NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



List of Donations to the Museum. 



239 



Donors' Names. 



Geological Survey 

 Canada, 



Dr. Dawson, 



R. J„ Fowler, Esq., 



J. Ferrier, Jr., Esq.. 



- V '- 

 G. Barnston. Esq..., 



J. Ferrier, Jr,., Esq. , 



of 



Donations. 



April 27th, 1863. 



A large series of marine shells, echinodermata 

 Crustacea, sponges, &c, from the Gulf of the 

 St. Lawrence, and a collection of the land and 

 fresh water shells of Upper and Lower Canada, 

 of which the following is a rough estimate : 

 No. of Species. 



Marine shells. 72 



Land and Fresh water shells 81 



Bryozoa, (Sea Mats, 4rc) not yet determined. 

 Echinodermata, (-Sea Urchins, Starfishes ,#c) 10 



Crustaceans 4 



Cirripedes (barnacles, #c.).. 4 



Annelida , . 6 



Corallines, not yet determined. 

 Sponges, (nearly all new to science) undetermined. 

 12 Species of marine shells and 3 of Echinoder- 

 mata from Gasp£, Labrador, Nova Scotia, 

 and the United States. 

 15 Species of such Lower Canadian land and 

 - fresh water shells,as were wanting tocomplete 



the Society's local collection. 

 A valuable and extensive series of foreign shells, 

 corals, &c, of which the following is an 

 estimate. 

 Shells from Mazatlan, Mexico, about 80 species. 

 Exclusive of these : 



Bivalves 87 species. 

 Univalves 228 " 



Cirripedes. 

 (barnacles.) 

 : Acasta Montagui, Leach. Britain. 

 Corals. 

 5 species. 



Foraminifera. 

 Nummulites nummularia ? (Fossil from tho 



Pyramids of Egypt.) 

 6 species of birds' eggs (named) from the Hud- 

 son's Bay Territory, and 1 from Lake Super- 

 rior. 

 15 species of birds' eggs from Canada and the 

 United States. 



