2 38 ADDITIONS TO THE MUSEUM 



Jno. J. Eden (Hartlepool.) — Three examples of a tropical wasp-beetle, 

 Cylene crenicornis, Chev., imported in timber from the West Indies. 



Dr. J. F. Glencross. — Various geological and natural history objects, 

 including good pieces of Aiiniilaria foliage, and a slab of shale 

 bearing the impression of a very large Calainites with side branches, 

 both from Hazelrigg pit. 



Samuel Graham. — Nest and eggs of pied wagtail in a paint can, and 

 nest of dipper found on the top of an exposed gatepost at Halling- 

 ton ; also other nests and eggs, including eggs of red-necked 

 phalarope and white variety of redbreast's eggs. Stem of Virginian 

 creeper showing swellings enclosing iron staples. 



Jas. Halcrow. — Human skull and limb-bones encrusted with lime, from 

 mines of Thermia, Greece ; ornamented bag and woman's costume 

 from Fiji ; native fishing spears from Australia ; skull of large 

 swordfish, Histiopluviis sp., from Madras ; skin of young seal from 

 Newfoundland. 



Jas. B. Harris. — Piece of manufactured corundum made in electric 

 furnaces at Niagara Falls. Observation-nest of wood ants, 

 Formica rufa. 



Godfrey Hastings. — An x\merican hawk. 



Rev. J. E. Hull, M.A. — Spiders to add to the local collection presented 

 by the same donor in 1895 : no tubes, bringing up the number of 

 species represented to 160. 



Frank M. Littler, F.E.S. (Launceston, Tasmania.) — A set of Tas- 

 manian Lepidoptera : 20 species (54 specimens) set, and 62 species 

 (249 specimens) unset ; also 40 tubes of eggs and larva; in spirit. 



Geo. Luckley. — Some mounted seaweeds. 



A. E. MacDonald, — A little auk, Alo-gulus alle, found in Northumber- 

 land, Jan. 14. 



R. H. MacDonald (Dibrugarh, Upper Assam.) — A very fine pair of 

 horns of the takin, Budorcas taxicolor, from the Mishmi Hills, 

 Eastern Himalaya. 



D. Mallett. — Piece of shale from Main Seam, Hazelrigg pit, showing 

 Sternbc7-gia. pith lying in wood of Cordaites. 



Sir Arthur Middleton, Bart. — A female ^VVvu-.^v^-'vr.r from Belsay. 



Catt. p. Mills. — Skin of a South American bittern. 



Sir John Murray, K.C'.B., F. R.S. — Three plates of Crinoidea from 

 "Challenger" reports (for use in the invertebrate cases.) 



