Records of Hie Geological Survey of India. 
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list, as complete a series of duplicates of this group of fossils as our collections could afford. 
1 think local museums should especially, and in preference to any more general illustrations, 
seek to render their collections specially rich and illustrative of local Natural History, and 
my desire has been to place in the Madras Museum the best series of duplicates which could 
be selected from the very interesting and valuable collections of Triehinopoly fossils made 
during our geological examination of that district, in the Madras Presidency. With a similar 
object, 1 also sent to the Museum at Kajamundry as complete a series as our collections 
would afford of the interesting tertiary fossils found close to that town, carefully named, 
and with accurate references; so that those interested might have some good data for com¬ 
parison, if they had the opportunity of adding to these local collections. We have also 
during the year examined and named” for several persons specimens and small collections. 
From the officers of the survey working inCutch, the collections have received very large 
additions; among which are many good specimens. The other parties of the survey have 
not been engaged in richly fossili'ferous districts. Mr. Medlicott has brought a small series 
from the Khasia Hills, and a few have been received from Burmah. 
Meteorites.— To the noble collection of meteorites in our Museum have been added 
during 1868 specimens of the fall of Pultusk, 30th January, 1868 : of Klein Menow, 
7th of October, 1861: of Perth, 17th May, 1830; of Ornans (Doubs), 11th July, 
1868; and of Lodran near Mooltan, 17tla of October, 1868, being five in all. Of one 
of these (Klein Menow) our collection contained a minute fragment before, hut we have 
now obtained a very splendid specimen. The others are all new to our series. For the 
very rare specimen from Perth, I am indebted to the friendly kindness of Mr. Wm, Nevill, 
Godalming, Surrey, from whom also I procured the Klein Menow specimen. To my 
good friend M. Jules Marcou, Paris, I owe the specimen of Ornans, while the contribution 
of that from Pultusk was among the latest communications received from the able Director 
of the Imperial Mineral Cabinet at Vienna, Dr. M. Hornes, since deceased. This was only 
one among a very numerous and long-continued series of friendly communications, in which 
I have ever experienced the most hearty and graciously rendered support and co-operation 
from the Austrian Geologists, and from none more warmly than from the greatly regretted 
Hornes. 
A small map is as usual appended, showing roughly the areas of which the geological 
examination has been completed, or is now in progress, in connection with the survey. 
Thomas Oldham, 
Supdt. of Geological Survey of India, and 
Director of Geological Museum, Calcutta. 
list of Societies and other Public Institutions, Sfc., from which Publications have been 
received in donation or exchange for the Library of the Geological Survey of India 
during the year 1868. 
London. —Royal Society. 
Royal Institution. 
Royal Asiatic Society. 
Geological Society. 
Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland. 
Royal School of Mines. 
Royal Society of Arts. 
Royal Geographical Society. 
