Donations to the Museum. 

 The following is a List of the principal Donations to the 

 Museum since the last Anniversary : — 

 A Collection of Skins of Quadrupeds, viz. 

 Rhinoceros bicornis. Adult. 

 Hippopotamus amphibius. Adult. 

 Catoblepas Gorgon. Male and Female. 



Gnu, Auct. 



Antilope ellipsiprymnus. Male* 



melampus. Male. 



lunata. 



• — • caama and young. 



equina. Male and Female. 



oreotragus. 



pediotragus. 



Megalotis lalandii. 

 Lepus saxatilis. 



arenarius. 



Herpestes fasciatus, and Gerbillus afei*. 



The Skins of seventy-one Birds, and a valuable Collection of 



Insects, containing 541 species (1177 specimens) of various 



orders. The whole from the interior of Southern Africa, 



presented by the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, President. 

 An extensive and valuable Collection of Skins, principally 



from Sincapore and Borneo, consisting of 39 Mammals, 



249 Birds, 1 Reptile, and a large Case of Shells, presented 



by James Brooke, Esq., of Borneo, Corr. Member. 

 A valuable Collection of Bird- Skins from India, containing 



460 specimens, and the Heads of three Antelopes, presented 



by Walter Ewer, Esq., F.Z.S. 

 A Specimen of a Duck from British Guiana, apparently un- 



described, presented by R. H. Schomburgk, Esq., Corr. 



Member. 

 Specimens of an Angler and a Sword Fish (Xiphias gladius, 



Linn.), presented by John Sweeting, Esq. 

 Twelve Bird-Skins, and some specimens of Sponges, &c., from 



Newfoundland, presented by Edward Lee Moore, Esq., of 



St. John's, Corr. Member. 

 A Specimen of a Manis, presented by the Right Hon. Sir 



Alex. Johnston. 



