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J. Harris. — A small lizard (a gecko) imported among bananas. 



Geo. E. Henderson.— Two specimens of the kea parrot of New Zealand. 



Riciid. Johnson. — Egg of kelp goose (Cloephaga magellanicd) laid in 

 Brandling Park, Newcastle. 



T. King. — Small sting ray, Trygon pastinaca, caught 15 miles east of 

 Hartlepool. 



Mrs. Chas. Low.— A living Greek tortoise. 



Prof. Alex. Meek. — A large torpedo (electric ray) taken in the North 

 Sea. 



Henry T. Mennell. — Portraits (photographs) of a number of the 

 distinguished naturalists connected with the Society about 1860-70. 

 Some interesting letters from Joshua Alder and Albany Hancock. 



C. G. Petterson. — A living male red bishop (a South African weaver- 

 bird, Pyromelana oryx) for the aviary. 



E. A. Payne. — Indian and Esquimo ethnological objects from Labrador, 

 including a primitive Esquimo lamp, a dog whip, models of sledge 

 and kajak, Indian snowshoes and caribou fur coats. 



Miss Plotnicki. — Sinter from the hot springs of New Zealand. 



Edwd. Reed. — A human skull found exposed by a flood in the bank of 

 the Tyne at Ryton. 



J. Alaric Richardson. — A tench for casting. Fine tusk of narwhal. 



J. D. Robinson — Photograph of a tree at Folkestone, the trunk of which 

 has grown round some railings. 



Henry J. Robson. — Two Egyptian ushabti. 



J. Simpson. — Various fishes, including a weever, a dragonet, a rockling, 

 thornback skates, etc. 



Stanley Smith, M.Sc. — Fossil bone (Bosl) from Pleistocene gravel, 

 Newmarket ; impregnated with silica. 



Dr. J. A. Smythe. — Specimen of the Crook-dene anorthite dyke. 



Capt. J. Straker. — Deposited on loan : cases of Indian and other 

 foreign birds ; heads and skulls of Indian game animals ; some 

 miscellaneous geological and other objects. 



Sunderland Museum Committee.— Skull of an elephant seal. 



W. Swanston. — A woodcock killed against a window in the donor's 

 house in Sydenham Terrace, Newcastle, in November. 



