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COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. 



[Jan. 



Dr. Dohrn has not been wanting in his usual kindness, and 

 although he has sent us but one package of two hundred 

 species, it contained one hundred and eighty-three species 

 which were not before in our possession, and illustrated 

 many genera and sub-genera of which we previously had no 

 representatives. 



Mons. Morelet, too, has again favored us, and this time 

 with a small invoice of species which, however, being from 

 Morocco and North China, were especially acceptable, and 

 added twenty species to our number. 



From Dr. Haast of the Canterbury Museum, New Zealand, 

 we received a valuable contribution of marine shells from 

 that coast, adding twenty or more new species. 



Since our last report, we have heard of the death of one 

 of our most valued contributors, Mr. Charles Coxen of 

 Queensland. Before his death, which took place on the 17th 

 of May last, he had prepared and packed a box which has 

 since been forwarded us, containing not only one hundred 

 and fifty species of the fine shells of that region, but a fine 

 contribution of bird skins of which Mr. Allen will speak 

 more particularly. 



Our consignments during the year have been to twenty- 

 eight persons and institutions, being forty -two packages, con- 

 taining four thousand one hundred and thirty species and ten 

 thousand five hundred and thirty-one specimens. 



This is somewhat larger in amount than last year, and is 

 considerably in excess of onr receipts ; but the large contri- 

 bution we have made to educational institutions, and some 

 payments made on account of other departments, have helped 

 materially to swell the amount. 



