Specimens of a Blue Shark ( Carcharias glaucus), and a 

 Portbeagle Shark {Lamna cornubica). 



A Penelope Urubitinga, from Para ; an Otiis Bracliyotus, 

 and a Larus ridibimdus, from Gibraltar. Also a Col- 

 lection of Corals and Marine Zoophytes from the coast 

 of Barbary, presented by John Frembly, Esq., R.N., 

 Corr. Member. 



Six Bird-Skins from Cuba, among which are the Mu- 

 sician, and a Flycatcher, apparently both undescribed ; 

 also the Head, Wings, &c. of the Nycticorax violacea, 

 presented by Charles Clarke, Esq. 



Twenty-seven Brrd-Skins" from Australia, presented by 

 Leonard Chandler, Esq. 



Twenty-one Bird-Skins, and two bottles of Reptiles, from 

 Port Essington, presented by Owen Stanley, Capt.R.N., 

 of H.M.S. Britomart. 



Sixty-three Bird-Skins, twenty Nests, and a Collection of 

 Eggs, from Tangiers, presented by G. W. H. Drum- 

 mond Hay, Esq., son of Drummond Hay, Esq., of 

 Morocco, Corr. Member. 



A Skull of the Babyrussa, and the body of a Gray Par- 

 rot, presented by Sir George Farrant. 



An Alligator from Mexico, presented by Lieut. Robert 

 Innis, R.N., of H.M. brig Pandora, Corr. Member. 



Thirteen Bird- Skins, and a Collection of Mollusca and 

 Zoophytes in spirit, from Sicily, presented by Madame 

 Power, Corr. Member. 



A small Dog under a Glass Shade, presented by H.R.H. 

 the Duchess of Kent. 

 Besides which, donations have also been received from 



M. Drummond ; Thomas Whitfield ; Capt. George War- 

 ren ; George Knapp ; Anthony White ; William Yar- 



rell ; Dr. Robertson ; Rob. Schomburgk, Corr. Memb. ; 



Hon. Sir Edw. Cust; Capt. William Reynolds ; Charles 



Drummond ; John Goldham ; John Smith ; Aug. E. 



Fuller; Lord Fi'ancis Egerton; Wm. J. Broderip. 



The number of Visitors to the Museum during the year 

 1840 was 3901, of which 3330 were privileged and 571 



