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An Owl-Beetle — Alaus oculatus (Linn.). From Thomas Doyle, Albany. 



A Pine-Beetle — Monohammus titillator (Fabr.). From Joseph Fry, Albany, 

 N. Y. 



A Cecropia Moth — Samia Cecropia (Linn.). From Frederick Fink, 

 Albany, N. Y. 



A shell from Syria (undetermined). From Miss E. E. Dickinson, Schenec- 

 tady, N. Y. 



Skeleton of a Rhinoceros — Rhinoceros Indicus L. — mounted by Prof. H. A. 

 Ward, Rochester. 



An American Goshawk — Astur atricapillus (Wils.) Jard., shot in New Scot- 

 land December 30. From John L. Moak, New Scotland. 



A Gold-Fish — Cyprinus auratus—m a new preservative liquid. From Erastus 

 Corning, Jr., Albany, f 



III. GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL. 



A rolled specimen of Hamilton sandstone, composed mainly of Spirifera granu- 

 Ufera Hall. From J. H. Brooks, Albany, N. Y. 



Chcetetes lycoperdon; calcareous concretions around rootlets, and a concretion in 

 slate. From Edward Chandler, Fort Plain, N. Y. 



A block of Marmolite ; a block of Dolemite, with Talc in Clinochlore ; a block 

 of Magnetite. From the Tillie Foster Iron Mine, Putnam county, near 

 Brewster's, N. Y. From Prof. James Hall. 



A block of Calcite, with groups of crystals ; Mineville, Essex county, N. Y. 

 Purchased for the Museum. 



Nineteen species of minerals, viz.: Calamine, Franklin, N. J.; Franklinite, Frank- 

 lin, N. J.; Willemite, Franklin, N. J. ; Stilbite, Bergen Tunnel ; Natrolite, 

 Bergen Tunnel ; Datholite, Bergen Tunnel ; Anthophyllite, Bucks county, 

 Pa. ; Pectolite, Bergen Tunnel ; Clinochlore, nr. Westchester, Pa. ; 

 Nemalite, Hoboken, N. J. ; Vermiculite, Conshocken, Pa. ; Jefferisite, nr. 

 Westchester, Pa. ; Marmolite, Hoboken, N. J. ; Hydromagnesite, Hobo- 

 ken, N. J. ; Oligoclase, Bucks county, Pa. ; Oligoclase, nr. Westchester, 

 Pa.; White Quartz, Bergen, N. J.; Calcite, Bergen Tunnel; Celestite, 

 Tyrone, Pa. From Prof. Albert R. Leeds, Stevens' Institute of Tech- 

 nology, Hoboken, N. J. 



Sphalerite and Galenite, Spraker's Basin, N. Y. By collection of Dr. R. Fritz- 

 Gaertner. 



Specimens of Atrypa reticularis. From N. B. Wheeler, West Winfield, 

 N. Y. 



Ten specimens of Saxicava rugosa, of the Champlain epoch, Clinton county, 

 N. Y. From G. P. Chapman, Albany. 



IV. ARCHAEOLOGICAL 



A collection of arrow heads (principally of flint), made at Loudonville, Albany 

 county, N. Y., consisting of ninety-four examples (fifty-one perfect or nearly 

 so) ; four knives, imperfect ; a fragment of stone utensil ; chips from the 

 manufacture of the flint implements. From F. E. Aspinwall, M. D., 

 Loudonville, N. Y. 



