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in which order we previously possessed scarcely a determinable 

 specimen : — 



Actinocrinites 30-dactylus, A, 

 aculeatus, A. elephantinus, A. 

 Isevis, A. Colei. 



Platycrinites spinosus. 



A very valuable collection of the palatal remains, teeth and spines 

 of fossil fishes from the carboniferous limestone of the county of 

 Armagh, has been received from Captain Jones, R.N., M.P., com- 

 prising 43 species, named by M. Agassiz, some of which are the 

 originals of figures in the ' Poissons Fossiles.' This donation com- 

 prises the following genera and species : — 



Psaramodus rugosus, P. porosus, 



P. cornutus. 

 Helodus turgidus, H. didymus, 



H. Isevissimus, H. planus, H. 



mammillaris. 

 Chomatodus truncatus, C. duc- 

 tus, C. linearis. 

 Cochliodus contortus, C. magnus, 



C. oblongus, C. acutus, C. stri- 



atus. 

 Cladodus mirabilis, C. acutus, C. 



basalis, C. striatus, C. margi- 



natus. 

 Ctenoptychius macrodus, C. re- 



natus, C. Psittacinus, C.lsevis- 



simus, C. Hastingsii, C. radi- 



cans, C. nutus, C. sagittatus, 



C. marginatus. 

 Ctenacanthus crenulatus, C. he- 



terogyrus. 

 Asteroptychius ornatus. 

 Oracanthus confluens, O. minor. 

 Physonemus subteres. 

 Onchus plicatus, O. falcatus, O, 



rectus. 

 Poecilodus parallelus, P. Jonesii, 



P. sublsevis. 



The fossils from the carboniferous group of Ireland had, till re- 

 cently, been arranged according to the counties from which they had 

 been procured : under Mr. Forbes's direction, Mr. Woodward has 

 collected into one systematic series all the English and Irish fossils 

 of this age. 



Some Corals from the Plymouth limestone have been presented 

 by Mr. Hennah, 



The collection of Rhenish fossils, presented by Mr. Murchison, 

 has been placed in drawers, and the Corals have been arranged and 

 named after memoranda left by Mr. Lonsdale. Some additions have 

 been made to our Dudley limestone fossils by exchanges with the 

 Dudley Museum. 



We are not aware of any other donations requiring special notice. 

 We would suggest an alteration in the Museum, which would not 

 be attended with any great expense, viz. that the window-shutters 

 be removed, and the recesses fitted up with shelves, so that space 

 may be gained for many of the large and interesting specimens iu 

 the Society's possession, which cannot at present be exhibited. 



With respect to the Library, the Committee have to report that 

 about 180 volumes and pamphlets have been received since the last 

 Anniversary, and that the collection of Maps and Illustrations has been 

 enriched by the addition of the Original Drawings engraved in the 



