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The Museum. 



Memorandum book with ancient needlework cover and silver clasps engraved 

 with figures of Moses and Aaron, the Evangelists, &c. Piece of needlework 

 of the time of Charles 11. with portrait of a lady surrounded by rural objects. 

 Map of Ireland A.D. 1010 printed on satin. Map showing the progress of 

 Queen Elizabeth to Tilbury. A very handsome pair of Honey Buzzards 

 (Falco apivorus) with their young, also specimens of the Goshawk (Falco 

 fyalumbarius), killed, at Fonthill in 1863, and the great or solitary Snipe 

 (Scolopax major). 



By Henry Blackmore, Esq : — 



A large case of stuffed British birds, some of great rarity in this country. 

 Amongst those worthy of special notice were the Gyr Falcon [Falco gyrfalco). 

 Goshawk [Falco palumbarius), Rough-legged Buzzard. (Falco hicjopus). 

 Common Kite (Falco milvus), Swallow- tailed. Kite (Falco Jurcatus), Hawk 

 Owl (Strix wMa),Tengmalms Owl (Strix Tenymalmi), Scops-eared Owl [Strix 

 icops), Little Owl (Strix passer ina), Great Gray Shrike (Lanius excubitor), 

 Wopdchat Shrike (Lanius rufus), Bee Eater (Meropa apiaster), Bohemian 

 Waxwing (Bomby cilia yarrula), Fire crested Regulus (Reyulus ignicajnllus), 

 a pair of Golden Orioles (Oriolus galbula), Fork-tailed Petrel (Thalassidroma 

 Leachii) killed, at Q,uidhampton, Night Heron (Nycticorax ardeola), Little 

 Bittern (Ardea minuta) ; a beautiful specimen of the Grey Phalarope (Phala- 

 ropus platyrhynchus), in summer plumage. Also a good specimen of the Pine 

 Marten (Martes abietum), &c, &c. 



By Mr. Edwards, Amesbury ; — 



A large and very interesting collection of water colour drawings of churches, 

 &c., in Wiltshire, including corbels, stained glass, &c., from Amesbury 

 Church. An ancient fireplace in the Green Dragon at Alderbury. Bulford 

 House, Lake House. Desecrated chapel at Chittern Ali Saints. Exterior 

 and Interior views and details of the old churches of Chittern Ali Saints and 

 Chittern St. Mary, both of which are now partially destroyed. Also of Great 

 Durnford, Winterbourne Dauutsey, Winterbourne Earls, "Winterbourne 

 Gunner, and Porton Chapel. Mural painting of St. Christopher, recently 

 discovered in Idmiston Church, &c. Also a series of patterns of encaustic 

 tiles found on the site of Amesbury Abbey in 1859 — 60, and several old and 

 curious engravings of Longford Castle. 



By Mr, W. C. Kemm, Amesbury : — 



A series of drawings of stone capitals, plinths, mouldings, and vessels dug 

 up during excavations on the site of Amesbury Abbey in 1859 — 60. Water 

 colour drawings of the exterior and interior of Idmiston Church, corbels, 

 font, monument, &c. ; also a copy of Buck's perspective view of the city of 

 Salisbury. 



By Mr. Tiffin : — 



A fine miniature likness in oil of a lady A.D. 1580, and a beautiful cameo 

 about 1500. Three illuminated drawings by a Siennese artist about 1300. 

 Artists cup of silver, parcel gilt, with heads of M. Angelo, &c. Yiew of 

 Longford Castle as it stood about 1680. Specimen of Limoges enamel by 

 J. Laudin, 1690. Several rare books, viz. : — " Biblia latina" MS. about A.D. 

 1300. " Mammotr actus ," by Marchesimus, B.L. Milan, 1481, (mentioned 

 by Rabelais among the choice books of the Library of St. Yictor.) " De 



