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Iforway. —From the Stavanger Museum were received twenty birds 

 skins. 



Russia.— J. Von Siemascliko, St. Petersburg, Eussia, sent two pieces 

 of meteoric stone. 



Specimens of copper ore were received from Gr. W. Maynard. 



A collection of plants, obtained at Spitzbergen by Dr. Emil Bessels, 

 was presented by him to the Museum. 



The late Dr. Charles Eau bequeathed to the National Museum a large 

 collection of European stone implements, numbering four hundred and 

 seventy-four specimens. 



Wales. — T. A. Eedman sent a specimen of gold in quartz. 



OCEAXICA. 



AUSTRALASIA. 



Australia. — A collection of ores, minerals, and rocks was received 

 from the Australian Mus^^im. 



Edward Bartlett sent a collection of ethnological objects, land shells, 

 and a series of Coleoptera, which is the first representation in the 

 Museum of Australian insect life. 



Ifew Zealand. — From S. H. Drew, of Wanganui, was received a col- 

 lection of fossil shells, in exchange. 



Tasmania. — A collection of one hundred and thirtj^-six specimens of 

 wool from Tasmania, Kew South Wales, and Queensland was received 

 from the Technological Museum. 



MALAYSIA. 



The Zoological Society of Philadelphia presented a monkey received 

 from Java. 



POLYNESIA. 



master Island. — Paymaster William J. Thomson, TJ. S. ISTavy, depos- 

 ited a valuable collection of ethnological objects, including spear-heads, 

 paddles, oars, clubs, skull, tapa cloth, head-dress, idols, and stone imple- 

 ments, together with photographs of the island and of various objects 

 used by the natives ; obtained by him while attached to the U. S. S. 

 Mohican. 



Hawaiian Islands. — The Queen of Hawaii, through Hon. H, A. P. Car- 

 ter, minister for Hawaii at Washington, ijresented a canoe of the kind 

 used by the natives of Hawaii. This canoe has many remarkable and 

 interesting characteristics, and is a very valuable addition to the col- 

 lection of naval architecture. 



A collection of bird skins and bats, including some very rare species, 

 was presented by Valdemar Knudseu. 



A collection of ethnological objects was presented from Polynesia by 

 Messrs. Parke, Davis & Co. 



