ACCOUNTS, &C.5 OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 29 



A large series of type Shells, from Australia, &c. ; presented by George French Angas, 

 Esq., by Avhom they were described. 



A series of Shells, &c., from the Mauritius, Flat Island, &c. ; presented by Sir H. 

 Barkly, k.c.b. 



A large series of MoUusca, from the Red Sea ; presented by J. K. Lord, Esq. 



A large series (1,223 specimens) of Shells, from the South Sea; presented by Julius 

 Brenchley, Esq. 



A new species of Aplr/sia, from the coast of Cornwall ; presented by the late Jonathan 

 Couch, Esq. 



Radiata. 



These comprise the following Interesting examples: — 



A series of Echinidce, from Formosa and China ; presented by Consul Swinhoe. 



A series of Echinoderms, from the Red Sea ; presented by J. K. Lord, Esq. 



Some Sponges, &c. from the deep sea dredgings during the cruise of the " Porcupine," 

 with typical specimens of the Holtenia Carpciitein ; presented by Dr. Carpenter and 

 Professor Wyville Thompson. 



A series of Sponge Spicules ; presented by George Clifton, Esq. 



A series of slides, containing Sponge Spicula, being type specimens prepared and 

 described by Professor Oscar Schmidt. 



John Edward Gray» 



DEPAKT31ENT OF GeOLOGY. 



The principal additions to this Department during the past year are as follows : — 



I. By Donation. — A deciduous molar of Elephas {Slegodon) Sinensis, Ow., described 

 and figured in the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, vol. xxvi. pi. 27, from. 

 China. Presented by Prof. Owen, f.r.s., &c. 



Remains of Elephas primigenius. Rhinoceros, Equiis, Bos, Cervus, and Hycena, from a 

 cave in the vicinity of the Forest of Dean. Presented by the Hon. J. K. Howard, Com- 

 missioner of Woods and Forests. 



Part of a tusk of a Mammoth from Alaska, Russian America. Presented by Edward 

 Kendall, Esq. 



Teeth and portions of carapace of Glyptodon reticulatus, from Buenos Ayres. Presented 

 by G. J. Hinde, Esq. 



Remains of Thylacoleo from the Wellington Caves and of Diproiodon, JVofotherium, 

 and Macropvs ; from Darling Downs, Australia. Presented by Prof. A. M. Thomson, 

 Dr. Sc. Sydney University, New South Wales. 



Bones of a portion of a skeleton of Dinoriiis casuarinus, Ow., the head described and 

 figured in the Transactions of the Zoological Society, vol. vii. jjlate 13 ; from the Glen- 

 mark Swamp, Middle Island, New Zealand. Presented by W. Reeves, Esq. 



Rounded Pebbles found with the bones of Dinornis, and supposed to liave been ground 

 in the gizzard of that bird. Figured in the Transactions of the Zoological Society, vol. 

 vii.; from the Middle Island, jSew Zealand. Pi-esented by Prof. Owen, f.r.s. 



Plaster model of the head of a Labyrinthodont reptile, from tlie Coal Measures, 

 Dawley, Shropshire, Presented by George Maw, Esq., f.g.s. 



The vertebral column (about 16 feet in length), and large paddle-bones of a new species 

 of Piesiosaurus (P. Munselii, Hulke), from tlie Kimmeridge Clay of the Dorset Coast. 

 Presented by J. C. Mansel, Esq., f.g.s. 



Teeth of SqualidcB and palatal bones of Myliohates, from the Tertiary Deposits near 

 Canterbury, New Zealand. Presented by John Davies Enys, Esq. 



Plaster model of the tail of the type specimen of Conlacanthus PhilUpsii, Ag., from the 

 Halifax Coalfields. Presented by the Rev. J. B. Reade, f.ks. 



An extensive series of remains of Marsupial animals, from the Limestone Caves of 

 Wellington Valley, New South Wales. Collected by order of the Hon. the Colonial 

 Secretary, and presented by the Trustees of the Australian Museum, Sydney, New 

 South Wales. 



Specimens of Silicified Wood, from near Cairo (figured and described by Mr. Carruthers 

 as Nicolia Oweriii, see Geological Magazine, vol. vii. pi. 14, p. 306). Presented by Prof. 

 Owen, F.E.s. 



Plant remains from the Devonian of Kiltorcan, near Waterford, Ireland. Presented by 

 W. H. Baily, Esq., r.L.s. 



Stem of Sigillaria (eight feet in lengtli), from the Coal Measures, Lancashire. Pre- 

 sented by E. H. Vinen, Esq., m.d. 



Specimens of CyrencE and Oslrece, from the Woolwich Beds, Bromley. Presented by 

 Coles Child, Esq. 

 Silurian fossils from Canada. Presented by Principal Dawson, f.r.s. 



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