50 DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 



A. H. Dickinson. — Egg of Secretary Bird, and cake of native tobacco, 

 both from South Africa. 



Mrs. Dinning. — Boxes of fossil fish-remains from Coal Measures and 

 Permian, left partially developed by the late Wm. Dinning ; a 

 Mole Cricket from France ; three nests of Trap-door Spider from 

 San Remo, Italy. 



C. E. Fleming — Snake ("Yellow Mambe") killed in Charlestown, 

 South Africa. 



Edward Garnett. — Fossil plants from Old Red Sandstone, Kiltorcan, 

 Ireland ; Graptolites and other fossils from coast of Co. Waterford ; 

 Oldhamia from Bray Head. 



Samuel Graham.— A number of nests and eggs of British birds contri- 

 buted to the new sets in the bird-room. 



W. B. VAN Haansbergen. — White variety of Mole tinged with orange, 

 and Stoat in transition to the white state ; both taken at \\ ood- 

 lands, Consett, end of January, 1903, 



Manchester Museum (Owens College) — Received in exchange : 

 Cambrian and Carboniferous fossils, forty specimens. 



N. H. Martin, F.L.S., F.R.S.E. — Oxy-hydrogen lecture-lantern 

 (Stroud and Rendall), with mirror, prism, etc., for erecting, 

 projection microscope, screen, and stand. 



Alex. Meek, M.Sc. — Bag of material (Sertularians, Polyzoa, etc.) 

 obtained from trawlers. 



Major Geo. Noble. — Tanned Skin of a Boa Constrictor. 



RoBT. Peart. — Two good specimens of Pectolite from cavities in Whin- 

 sill, Burtreeford Quarry, Wearhead. 



Messrs. Phillips & Co. — Rabbit Fish (CMmara) from the North Sea. 



Capt. H. a. Pratt, R.A. — Shells oi Pandora rostrafa from Weymouth; 

 hollow stone from the R. Plyth ; a number of Carboniferous and 

 other fossils. 



G. Relph. — Skeleton of White Whale (Beluga leticas), captured in the 

 Tyne at North Shields, June 9, 1903. (Obtained largely through 

 Mr. Alex. Meek). 



Chas. Robson. — Complete collection of local bees and wasps, to replace 

 exhibited collection given previou^lv by the same donor, 



