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There have also been a number of specimens of Worms 

 presented during the past year, but this class of animals has 

 never received the attentions from collectors that it deserves. 



There have been many additions to the class of Mol- 

 lurca, both alcoholic and dried, from 17 donors. 



Radiates. We have received additions from 8 persons. 

 The most important donation is from James M. Barnard, Esq., 

 of Boston, who presented a large number of Echini and 

 Star Fishes from the Sandwish Islands, many of them being 

 types of new species in his collection. 



Comparative Anatomy. There have been 15 donations of 

 skulls and skeletons, &c., to the department of Comparative 

 Anatomy, and many of the old specimens have been pre- 

 pared and mounted. Special attention has been given to 

 procure a series of skeletons of our native Reptiles and 

 Birds. J^Several valuable Paleontological specimens have 

 been received from Messrs. Mudge, Prescott, Bourse and 

 Oliver. 



The Miner alogical collection has been somewhat in- 

 creased by donations from 15 persons. But the department 

 is still deficient in many respects and the curator would 

 urge upon the members the importance of collecting good 

 specimens of our native minerals. 



Eleven donations have been made to the Herbarium. 



All the Curators unite in requesting members and friends 

 to collect and send to the Institute such specimens as they 

 may be able to obtain, those, that are the most common, 

 are needed, not only for the purpose of completing our own 

 collection, but also for exchanges. A special appeal is made 

 for specimens relating to the different branches of the Natu- 



