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H. M. Neisler. — Shells, reptiles, fishes, &c, in alcohol, from 

 Georgia. 



Br. J. S. Newberry. — Box of shells, Acapulco ; specimens of coals 

 from Ohio. 



New Orleans Academy of Sciences. — Skin of pouched rat {Geomys 

 pinetis) from Florida. 



B. M. Norman. — Three living turtles from New Orleans, (Emy 

 mobilensis f) 



B. F. Odell. — Mammals and reptiles from near Lake Winnibigosh- 

 ish, Minnesota. 



John Oliphant. — Falco sparverius, in flesh, from Maryland. 



Capt. T. J. Page, U. S. N. — Two packages of mate and six bottles 

 of water from the Rio Negro and Mato G-rosso. 



Dr. D. W. C. Peters. — Skins, birds, and mammals ; reptiles and 

 fishes, in alcohol, from New Mexico. 



Thos. M. Peters. — Bottle of reptiles ; skin of Abastor erythrogram- 

 mus from Alabama. 



Prof. Poey. — Two living JEJmys decussata ; living boa or maja, 

 (Epicrates angulifer ;) collection of reptiles, in alcohol, from Cuba. 



J. P. Postell. — Two living Gophers, (Testudo polyphemus ;) skull 

 of Geomys pinetis ; box of shells, and other invertebrata, from Georgia. 



John Potts. — Skins of Bassaris astuta, Putorius frenatus and Didel- 

 phys calif ornica, from the city of Mexico. 



Francis B. Bay. — Bottle containing Ophibolus eximius from Mis- 

 souri. 



E. Raymond. — Fossil wood from Neuse river, North Carolina. 



J. W. Baymond. — Skin of white raccoon from North Carolina, and 

 of Bassaris astuta from California. 



Peter Beid. — Fresh water sponge, in alcohol, from near Lake 

 Champlain. 



Bev. Jos. Bowell.— Monkeys and other mammals, fishes, &c, in 

 alcohol. 



H. de Saussure. — Four bats, Sorex alpinus, Myoxusglis, Mus sylvati- 

 cus, and musculus, and Arvicola nivalis from the St. Gothard, Switzer- 

 land ; other small mammals of Switzerland. 



S. H. Scudder. — Can of mammals, in alcohol ; box of insects from 

 Massachusetts. 



Lieut. Semmes, U. S. N — Syenite from North Greenland. 



J. JJ. Sergeant. — Jar of mammals from Pennsylvania. 



James Shoemaker. — Snakes and fishes from Roanoke county, Va. 



Col. Wm. B. Slaughter. — Peat from Wisconsin. 



J. Slaujfer. — Can of mammals, in alcohol, from Pennsylvania. 



J. J. Steenstrup, Director of Zoological Museum, Copenhagen. — Six 

 jars of invertebrates from Greenland 



J. II. Sternberg. — Four turtles ; two boxes of shells, and of reptiles 

 and invertebrates, in alcohol ; box of living plants from Isthmus of 

 Panama. 



William Stimpson. — Two kegs and numerous jars of marine inver- 

 tebrates and fishes from Massachusetts ; living marine animals for 

 aquarium. 



Dr. George SucJdey. — Hunters' skin of elk and of mountain goat, 



