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and a few from the Red Sandstone near Greenfield. A collection of Reptiles, In- 

 sects, Crustaceans and Mollusks, in Alcohol, from various localities, and Plants 

 from Anticosta, Cambridge, and Norway, Me. Also twelve Copper Coins from 

 various countries. 



A. H. JOHNSON. Three Canadian Copper Coins, and one Copper Token. 

 SAMUEL KILLAM, Boxford. Specimens of Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola Canaden- 



sis). 



H. F. KINO. A Cigar Case made by the natives of Java, from the quills of Pavo 

 spicefer. 



CHARLES LAWRENCE, Danvers. An unfinished Stone Arrowhead found at Dan- 

 vers. 



WILLIAM LORD. Eighteen specimens, three species, of Coral, from the Sand- 

 wich Islands ; and seven species of Land and Marine Gasteropods. 



PHILIP MCDONALD. Two specimens of Gorgonia from South America. 



FRANK McGiLL. Twelve specimens of Marine Shells from Zanzibar. Fourteen 

 specimens of Marine Shells from West Indies. Also, under jaw of a Porpoise and 

 Tooth of a Whale. 



B. 8. MORSE. A specimen of Camphor Wood. 



S. A. NELSON, Georgetown, Mass. Two skulls of Domestic Cats. Carapace and 

 Sternum of Glyptemys insculpta. Partial Skeleton of Chelydra serpentina. Four 

 Nests of Chimney Swallow. 



CHARLES H. NORBIS. An Alcoholic specimen of Goliathus from Acara, West 

 Coast of Africa, collected by John J. Coker. 



H. K. OLIVER. Sample of Bread made by the Navajo Indians from Blue Corn. 



A. S. PACKARD, Jr. Musk Rat (young) from South Salem. 



J. PERLEY. Scolopendra sp., from Sulphur Springs, Fla. 



J. H. POOLE, Peabody. Malformed Pig, born April, 8, 1869. 



CHARLES PUTNAM. A piece of High Rock, Saratoga. 



A. RAT, Topsfield. Living Specimen of Triton violacea from Topsfleld. 



JOHN H. SEARS, Danvers. Two specimens of Picus villosus, shot at Wenham. 



WILLIAM H. SILSBEE. Cocoons of Telia polyphemus from vicinity of Beverly, 

 An Implement from the Pacific Islands. 



LOVELL SMITH, Boston. Minerals from various localities. 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, D. C. Forty-three Bird Skins from 

 Costa Rica and other localities. 



GEORGE SPALDiNG,-Newburyport. Foetal Porpoise and a Whale Louse. 



R. E. C. STEARNS, San Francisco, Cal. Six specimens of Marine Sheila from 

 Tampa Bay, Florida. Eight specimens of Marine Shells from Mounds near Rocky 

 Point, Tampa Bay. One specimen of Sponge. Cones and Leaves of Pinus tceda 

 and P. palustris from Florida. Specimens of Fossil Coral, etc., from Ballast Point, 

 Tampa Bay. Three specimens of Cassidula corona from a Mound near Rocky 

 Point, Florida. One Purpura ostrina, Fossil from Monterey, California. One 

 Chlorostoma sp. 



S. S. SYMONDS. Rattle from a Snake killed on Valance Plantation, Parish As- 

 sumption, Louisiana. 



ROBERT UPTON. Partial skeleton of Lomvia ep. 



C. A. WALKER, Chelsea. One Plectrophanes nivalis. Two ^Egiothus linarius. 

 one Melospiza palustris ; all from the vicinity of Chelsea, Mass. 



GBO. P. WATSON. Specimens of Mica, Tourmaline, Garnet, Quartz, etc., from 

 Grafton, N. H. 



JOHN WILLIAMS, Salem. Specimen of Brown Bat taken in Salem. 



BY PURCHASE. A specimen of Ling, from Lake Winnipiseogee, taken at Alton 

 Bay. 



