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to their classification ; and although containing at the present moment 
153 genera, and 1700 species, the names of 1200 species have al- 
ready been ascertained. 
This is the largest public collection of shells in the Union, and 
adds more than any other department to the attraction of our mu- 
seum. 
7. Zoophytes.—Although no very great additions have been made 
to the collection of Zoophytes, we should not forget to mention a 
very beautiful foreign scutella, presented by Dr. T. W. Harris; a 
large mass of sponge attached to the madrepore, upon whieh it grew, 
from the Red Sea, presented by J. A. Lowell, Esq. and a valuable 
collection of corals from the East Indies, presented by J. B. Hig- 
ginson, 
The number of species now in our entire collection is as follows. 
Mineralogy and Geology.—About seven hundred specimens. 
Botany.—Several thousand species of plants, besides fruits, &c. 
Zoology.—Mammalia.—Thirty whole skeletons; among these, 
those of the Simia satyrus, Cebus fatuellus, Hylobates fuscus, Erin- 
aceus Europeus, Talpa Europea, Elephas Indicus, Rhinoceros 
Indicus, Tapir Americanus, Hydrochcerus capybara, Cervus ela- 
phus, Antilope dorcas, Didelphis Virginiana, Mustela lutreola, &c. 
&c. Thirty crania, some of which, are those of the Felis tigris, 
Sus scropha, Sus babirussa, Cervus Virginianus, Equus caballus, 
Mephitis putorius, Canis familiaris, Felis catus, Sciurus cinereus, 
&c. &c. besides many beautiful horns, and antlus; those of the Cer- 
vus alces, Cervus Canadensis, Antilope furcifer, Antilope rupica- 
pra, Antilope strepsiceros, Antilope gazella, Antilope mhorr, Anti- 
lope gnu, Bos bubalus, var. Bos arni, should not be passed by un- 
noticed. 
Birds.—Whole number mounted, fifty six. Several hundred, not 
mounted. 
Reptiles.—Ninety genera—one hundred and thirty species. 
Insects.—About fifteen thousand species. 
Shells —Upwards of seventeen hundred species. 
Crustacea.—One hundred and thirty species. 
Radiata.—One hundred and ninety species. 
Library.—The Library contains about 600 volumes. 
The most valuable additions which have been made to it the past 
year, are a memoir on the N: autilus pompilius, Audubon’s Ornitho- « 
jogical Biography and a set of the — plates to Abbott’s birds 
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