Miscellanies. 201 



Conus imperialis, Linn. 



betulinus, Linn. 



textile, Linn. 



tulipa, Linn. 



terebra, Brug. 



stercus'muscarum,Gmel. 



canonicus, Brug. 



sponsalis, Chemn. 



47. Terebellum subulatum, Lam. 



48. Ancillaria castanea, Sovvb. 

 cinnamomea, Lam. 



49. Oliva hiatula, Lam. 



Senegalensis, Lam. 



episcopalis, Lam. 



ispidula, Lam. 



50. Conus litteratus, Gmel. 

 lividus, Brug. 



The above mentioned shells are generally in good order and preserva- 

 tion. They are principally from Mazatlan, St. Lorenzo, Guayaquil, Cal- 

 lao, Valparaiso, and the Sandwich and Society islands; a few are from 

 the Atlantic coast of South America. 



Doctor BrinckerhofT has also with much pains procured several of these 

 species containing the animal, and preserved them in spirits of wine. 

 These, as well as various fruits, seeds, animals, &c. &c., have been care- 

 fully divided and placed in separate jars. Among the more rare speci- 

 mens, may be noticed the Marginella Bellangeri, Kiener, from Bahia, 

 ihe Cyprsea Testudinaria, the Ancillaria cinnamomea, the clusters of the 

 Orbicula lamellosa, Brod., from Valparaiso, and the Purpura planospira. 



The entire collection is one of the most valuable in this department 

 ever presented to the Lyceum, embracing more than two hundred spe- 

 cies ; of nearly one half of which there were no specimens in our mu- 

 seum. It has been made by a gentleman attached to the navy, in the 

 intervals of his official duties and during a single cruise. By it he has 

 well deserved not only the thanks he has already received from this in- 

 stitution, but those of every lover of science and useful knowledge. His 

 example and that of several others show how much may be accomplished 

 by the naval officers if a similar zeal shall become general among them. 

 By collecting and bringing home the natural productions of the lands 

 and oceans that they visit, they may employ the leisure which their pro- 

 fession sometimes affords, in an occupation at once useful and interest- 

 ing ; enlarge the boundaries of science, and add new claims to the many 

 they already possess to the esteem and admiration of their countrymen. 



The subscriber suggests the propriety of publishing the several reports 

 upon the specimens presented by Dr. Brinckerhoff in such manner as the 

 Society may think expedient. John C. Jay. 



New York, October, 1839. 



Report upon the Blinerals, Geological Specimens and Fossils, from 

 the island of St. Lorenzo, presented to the New York Lyceum of Natu- 

 ral History, hy Dr. Brinckerhoff, and referred to Jos. Delqfield. 



Selenite, in detached crystals and in fasciculated groups, imbedded in 

 dark red and brown indurated clay. 



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