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Three Boxes containing Fossils, (bones of Megatherium, &c.) — 

 From Dr. Screven, of Savannah, Georgia. 



Eight specimens of Iron Ore from Chnton County, New York. — 

 Froju C. D. Barton. 



Blacli Bottle taken from the bottom of the River at Annapolis. Hum- 

 ming Bird's Nest and Egg. — From D. Ridgely, for W. S. Green. 



Thirty Indian Arrow-heads, one Stone Axe, Stone Tomahawk, and 

 Spear-head, found on the Eastern Branch of the Potomac— l^ro/» 

 Addison L. Davis. 



Fish's Palate. — From Col. J. Kearney. 



Two Deers' Heads and Horns, interlocked, from Florida.— JFVom 

 Lieut. A. S. Lee, U. S. Army. 



Copper Coins. — From James D. Cox. 



Box of Fossil Shells, Eocene and Miocene, of Virginia. — 'Present- 

 ed to the Institute for Exchanges, by Edmund Paiffin, Petersburg, 

 Virginia. 



Miocene. 

 1 J Ostrea virginiana, Cog-g-in's Point, Marl Beds and LowerVirginia generally, 

 2^ " d'ispa.r\\is, Gloucester County, Virginia. 



4 Cardita granulata, Coggings Point, and generally. 



6 (2 kinds) Astarte undulata, Coggin's Point, and generally. 



9 Several species crepidula, Coggings Point and Yorkiown. 



i Carditamera arata, Coggings Point. 



IJ Pectunculus pulvinatus, Dinwiddle, Williamsburg. 



2 " suboratus, Pn'nce Georg'e. 



IJ Venus Rileyii (?) Coggin's Point. 



IJ " tridaclinoides, Coggin's Point. 



5 odd V. Area, Hanover, Surrey. 

 2^ Area incile, Dinwiddle. 



2^ " centenaria, Coggin's Point. 



i brolien, area ? (large and rare,) Ware River, in Gloucester , 



J i Cytherea Sayana, Yorktown. 



li Lucina anadonta. Prince George. In same box, suhdry small and delicato 



shells, from Yorkiown . 

 Lucina crepsarta. Prince George. 

 J i i Lucina divaricata, Prince George. 

 i Plicatula marginata, Coggin's Point. 

 i J Petricola centenaria. King Williant. 



1 Astrea, Coggin's Point. 



2 Dentaliuni, Coggin's Point. 

 li Panopsea, Dinwiddle. 



IJ Pecten Clintonius, Coggin's Point. 

 i " septemnarius, Coggin's Point. 



i i " doceninarius, Coggin's Point, 



1 " JeffersoniuB, Coggin's Point. 

 i " virginianus, Coggin's Point. 

 i " eboreus, Coggin's Point. 



2 J Chama corticosa, Dinwiddle, York, Coggin's Point. 

 4 " congregata, Dinwiddle, York, Coggin's Point. 



3 Oliva, Coggin's Point. 



1 Serpula, Coggin's Point. 



I Spatangus, (very rare,) Prince George. 



6 (3 kinds) Fissureila, Coggin's Point, Dinwidilie. 

 14 Artemis acetabulum, Coggin's Point, Dinwiddle. 

 8 (2 kinds) Turritella, Coggin's Point, Dinwiddle. 



1 Fasciolaria mutabilis, Dinwiddle. 

 IJ Venus, (?) Hanover. 



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