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5059 A " quiver of poisoned darts, in use among the original na- 



tives of the Leeward Islands, who blow them through a 

 hollow tube ten feet long. , A monkey wounded by one 

 of them falls down dead within one minute. In the 

 wars of the Indians, if a prisoner be taken having any of 

 these darts, he is instantly put to death." 



5060 Marten, m. and fern. 



5061 Large grey squirrel, N. America 



5062 White var. of the rat 



5063 Avery fine specimen of Felis pardalis, rare 



5064 Largest weasel, and large water rat 



5065 Otter, N. America 



5066 Viverra putorius, N. America 



5067 Long- tailed field mouse, ditto variety, and a water shrew- 



three cases 



5068 Radiated mole, N. America 



5069 Black squirrel, N. America 



5070 Flying squirrel, and a curious foreign rat 



5071 Grey var. of the common hare 



5072 A beautiful specimen of the common otter 



5073 Mus Capensis 



5074 Long-tailed field mouse, water shrew, and water rat — three 



cases 



5075 Leverian fossane, rare 



5076 A fine specimen of the Patagonian cavy, extremely rare, 



Cavia Patagonica 



5077 Dusky acanthurus, fasciated chastodon, a balistes, and 



another, collected by Capt. Cook in the Indian Seas 



5078 Acanthurus lineatus, very rare, and two other fishes, ditto 



5079 A collection of eggs of the smaller British birds, among 



which are several rare species 



5080 Several of the hanging birds nests suspended from the 



leaves of a palm 



5081 Ruffe or pope, burbot, flying fish, and a gurnard 



5082 Rough ray, or skate 



5083 A noble specimen of asterias aurasiaca 



5084 A singular granulated star fish 



5085 Tuberculated asterias, rare 



5086 The thornback, preserved in a glazed case 



5087 Large and perfect specimen of asterias caput Medusae 



5088 Seven curious preserved fishes, America 



5089 A very rare slender rayed asterias, and five more 



5090 Six preserved fishes, America 



5091 Nineteen ditto, from America 







e size 





5093 Four specimens of asterias 



5094 Ostracion auritus, eared trunk fish, Pacific Ocean—w- 



tremely rare 



