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selves with reciting the names of persons to whom the Society 

 is thus largely indebted. 



Some of the presents thus received are, however, ot such 

 scientific interest, that it is desirable that their existence ni 

 the stores of the Museum should be known. 



A Skin of Canisjubata, procured by Colonel Sykes. 



Twenty-eight Skins of Quadrupeds and 14 specimens ot Rep- 

 tiles, from Fernando Po, presented by George Knapp,Esq. 



A collection of Fishes from Madeira, presented by the Rev. 

 R. T. Lowe, Corr. Memb. The originals of his descrip- 

 tion in Trans. Zool. Soc. vol. ii. 



Three Skins of Kemas Jemlaica, Sfc. presented by Captain 



A. ConoUy. 

 Thirty-one Skins of Mammaha and 18 of Birds froin the 



United States, presented by the Rev. J. Bachman. Corr. 



Memb. Some of these are described by himself. 

 A Skin of MyrmecoMus fasciatus, 1 of Perameles Lagotis, 



and 9 Skins of Birds from Swan River, presented by A. 



Gordon, Esq. , &■ a 



Two stuffed specimens of Antilope hahellma, and a stutted 



specimen of A?itilope Grimmea, from the Saffron W al- 



den Museum. 

 A Skin of the Burrhal Sheep from the Himalaya Mountains, 



presented by Lieut. Thos. Smith, 15th Nat. Inf. 

 Five Skins of Trogons, new to the Society's Collection, by 



Mr. J. Gould, Corr. Memb. 

 A stuffed specimen of Ci/nictis Steedmanh, 5 stufted Rap- 

 torial Birds, and several specimens of Reptiles m Spirit, 



by Dr. A. Smith, Corr. Memb. 

 Forty Bird Skins from New Holland, by Leonard Chandler, 



Fifteeli Skins of MaramaUa, from Van Dieman's Land, by 



George Everett, Esq. 

 A Large Hornet's Nest, by the late Governor of Ceylon. 



The Museum has also been enriched by donations from 

 the President; from Mr. Goldham ; E. Blyth Esq. ; Mr. 

 Miller • J NV^r?v, Esq. ; Lieut. Holman ; John Christopher, 

 Esq. ; Mr. WateVhouse ; W. Taylor, Esq. ; W. Yan^ll, Esq. ; 

 B. Burdckin, Esq.; Benjamin Oliveira, Esq.; W. Paton, 



