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Cape upon animals of very different dimensions from the 
Giraff, the Rhinoceros and the Hippopotamus. There were 
enormous whales thrown upon the shore by the violent 
storm of the Cape. With almost incredible pain and la- 
bour, this Naturalist and his nephew, though exposed to the 
heatof the sun, and the excessive putrefaction of those 
huge masses of flesh, cut to pieces a number of them and 
obtained three complete skeletons. All the pieces, even to 
the small bone of the ear were faithfully preserved. But 
these results in themselves so satisfactory, were not the lim- 
its of his labours. During his stay of two years at the 
Cape, he collected the following objects. 
Individuals. Species. 
Of Insects, - - 10,000 - - 9 982 
Birds, LON ite 2,305 a) pyobp 222808 
Mammifferes, - 228 - - 59 
Reptiles, - - 322, = -: 136 
Fish, ‘: ‘ 263 eco. ae 
Molluseas, - - - 387 - - 102 
And 122 Skeletons of his own preparation. 
In all 13,627 Individuals, 1629 species. In the number 
ot Molluseas, are several individuals of a new species of T'e- 
thys composita. Animals living in a family and all adher- 
ing to a fleshy nucleus, and fed by a common life—this is a 
wonderful organization, very recently known and never be- 
fore seen in animals so large as these. The interesting de- 
partment of Anthropology was not neglected by M. Dela- 
lande. He procured skeletons and heads of the people of 
this country, the races of which are as remarkable for their 
number in this little corner of the earth, as for their extra- 
ordinary conformation. 
Three hundred specimens of minerals, and about 6, 000 
of plants belonging to 235 different genera, with some liv- 
ing plants, and a quantity of seeds also enrich his collection. 
Such extensive labours, secured for .M. Delalande the 
highest consideration of the first inhabitants of the colony, 
whose kindness was also conciliated by his. modest. and 
obliging demeanor. 
The administration of the museum. solicit for M. Dela- 
lande the decoration of the Legion of honowr.—Rev. Ency- 
