194 

 DONATIONS 



TO THE 



BRISTOL PHILOSOPHICAL AND LITERARY INSTITUTION, 



Since ^prii \6t, 1835. 



MAMMALIA. 



Mr. J. S. Stutciibuby, Demernra. — Bradypus tridactylus, or Three-toed 

 Sloth (foetus); Black Spider Monkey, f.^ieles paniscusj from Demerara. 



T. WiTTENBURY, Esq., R. N. — A specimen of the Great Bat, (Pteropus 

 EdulisJ from the East Indies. 



John Miller, Esq. — Specimen of the small Agouti, from Demerara, 



BIRDS. 



SwiNFEN Jordan, Esq., R'lo de Janeiro. — Sixty Skins of Humming Birds, 

 among them the following species: — Trochihis albicollis, rubineus, 

 glaucopis, niger, prasina, Buffonii, cyanus, amethystinus, raagnificus, 

 cyanagenys, Waglerii, amethystoides, Delalandii, saphirinus, superci- 

 liosus, cirrochloris, &c. These are iu addition to a similar donation last 

 year. 



John Miller, Esq. — Specimen of the Crax Alector, or Currassovv Bird. 



John Busu, Esq.^ — Specimen of the Sheldrake. 



Mr. A. VVooLcoTT, Pasca, Peru. — Several Bird's Skins, in addition to 

 various specimens sent last year. 



REPTILES. 



Mr. Wm. Muller. — Two specimens of Lacerta Agilis. 



Capt. Weir, Ship Nelson. — A fine specimen of the Sauve Guard Lizard j 

 Coral Snake, Tortrix Scytale j and the Bush Master, (Vipera,) from 

 Demerara. 



Mr. S. Stutchbury. — A newly-discovered Lizard, the Holoderma horrida, 

 (Wagler) from California. Two other specimens only known — one in 

 the British Museum, the other iu the Imperial Collection at Berlin. 



MOLLUSCA. 



Miss F. M. Phillips. — Twenty-five Species of British shells, namely, 

 Scalpellum vulgare, Balanus punctatus, Pholas Candida, P. papyracea, 

 P. lamellata, P. parva, P. hians, Solen vagina, S. pellucidus, Gas- 

 trochffina dubia, Lut'aria compressa, L. oblonga, Cardium tuberculatum, 

 C. echinatum, C. aculeatum, Isocardia Cor, Venus ornata, V. reflexa, 

 Amphidesma Boysii, Anatina intermedia, A. distorta, Petricola irus, 

 Nucula margaritacea, Pecten varius. Pinna ingens, with its byssus. 



William Lee, Esq. — A magnificent specimen of the splendid Ear Shell, 

 Haliotis splendens, from California. 



Capt. Potter, Ship Congo. — Two specimens of Avicula, from Africa. 



