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FrorQ J. Irwin Mackey, Albany. 

 A specimen of Madrepora, collected at Darien, Georgia, to which 

 place it had probably been brought from the Gulf of Mexico. 



From Hon. B. B. Bignell, Oswego, Tioga Co. 

 A Centipede of an unknown species, bearing two pairs of long legs 

 on each segment: captured in Stanwix Hall, Albany, where it is 

 supposed to have been brought in baggage from the South, or some 

 foreign country. Two of the same species have been previously 

 taken in this city, under conditions rendering their importation 

 probable. 



From Daniel Meeville, South Columbia, Herkimer Co. 

 A small collection of Freshwater Shells (21 individuals), and a num- 

 ber of SuGoinea ohliqxia Say, as follov/s : 

 TJnio radiatus Lam., two. 

 Unio complanatus Lea., four. 

 Alasmodon iindulata Say, five. 

 Alasmodon ewiarginata^ three. 

 Anodonta fluviatilis Lea., one. 

 Anodonta suhcylindracea Lea., tw^o. 



Physa heterostropJia Say, four. 



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II. By Exchange. 

 The following specimens of Shells were received from \¥m. [New- 

 comb, M. D., of Ithaca, IS., Y., in exchange for duplicates from the 

 Museum collections : 



Parapholas Californica Conrad Monteray, Cal . . . .^ . . . . 1 



Harvella elegans Sby. (rare) Old Panama 1 



Lcevicardiuin Elenense Sby. (dredged) Panama 3 



Cwrdium ol-ovale Brod. and Sby Panama 3 



Cardium graniferum Brod. (dredged). Panama . 3 



Cor'bula nuciformis Sby Panama . , , 2 



Corbula Mcarinata Hinds Panama 3 



Yemts Cypria Sby. (dredged) Bay of Panama 3 



Adrana Conradi Newcomb MS E'avy Bay 3 



P%(jT])ura melones Duclos (very fine) . . Panama 1 



Monoceros cinguUfera ^hy Panama 2 



Littorina Newcoinbiana var. Soulet. . . Sandwich Islands . . . .^. 4 



