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dore Lyman, and the skeleton of the celebrated brood mare 

 " Meg Merrilies," by Mr. W. W. Chenery of Belmont. Among 

 the other important additions are a series of nine embryos of 

 different ages of the Globiocephalus melas, and five skulls of the 

 same species obtained for the Museum by Mr. James H. Blake. 



The following is a list of the additions to this department 

 during the year 1870, — 



By Donation, 



Agassiz, Prof. Louis. 6 specimens, 4 species, in alcohol, from 

 Deerfield, Mass., and Bethlehem, N. H. 



Allen, J. A. 1 skin of Putorius ermineus, and several skulls of 

 other species, from Springfield, Mass. 



Blake, James H. 9 embryos and 5 skulls of Globiocephalus 

 melas, from Wellfleet, Mass. ; 1 skeleton of Delphinus erebemius, 

 from Provincetown, and a skeleton of an African monkey. 



Chexery, Wixthrop W., Belmont, Mass. The celebrated brood 

 mare " Meg Merrilies." 



Hagex, Dr. H. A. 5 specimens, 2 species, of Amcolce, from 

 near Koenigsberg, Prussia. 



Haskell, H. C, Deerfield, Mass. The Jersey cow "Emma" 

 (Am. Herd Book, No. 322). 



Lymax, Col. Theodore. 1 albino woodchuck, and the skeleton 

 of a Blackhawk mare, his war-horse during Gen. Meade's campaign. 



Massachusetts Agricultural College, through Col. vY. S. 

 Clark. Skeleton of the thoroughbred Jersey bull " Essex." 



Muxroe, J. S., Lexington, Mass. Several young pigs. 



By Exchange. 



Australiax Museum, Gerard Krefft, Esq., Director. 5 spec- 

 imens, 5 species, skins, from New South Wales. 



Cuttixg, Dr. H. A. 20 specimens, 5 species, fresh, from Lunen 

 berg, Vt. 



Moxtes-de-Oca, Rafael. 8 mounted specimens, 8 species, from 

 the vicinity of Jalapa, Mexico. 



Miller, Prof. Augustus, Koenigsberg, Prussia. Skeleton of a 

 European specimen of Alces malchis. 



Parker, Prof. H. W. 5 specimens, 4 species, skins (including 

 two specimens of Mephitis bicolor), from the vicinity of Grimull, 

 Iowa. 



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