290 AMERICAN JOURNAL 



To M. L. de Folin, Havre. 

 To M. Jules Chiron, Paris. 



To Dr. Leopold Von Schrenck, St. Petersburg, desiring an ex- 

 change of publications. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



E. R. Beadle. 



Cor. Sec. 

 Dec. 3d, 1868. 



CONSERVATOR'S REPORT 

 For 1S68. 



The Conservator of the Conchological Section respectfully 

 reports that the following donations to the Cabinet have been 

 received during the year : 



Six hundred and sixty species of shells, principally from the 

 collection of the late Hugh Cuming and for the greater part 

 new to the museum, were presented, as follows : 267 species by 

 Jos. Jeanes, 86 by Geo. W. Tryon, Jr., 46 by Thos. Sparks, 

 55 by Edm. Draper, 30 by C. F. Parker, 88 by Rev. E. R. 

 Beadle, 45 by Isaac Lea, and by Win. S. Vaux 42 species and 

 a valuable specimen of Cyprcea umbilicata. 



From Dr. Jas. Lewis, seven species of fresh water shells from 

 the vicinity of Mohawk, N. Y. ; also specimens of Melantho 

 decisa, Say ; 31. rufa, Hald., and 31. integra Say. 



S. R. Roberts. A suite of specimens of Anodonta fluviatilis, 

 Soland, from Gray's Ferry, Philadelphia. Deformed speci- 

 mens of Anodonta implicata, from Thorp's Dam, Philadelphia. 



Wm. M. Gabb. About 3200 species, numerous specimens of 

 marine, fluviatile and terrestrial shells. 



Geo. W. Tryon, Jr. Fifteen species of Pupa and Vertigo, 

 and two specimens of Bulimus Jaurassii. 



John Cassin. Six species from Natal. 



J. R. Willis. Two specimens of Pecten islandieus from Nova 

 Scotia. 



E. R. Beadle. Fifty-five species of marine, fluviatile and 



terrestrial shells. 

 E. Hall. Fifteen species. 



W. H. Pease. Four hundred and ninety-six species of Austra- 

 lasian shells, principally marine. 



