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The Superintendent, on announcing the donations to the Museum, called 

 special attention to the valuable collection of shells presented by the Smithsoni- 

 an liistitution, and to the plaster casts of the head of Gorilla castaniceps Slack, 

 and of the skull of Chceropsis Uheriensis Leidy, presented by Dr. J. H. Slack, 

 of Philadelphia. Ho also gave an account of the structure and habits of a 

 fish, a species of Multhea, from Cuba, presented by Nathaniel Kinsman. 



Hsnry A. Smith, of Salem ; Gilbert Hawkes, of Lynn; and Micajah B. 

 Mansfield, of Salem, were elected Resident Members. 



The following persons were elected Corresponding Members : Prof. J. 

 E. Holbrook, of Cliarleston, S. C; Prof. Christopher Johnston, of Balti- 

 more, Md. ; Prof G. C. Swallow, of Columbia, Boone Co., Mo.; Prof J. D. 

 Whitney, State Geologist of California; F. B. Meek, of Washington, D. C ; 

 Elihu Hall, Athens, 111. ; Bv't Col. Francis N.Clarke, U.S.A.; Dr. A. 

 Kellogg, of San Fiancisco, Cal. ; P. R. Uliler, of Baltimore, Md. ; and Prof. 

 H. James Clark, of Cambridge, Mass. 



A-dditions to the Museum and Library during January^ 

 February and March, 1866. 



TO THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT. 

 By Donation. 



Babbidge, C a., Salem. Malformed Egg of Domestic Fowl. 



Ball, G. L. F., Rangely, Me. Skeleton of a young Black Bear, Uisug 

 americanus Pallas, from Rangely. 



Beckett, A. H., Salem. Teeth of a Skate, from Salem. 12 Oyster 

 Crabs, PinnotJieres ostreum. 



Boardman, G. a., Milltown, Me. Antlers of Woodland Caribou, 

 Rangifer Caribou, from Canada. 



BoLLES, Rev. E. C, Portland, Me. 124 specimens, 19 species. Land 

 and Freshwater Shells, from Maine, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Cuba. 112 

 specimens, 45 species. Spiders and Insects. 10 specimens, 3 species. Sala- 

 manders ; Tadpoles of i/i/Mes ; young Gasterostei, from vicinity of Portland, 

 Me. 



Briggs, Mrs. J. B., Salem. 28 specimens, 23 species, of Shells from 

 various localities. 



Carpenter, J. C, Salem. Massive Emery, from Chester, Mass. 



Choate, Hon. F. W., Beverly. Large specimen of Porcupine Fish, 

 Diodon sp. ?, from the South Atlantic ? 



Clarke, N. A., Salem. Antlers of a Moose, Alee americanus Jard., 

 from Three Rivers, Canada. 



Cooke, Caleb, Salem. Hydroids, from under Beverly Bridge. Bud 

 of the Banana Tree, Musa sp., from Zanzibar, Africa. 



Gardner, Henet R., Salem. 2 Beetles from Brazil. 



