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From E. E. Green, Esq. — A selection of his collection of 

 Ceylonese Moths, comprising all the specimens that were 

 desiderata in the Museum, 733 in number, and 225 types of 

 species hitherto undescribed, together with the MS. notes of 

 his observations on the metamorphosis of these insects, and 

 his beautiful drawings from life of many of the larvae. 



From S. J. Hawkins, Esq. — A fine collection of Chalk 

 Fossils from Burham, Kent. 



From the Council of Trinity College, Dublin. — A portion 

 of the Meteoric Stone which fell at Dundrum, co. Tipperary, 

 in 1865. 



From the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm. 

 — The original editions of 54 Academic Dissertations under 

 the presidency of Linnaeus. 



From the Royal Society (by desire of the late Mr.' H. B. 

 Brady). — A copy of Soldani's " Testaceographia ac Zoophyto- 

 graphia," a rare and valuable work. 



Exchanges. 



Exchanges of specimens have been made with the following 

 institutions and individuals : — 



Of Zoological Specimens. — With the Indian Museum, Cal- 

 cutta ; the Zoological Museums of Berlin, Lisbon, and Paris ; 

 Mr. F. Duncan ; Mr, A. Fauvel ; Mr. E. Gerrard, Jun. ; and 

 Mr. Hugh Nevill. 



Of Fossils.— With the State Museum of Sweden ; Mr. W. 

 Atkinson ; Mr. H. W. Burrows ; Mr. R. F. Damon ; Pro- 

 fessor A. Gaudry ; Dr. 0. Jaekel ; Professor 0. C. Mai-sh ; 

 Professor H. A. Nicholson ; and Mr. B. Sturtz. 



Of Minerals. — With the Geological Survey of New South 

 Wales ; the School of Mines, Columbia College, New York ; 

 the Natural History Museum, Vienna ; Mr. F. H. Butler ; 

 Dr. T. Egleston ; Professor P. Groth ; Mr. S. Henson ; His 

 Excellency Julien de Siemachko ; and Professor J. H. L. 

 Vogt. 



Of Plants. — With the Botanic Gardens, Calcutta ; the Uni- 

 versity of Iowa ; the Royal Herbarium, Berlin ; Professor 

 Bommer ; Mr. Scott-Elliot; and the Rev. R. P. Murray. 



Duplicates. 



A selection of duplicate fossil plants has been sent to Pro- 

 fessor J. W. H. Trail, for the University of Aberdeen ; and 

 certain duplicate minerals have been presented to Trinity 

 College, Dublin. 



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