lO Donations. 



From Major Maxwell, D.L. 

 A case of stuffed animals, marten and prey, shot at Finnebrogue, 

 and pictorially mounted to illustrate life history of Mus- 

 tela. 



Fron W. F. M'Ktnney, Esq., Carnmoney. 

 A column of jointed prismatic basalt from Killead. 



From Thos. Edkns Osborne, Esq. 

 A stuffed specimen of the globe fish. 



From Osborne, Esq., London. 



A case of tea from Tibet ; the first brought to this country. 



From Robert Patterson, Esq., Malone Park. 

 A fresh specimen of the whiting pout {Morhua lusca), caught 

 in Lough Foyle. 



From R- K. Sinclair, Esq., Andersonstown. 

 A specimen of gulf weed ( Sargassum) from the Gulf Stream. 



From James Thompson, Esq., J.P., Macedon. 

 A case of birds, corncrake and young, set up pictorially to 

 illustrate the life history of Crtx Pratensis. 



From Miss S. M. Thompson, Macedon. 

 Specimen showing ripple marking and sun cracks, from quarry 

 at Scrabo Hill. 



From Robert J. Welch, Esq. 

 24 platinotype photographs of Irish antiquities. 



From Thomas Workman, Esq., J.P. 

 Specimens of shells from Burma, Singapore, and Egypt ; also 

 Lepidoptera from Mulmein and from Madagascar. 



From Isaac Murphy, Esq. 

 Instruments invented by Mr. Murphy, for measuring the 

 divisions of angles, and arcs of circles. 



From W. Swanston, Esq., F.G.S. 

 Portrait of Mr, Darragh, late Curator of the Museum. 



