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distance, the greater part of which arrived in a perfect state of 

 preservation. 



Besides the donations enumerated below, the Museum has 

 received by exchange 110 specimens of Echinoderms, repre- 

 senting 14 species ; 121 specimens of Acalephs, 9 species ; and 

 7 specimens^ containing 2 species of Polyps, from three different 

 persons or institutions. Among the collections purchased with 

 the Gray Fund there were 55 specimens of Echinoderms, 

 representing 16 species; 8 specimens of one species of Acaleph, 

 and 25 specimens of 7 species of Polyps, obtained from three 

 different individuals. 



Seven collections of Kadiates, principally 'recent and fossil 

 Echinoderms, have been sent from the Museum to as many 

 different institutions and individuals, amounting to 457 speci- 

 mens, representing 388 species. 



» DONATIONS OF ECHINODERMS. 



Agassiz, A. 20 specimens, 2 species. Nahant. 

 Bourget, D. 14 specimens, 3 species. Rio Janeiro. 

 Fletcher, J. C. 2 specimens, 2 species. Brazil. 

 Hartt, C. F. 60 specimens, -3 species. Halifax. 

 Squier, E. G. 6 specimens, 3 species. Peru. 

 Stillman, S. 15 specimens, 3 species. Ostia. 

 Tall ant, Miss. 2 specimens, 2 specimens. Feejee Islands. 



ACALEPHS. 



Agassiz, A. 1 specimen. Newport. 

 Brown, R. 2 specimens. Staten Island, N. Y. 

 Hartt, C. F. 1 specimen. Halifax. 

 Gardner, George. 1 specimen. Sooloo Sea. 



polyps. 



Bourget, D. 1 specimen. Rio Janeiro. 

 Russell, J. 5 specimens, 4 species. Manilla. 

 Stillman, S. 4 specimens, 2 species. Ostia. 



