Beest Antelope; to Alex- 

 ander John Kei", Esq., for the body of a Dugong, in spirit, 

 from Penang; to Professor Savi, for the Nest and five 

 young Birds of Sjjlvia cislicola, with Skins of Mammalia 

 from the Southern parts of Italy ; to J. B. Harvey, Esq., 

 for numerous specimens of preserved Kadiata and Fish. 



