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two pieces of Continental Paper Money.— From John Redman 
Coxe, M. D. 
Full length likeness of the Rev. Thomas H. Stockton, of the Metho¬ 
dist Protestant Church.— From James A. Kennedy „ 
Tarantula, from Texas.—- From Dr. J. R. Piper . 
Singular formation of Iron Ore, found in the Patapsco River, near 
Baltimore.— From Francis A. Piper. 
Cannon Ball, from Fort Cumberland.— Deposited by Wm. G. Cranch .. 
Singular Crab, taken from the Stomach of a Fish caught in the Gulf 
of Mexico.— From H. Hale i of the Exploring Expedition. 
Crystal, from South America; two specimens of Oxide of Iron, from 
Bladensburg, Md.; one do..: Hour-glass Sand; specimen of Pe¬ 
trified Wood.— Deposited by Wm. G. Cranch. 
Stone Axe, from Anne Arundel County, Md.— From Mr . Elliott. 
Skin of a large Fox Squirrel, (Sciurus capistratus ;) piece of an In¬ 
dian Coffin, from the Big Mound near St. Louis, Missouri; Cot¬ 
ton Seed, from the South.— From Joseph Etter . 
Chinese Umbrella.— From Capt. Titcomb . 
Shoe, with Oysters attached.— From Wm. Walker. 
Nautilus sawn in two, showing the interior.— From Jovella Guadigni 
of Florence. 
Eight Copper Coins, collected on the Exploring Expedition.-— 
_From David Smith. 
Specimens of Lignite and Sulphuret of Iron, from the deep cut on 
the Baltimore railroad.— From J. G. Bruff. 
Cotton and Seed from Guayaquil.—-Living Plants., viz: Punica gra~ 
nata, Lantand Sellowii, Viburnum tinas, Plumbago capensis, Zieria 
Smithii, Jasminum azuricum, Yucca gloriosa, Pittosporum Tobira, 
Cycus revoluta, Hypericum calmianum, two Lemon trees.— From 
J. H. Causten , Jr., M, D. 
Forty-two specimens of Bird Skins, as in the following list.— From 
Geo . C. Leib , M. D ., of Philadelphia : 
1 Strix funerea, New Caledonia. 
1 Ardea nycticorax, Michigan. 
1 Picus tridactylus, New Caledonia. 
1 Tetrao lagopus 4 44 
1 Picus carolinus, Pennsylvania. 
1 44 viilesus, “ 
1 Numenius borealis, Michigan. 
1 Charadius pluvialis, “ 
2 Sterna nigra, “ 
1 Tringa Shinzii, 44 
1 Rallus noveboracensis, “ 
2 Loxia curvirostra, w 
1 Tringa semipalmata, “ 
1/Troglodytes brevirostris, 44 
■1 Turdus minor, Pennsylvania. 
1 Fringilla purpurea, “ 
1 Vireo solitarius, 44 
2 Muscicapa pusilla, Pennsylvania. 
1 “ ruticilla, “ 
3 Sylvicola pardalina, 44 
I 44 vermivora, 44 
1 44 maritima, 44 
1 ** canadensis, 44 
1 “ castanea, “ 
1 “ ieterocephala, “ 
1 “ striata, “ 
I 44 virens, 45 
1 “ maculosa, 44 
1 “ solitaria, “ 
1 “ chrysoptera, 44 
1 “ rubricapilla, “ 
3 44 azurea, Michigan » 
2 44 Blackburniffi, 44 
1 Trocliilus rufus, Oregon. 
