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The Committee have purchased a few type specimens of birds from Japan 
which, whilst being of great interest as forming part of the first collection 
received in this country from that locality, were not likely to be added to 
the Museum by presentation. 
The Mineralogical Collection has received a valuable contribution of 
precious stones from Ceylon, presented by Captain Nicolls, R.A. 
It is to be regretted that no addition has been made to the collection of 
eggs during the past year; contributions both of British and Eoreign spe¬ 
cimens will be very acceptable. 
A Catalogue of the valuable collection of North American Birds now in 
the Museum, has been compiled by Mr H. Whitely, and will be found useful 
to Officers studying this part of the collection. 
Two additional cases, similar to those made in 1863 and which are 
now full, have been made at the Institution, and will afford increased- 
accommodation for miscellaneous objects of interest. 
Presentations to Museum . 
Chinese map of Pekin . 1 
Pieces of stone from the Great Wall off) „ 
China.j 
Piece of Chinese pottery. 1 
Austrian Officer’s sash . 1 
Pith hat, and pair of Chinese slippers ... 2 
Model canoes, North American . 2 
Pair of Canadian snow shoes... 1 
Book, eaten through by insects, called in 7 
Malta " silver tails.” .j 
Pair of undress staff epaulettes, prior to 7 
1855 .) 
Part of a Russian flag of truce, and Russian 7 ^ 
boat flag, both from the Redan .j 
Officer’s helmet, late Bengal Horse Artillery 1 
Piece of ore, containing silver, copper, zinc, 7 
and tin . j 
Indian wood fuze of native manufacture... 1 
Shells of Tiger nautilus, from Andaman! 9 
Islands .j * 
Andaman bows and arrows...... 
Collection of land and freshwater mollusca 
Bottles of reptiles from Madras. 3 
Japanese rammer head, wood bottom for*\ 
shell, two besoms, and a shoemaker’s ( g 
clamp, found in Japanese guns on their f 
arrival in the Royal Arsenal. ) 
British bird skins .. 4 
do 10 
Death’s head moth. 1 
do 1 
Specimen of plumbago from Ceylon . 1 
Pair of Officer’s epaulettes, prior to 1854 1 
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^ Captain W. French, E.A. 
Lieut. E. Marshall, R.A. 
| Maj.-Gen, R. Burn, R.A. 
| Colonel S. E. Gordon, R t A. 
Captain A. K. Rideout, R.A. 
Col. J. H. Smyth, c.b., R.H.A. 
Captain H. B. Parkin, h.p. R.A. 
Captain A. Eord, R.A. 
| Lieut.-Col. R. Biddulph, R.A. 
Asst.-Surg.G.R.Tate, m.d.R.A. 
Lieut. W. H. Hallett, R.A. 
Lieut.-Col. R. K. Ereeth, R.A. 
Lieut. H. M. Burgess, R.A. 
Lieut. W. Y. Legge, R.A. 
Asst.-Surg. H. C.Miles,R.H.A. 
| Major C. J. Young, R.A. 
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