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and other fossil reptilian remains, from the trias of South 

 Africa, obtained partly by means of the Government Grant 

 to the Royal Society. 



From the Rev. J. E. Carpenter. — The collection of specimens 

 of Eozoon, formed by the late Dr. W. B. Carpenter. 



From Mrs. Davies. — The extensive herbarium of mosses, 

 hepatics, and lichens, formed by her late husband, Mr. George 

 Davies, and containing about 20,000 named and localised 

 specimens. 



From Major H. C. Harford. — A selection of 1,287 specimens 

 from his fine collection of Indian lepidoptera, the whole of 

 which he had generously placed at the disposal of the 

 Trustees. 



From P. H. MacGillivray, Esq« — A series of water-colour 

 drawings of British birds and fishes, prepared by the late 

 Professor MacGillivray, of Aberdeen, for a work he contem- 

 plated publishing. 



From the executors of the late Dr. P. H. Carpenter (in 

 accordance with the intentions of the deceased). — An inter- 

 esting collection of microscopic sections and original drawings 

 of plates illustrative of shell structure, prepared for the late 

 Dr. W. B. Carpenter. 



Exchanges. 



Exchanges of specimens have been made with the under- 

 mentioned institutions and individuals : — 



Of zoological specimens. — With the Leiden Museum ; Pro- 

 fessor R. CoUett of the Christiania Museum ; and Mr. 

 C. Lean. 



Of fossils. — With the National Museum, Washington ; the 

 University Museum, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., the 

 Geological Survey of Germany; the Imperial Academy of 

 Sciences, St. Petersburg; the University Museum, Berlin; 

 and with Mr. W. R. Billings. 



Of minerals. — With H. E. Julien de Siemachko ; and Mr. 

 A. Dick. 



Casts of the Pariasaurus Baini, and of other fossil rep- 

 tilian remains from the triassic strata of South Africa, have 

 been sent to Kimberley to be shown at the South African Inter- 

 national Exhibition, on condition of their being afterwards 

 delivered to the South African Museum, Cape Town, to be 

 retained at that institution in exchange for specimens re- 

 ceived. 



