14 Thirty-fifth Annual Report of the 



II. Zoological. 



Alcoholic specimen of the Blind Proteus (Proteus anguinis). From 



Mrs. H. Townsend, Albany. 

 Rattles of Colorado rattlesnake (Crotalophorus). From Rev. H. C. 



Stanley, Albany. 

 One specimen of Shore crab (Sesarma cinerea), S. W. shore of Staten 



Island. From Wm. T. Davis, Staten Island, N. Y. 

 Jaws and Tail of Whip Ray, East coast, Florida. From Douglass 



Corning, Troy, N. Y. 

 Very large hen's egg containing a smaller perfect egg. From David 



Westfall, West Sand Lake, K Y. 

 One great blue heron (Ardea herodias, L.) From L. Schenck, Albany. 

 One very large Canada porcupine (Erethizon dorsatus, L.), taken two 



miles south of Albany. From W. F. Bennett, Albany. 



By Purchase, 

 One American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus, Mont.) 



By Collection. 



One Lora rail (Porzana Carolina, L.). 



A series of the following fresh-water shells has been collected in 

 the immediate vicinity of Albany by Dr. De Tarr. 



Unionidce . 



Unio complanatus, Sol. Margaritana rugosa, Barnes. 



i( cariosus, Say. " undulata, Say. 



" ochraceus, Say. Anodonta fluviatilis, Dill. 



" radiatus, Lam. " implicata, Say. 



" nasutus, Say. " Lewisii, Lea. 



"■ Tappanianus, Lea. " subcylindracea, Lea. 



" pressus, Lea. " undulata, Say. 

 Margaritana marginata, Say. 



Corbiculadce. 



Sphaerium simile, Say. Pisidium virginicum, Bourg. 

 " striatinum, Lam. " sp. undt. 



" rhomboideum, Say. " " undt. 



" transversum, Say. 



Strepomatidce. 



O-oniobasis livescens, Menke. G-oniobasis virginicum, Grm. 



Rissoidce. 



A large amount of material in various genera of this family was col- 

 lected but is not yet classified. 



Viviparidce. 



Melantho integra, De Kay. Lioplax subcarinata, Say. 



" rufus, Hald. Bythinia tentaculata, L~. 



