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LIST OF DONATIONS 



Two Oyster- Catchers, ? mature, and S not quite mature, shot at 

 Newton-by-the-Sea and Boulmer ; Robin, ? , summer plumage, 

 Woolsington ; Two Missel -Thrush, young in down and first feathers, 

 Woolsington. Purchased ofjohn Jackson. 



Song Thrush, young, changing from down to first feathers, Woolsington, 

 May, 1899. Presented by John Jackso7i. 



Egg of Eider Duck from the Links at Beal. J F. Spence, Esq. 



Three Young Starlings in first feathers, Woolsington. Purchased. 



FISHES. 



Block's Topknot, Phrynorhombus punctatus, caught near Hartlepool, 

 Dec, 1898. Mr. J. T. Graham, per J. E. Robson. 



Sting-Ray, Trygon pastinaca, caught in trawler between Whitby and 

 Hartlepool. Mr. y. T. Graham, per y. E. Robson. 



Two specimens of Burn Trout, a Salmon Parr, and a Bull Trout Parr from 

 the North Tyne. Thomas Dagg, Esq., Tynemouth. 



A Sparling trom the Tyne at Newburn. 



Thomas Dagg, Esq., Tynemozith. 



A very large Ballan Wrasse, caught off St. Mary's Island, 29th June, 1899. 



Mr. W, Dinsdale, Howdon. 



MOLLUSCA, INSECTS, CRUSTACEA. 



Sirex glgas, Saw-fly, ? , found on a Larch near Rothley Crag, Cambo, 

 Oct., 1898. yohn Daglish, Esq. 



Small Nest of a Wasp on a branch of Laburnum from a garden at 

 Chollerford. Mr. y. B. Harris, Newcastle. 



1899. Bone of Sepia ojffuinalis taken on the coast near Tynemouth, 

 and three abnormal claws of the Common Crab, Cancer pagurus, 

 Cullercoats. Mr. Wm. Storey, Ctdlercoats. 



A fine example of Munida Bamffiiis, caught in Lobster Pots at Newbiggin- 

 by-the-Sea in 18 fathoms water. y. I. Mating, Esq. 



BOTANY. 



A Parcel of Dried Plants from Palestine and other localities, forming part 

 of the Herbarium of the Rev. H. E. Fox, of Durham. 



The Rev. H. E. Fox, The Croft, Putney Hill, Lo7idon, 

 An Herbarium of British Algse, chiefly from coast of Northumberland, 

 collected by the late Robert Foster, Esq., of The Quarries, Elswick. 



Presented by the Exectttors, per David Richardson, Esq. 



