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of which was 011 the table, having recently been issued from the Insti- 

 tute Press, under the editorship of four of the officers of the Institute. 

 Ira K. Mansfield, of Salem, and Joseph Appleton, of Beverly, were 

 elected Resident Members. 



Additions to the Museum and Library during January, 

 February, and March, 1867. 



TO THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT. 

 BY DONATION. 



ALLEN, J. F., Salem. Specimens of Pyrrharctia Isabella Packard, 

 Alypia octo-maculata Smith, and Grape-vines bored by Insects. 



ANGUS, JAMES, West Farms, N. Y. A collection of Insects from 

 West Farms, New York. 



ATWOOI>, Capt. N. E., Proviucetown. Three plates of Baleen; an 

 Eye Socket of a Sword-fish ; the Beaks of a large Cuttle-fish, from the 

 North Atlantic; Beaks of Cuttle-fish and a piece of Sponge, from 

 Provincetown. 



BOARUMAN, GEORGE A., Milltown, Me. Hoof of a Caribou ; Cutting 

 Teeth, Hind and Front Foot and Tail of a Beaver, and several other 

 specimens, from Nova Scotia. 



BREWSTER, C. G., Boston. A small collection of Fossils from vari- 

 ous localities. 



BROWNE, A. G., Salem. Stones of second crop Peach, from S. E., 

 Georgia, picked in August. 



BCKCHSTEAD, GEORGE, Hamilton. Red-tailed Hawk, from Hamilton. 



CARLEN, SAMUEL, Salem. Specimens of Lesser Red Poll, ^Egiothun 

 linarius; of the Yellow Bird, Chrysomitris tristis; and four specimens 

 of Snow Bunting, Plectrophancx iiiraMs, from Salem; two heads of 

 American Hare. 



CHEVER, Capt. WILLIAM J., Audover. Salamander, taken from a 

 well in Grafton, N. H. 



CLOUTMAN, JOSEPH P., Salem. Minerals and Ores, from the Greg- 

 ory Mine, Colorado. 



COOKE, C., Salem. Parasites from the gills, stomach, and intestines 

 of the Pickerel; a White Rat (male), about twenty-two months old. 



COOLEDGE, JAMES, Salem. Two specimens of Tropitlonotus sp., from 

 Han Kou, China ; Holothurian, from China; specimen of Coral, from 

 Kan Loong, China ; Seeds of Lichees and other Fruits, from China ; 

 Arsenical Ore and Bituminous Coal, from the interior of China ; speci- 

 men of Gypsum, from Han Kou, China ; Antimonial Ore and several 

 other Minerals, from various localities in China. 



PROCEEDINGS ESSEX INST., VOL. V. 10 OCT., 1867. 



