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from H. F. Shepard. Skull of alligator from West Africa^ 

 by J. G. Luscomb. Molar tooth of African elephant, by W, 

 R. Cloutman. In the section of Mammalia : Tiger Cat of 

 South America, from Joseph Shatswell. Bat, from W. Africa, 

 by R. Brookhouse, jr. In the section of Aves : Specimens of 

 native species of birds, from E. P. Emmerton, C. B. Haddock, 

 James Buffington, Joseph Rose, B. Grover, H. P. Ives, C. A. 

 Putnam. Eggs of birds, from C. J. Lee. Skins of birds of 

 West Africa, by I. T. Howe. In the section of Reptilia : liv- 

 ing specimens of Emys Caspia of Smyrna, by T. P. Johnston, 

 Living specimens of Emys Mobilensis, by N.C. Robbins : like- 

 wise several other kinds of reptiles, (preserved in spirit) which 

 he had collected near Apalachicola, Florida. Living specimen 

 of the black variety of rattlesnake, from Conway N. H., by 

 F. W. Putnam. Reptiles from Virginia, by B. H. Clarke. 

 To the section of Pisces : the Syngnathus oy pipefish of Austra- 

 lia, by J, G. Luscomb. A species oi pipe-fish, from the Islancl 

 of Ascension, by N. A. Frye. Several native species of fishes, 

 from Jas. Dalymple, George A. Parker, &c. Messrs. S. Clout- 

 man of Marblehead, C. H. Saunders, 0. H. Saunders, Jas.Ropes, 

 E.R.Mayo, B.R. Peabody, jr., Sam'l Tufts, A.P. Chute, J.K. 

 Moulton, contributed to the section of Mollusca and Crustacea 

 many valuable specimens. To the section of Mineralogy and 

 of Geology : Emilien de Wael, of Antwerp, contributed a suite 

 of sixty specimens of Belgian fossils. R. H. Wheatland con- 

 tributed a suite of Rocks, about 300 specimens, illustrating 

 the geology of Chamounix, and other Swiss Cantons. This 

 suite was very interesting in character and valuable for com- 

 parison. Fossils of various species, were received from L. B. 

 Harrington, James Pickering, &c. Minerals, from E. R. 

 Beadle of Hartford, Peter Bourse of Geneva, N. Y., and from 

 other persons. Stalactites from Palermo, were received from 

 W. B. Slocum. 



To the Herbarium : specimens from C. F. Williams, John 

 M. Ives. Lycopodium lepidophyllum, from Mrs. Prentiss of 



