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to their classification ; and although containing at the present moment 

 153 genera, and 1700 species, the names of 1200 species have al- 

 ready been ascertained. 



This is the largest public collection of shells in the Union, and 

 adds more than any other department to the attraction of our mu- 

 seum. 



7. Zoophytes. — Although no very great additions have been made 

 to the collection of Zoophytes, we should not forget to mention a 

 very beautiful foreign scutella, presented by Dr. T. W. Harris ; a 

 large mass of sponge attached to the madrepore, upon which it grew, 

 from the Red Sea, presented by J. A. Lowell, Esq. and a valuable 

 collection of corals from the East Indies, presented by J. B. Hig- 

 ginson, Esq. 



The number of species now in our entire collection is as follows. 



Mineralogy and Geology. — ^About seven hundred specimens. 



Botany. — Several thousand species of plants, besides fruits, &,c. 



Zoology. — Mammalia. — Thirty whole skeletons; among these, 

 those of the Simla satyrus, Cebus fatuellus, Hylobates fuscus, Erin- 

 aceus Europaeus, Talpa Europsea, Elephas Indicus, Rhinoceros 

 Indicus, Tapir Americanus, Hydrochoerus capybara, Cervus ela- 

 phus, Antilope dorcas, Didelphis Virginiana, Mustela lutreola, &z;c. 

 Uc. Thirty crania, some of which, are those of the Felis tigris, 

 Sus scropha, Sus babirussa, Cervus Virginianus, Equus caballus, 

 Mephitis putorius, Canis familiaris, Felis catus, Sciurus cinereus, 

 &IC. &.C. besides many beautiful horns, and antlus ; those of the Cer- 

 vus alces, Cervus Canadensis. Antilope furcifer, Antilope rupica- 

 pra, Antilope strepsiceros, Antilope gazella, Antilope mhorr, Anti- 

 lope gnu. Bos bubalus, var. Bos ami, should not be passed by un- 

 noticed. 



Birds. — Whole number mounted, fifty six. Several hundred, not 

 mounted. 



Reptiles. — Ninety genera — one hundred and thirty species. 



Insects. — About fifteen thousand species. 



Shells. — Upwards of seventeen hundred species. 



Crustacea. — One hundred and thirty species. 



Radiata. — One hundred and ninety species. 



Library. — The Library contains about 600 volumes. 



The most valuable additions which have been made to it the past 

 year, are a memoir on the Nautilus pompilius, Audubon's Ornitho- 

 logical Biography and a set of the original plates to Abbott's birds 



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