1877-8. NEW OUTH WALES. AUSTRALIAN MU EUM. (REPORT FROM TRUSTEES FOR 1877.) to tJntlinmcnt, to J. ct 17 'Uict . Jlo. 2, GCC. 9. HEPOJn' 01•' l'l iE 1'RUS1'EES OF THE AUSTRA LT.\ X 1\ltTSEU.:\f, l•'O Jt 1E Ut ENDIXG 3lsr DECE'i\IBEH, 1877. To Hts TirE GoYF.n'l'on-rx-CmEF,- . 1. 'I'he TruslC'es of the .d..ustralinn i\l useum ha\'e tho honor to •mbmit to yom· Excellency thctr h\ en! v-fourth Annual Report. • 2. The hns OJ>t;_D to the public daily cxccph·d) the past ycnr. :md the of YI><IIOrt! ha". hcen '?·27.J. The ha,·ing. h:ul umlc•r e•ousidc.ration the propriety of c:tlendmg thr hour>' durmg wluch the pubhc can be ndnutll·el, thnt tl ha" nut hecn in thcit· power to make llut:h .alterations ns they desire .. limited ><tatr of atlc•mlanls al their not more thnn :;u fh rtrnt to ennblr them to mamtam the t·nlkdioH nf in good to .and prepare for tbc ).IICt'irn<'n>< '' hich are coni inun1Jy acq111rcd by dona!ton nr and (durmg the few bcfon• noun) to prt•pnrc lh<' )[u-.cum for the dnily influx of \i sitor:i. .An of the annual endowment Nullit-it•nt to nllm1 ut' the appointment of another cleaner aml nlt<'mlant wouJd enable the to mak<' sue·h a of the work of the would allow the to be openrd fi1r at 10 o'clot•k run. The Trustees that by th? libcrnlily of Parliament they will be placed inn pol<itinn to mak<' M> dcsirahlc n dt:utge durmg the en8umg yrar. 3. 'L'hc T rul<tecs regard with much satisfaction the iurrcascd intrrc).t \\hich the public lt:we shown in the Museum, by the number nod value of their donation!!. Tlwy pnrtirulal'!y to clmw yClur Exl'rllcncy'Mattcution t on rcry cxtcnsi,·e and vnluabl<' collection uf Xht'!ll! fr·nmall partN nf th<' \\or·ld. which hnd beC'n nc·rnnwlat ecl thi'Ough a long spr·ics of year:< by one nf thC' in the J \us tr·alit\n ('oloni<'s, autl which woulel pr·obably havo been lost to Now Huuth but fell' tho munificent libct·ality of Wallter, of Yar·nlla, whu nnel it without Knlieitution ou Lire lllll'L of the anti derottitE'd it in the 1\fuscum without Ollt' of In the lnl'tituiion. 'rho arc C'ncouragec to hope that this noble may bP hut the of oth<•rs of the li kc ox lent lm<l \'niuc. '!'hey l'egr·cl exceedingly that, for· t ht' want oft he the) are for· the unabk• to ex hi bit to Htc public generally a collect ion uf '' hidr H) drwy mn.1 ju><t ly be proud. The TruHtces are also indebted to the Smithsonian lnstituiion at fur· nn impm·tant t•ollec·t ion of fishes from the cast of :Xorth America, to Ynn ll aydn and Lic·utcnnnt \rh t•clcr, F.S.-\., for of photographs obtained chicfl.r in t'olcradu and Kt•w uy the ::::d<'ntific Rxpl oring Expeditions fitted out by the "Gnited • talcs Go\'crnmcnt, anel to tho Commi,.,.ioncr,; .for Xew out h 'ValeK at the lntl'rnnt ionnl Philndelphin, fur a t·ollt·t·l iou of of lode tm. 4. The Tru><tec>' h1n·e acqui1·ed b.r purchase :mel exdran!{<' H'\ ('ral. collct'l ion" of rare and Yaluable in of natural histor.r, more particular!) in Ormtlrol?gy; and Cl peel -.hortlr to be able to for such a l'o;:>tematic and Cltcndcd c•orrespondt·ncr \\llh tlw puhlrc :md Scientific I ution\i of Europe · nnd Americn as condut•t• a _to the of natural and to the acquisition on the part of tlus ::\[uH•um ol typC'>< rn \\ hwh tl rs uow deht•tent. G. 'l'bc Trn:>tl'l'H have rcqucl.'ted Archib::Utl J.irer,..iclgc, E'tj., l'rotc><snr nf (-lct>ln!.:y ancl )Iinet·alo;..•y in the Unhcr"ity of 1-io;dnPy, antln )[ember of their Boanl, llll\1 on hi" 1111)' tu Europe.• a t'nnunbsioncr for the Colonv at the' forthcoming Exhibition in le> t•\pt•ml till' sum of C I.000, '' hich wa-< appro. printed by Parliament in the year 1877 for the of mineral :-pt•t·irneu" n ml t·:N''• I he aruou!1l hns been remitted to London fur that purpose. The t•nn>rdc•t· tlrat.:.m·h a coiiN:twu n, ''ill acquirr through this nrrangcment ,dll be not only grNii1y to tht• gc·ner·al pubhr. but wtll be of ,·alue ro young persons whoRl' ur (HII'"".''" lllll) lca,l them to upon the of geology. 'J'he hope t11J\t, hi tlw co-upct·atron ul tht· L><:tmrwwnt u.f )ImP<' and the elrll'crt•nt I'UJ'\eyors and other officer.- of the (,oycrnnrl•lll lhrouglwut till' ( n.lun.\. thc) bo able to ndd Vl'l'Y rnall•r·inlh· to the collection of :Sew South \\'nl r, .. and m t.liC l\luscum. l;uwe,·er, how intimately 1 hi" elc>part nwnt nat u 1'111 .•t·rc•JH'l' rs rti.l'utrhcd wr t.h of lh o pr·nminrnt o[ this Colony, rrml that no gt·ulogrt•alt·ollct•twu llot·th) of the at prcset\t nvailable for· the usr of l!t udents oi' the u1· nf the• nthc•r· .nduu.rcctl (.'ountry, the ha\'C' hct'll I ce! to nHk the ll onor·ahlt: tlw l .m· ami Publi!' to a of £1.000 on the irnatt•s ln ht• lnr•l !'<•ton• l'arlrautcut. for· I he purcha!!e of such an eclucational series of geologicnl spcl'llllenH as till')' to bu 110\\ required. 6. 120-A
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1877-8.
NEW OUTH WALES.
AUSTRALIAN MU EUM. (REPORT FROM TRUSTEES FOR 1877.)
~Jrcsmtcb to tJntlinmcnt, 1)11\'~lllll\l to J. ct 17 'Uict. Jlo. 2, GCC. 9.
HEPOJn' 01•' l 'l iE 1'RUS1'EES OF THE AUSTRA LT.\ X 1\ltTSEU.:\f, l•'OJt 'l'Jll~ 1E Ut ENDIXG 3lsr DECE'i\IBEH, 1877.
To Hts Exc~:t t.~:~cv TirE GoYF.n'l'on-rx-CmEF,-. 1. 'I'he TruslC'es of the .d..ustralinn i\l useum ha\'e tho honor to •mbmit to yom· Excellency thi~
thctr h\ en! v-fourth Annual Report. • 2. The )~~!<('urn hns bee~. OJ>t;_D to the public daily (Sunda~·ll cxccph·d) rlm·in~ the past ycnr. :md
the nu~tber of YI><IIOrt! ha". hcen '?·27.J. The ~rustccs ha,·ing. h:ul umlc•r e•ousidc.ration the propriety of c:tlendmg thr hour>' durmg wluch the pubhc can be ndnutll·el, rc·~rct thnt tl ha" nut hecn in thcit· power to make llut:h .alterations ns they desire .. Tl~c '<'~')' limited ><tatr of atlc•mlanls al their di~po~nl i:~ not more thnn :;ufhrtrnt to ennblr them to mamtam the prc~cnt lar~c t·nlkdioH nf ~>prdmcnll in good onlc~, to pre~e•·,·e .and prepare for c:thibitio~ tbc inc.·r·ea~ingly numcr·ou~ ).IICt'irn<'n>< '' hich are coni inun1Jy acq111rcd by dona!ton nr purcbn~e, and (durmg the few hour:~ bcfon• noun) to prt•pnrc lh<' )[u-.cum for the dnily influx of \isitor:i. .An increa~e of the annual endowment Nullit-it•nt to nllm1 ut' the appointment of another cleaner aml nlt<'mlant wouJd enable the Tr·m•lce~ to mak<' sue·h a n•-eli~trihution of the work of the Mu~cum a~ would allow the In~titutiou to be openrd fi1r \iHitur~< at 10 o'clot•k run. The Trustees hop~ that by th? libcrnlily of Parliament they will be placed inn pol<itinn to mak<' M> dcsirahlc n dt:utge durmg the en8umg yrar.
3. 'L'hc Trul<tecs regard with much satisfaction the iurrcascd intrrc).t \\hich the public lt:we shown in the Museum, by the number nod value of their donation!!. Tlwy dt•t~il·c pnrtirulal'!y to clmw yClur Exl'rllcncy'Mattcution ton rcry cxtcnsi,·e and vnluabl<' collection uf Xht'!ll! fr·nmall partN nf th<' \\or·ld. which hnd beC'n nc·rnnwlatecl thi'Ough a long spr·ics of year:< by one nf thC' mo~t rntlruHia~;tit· rnu~hologi,.,ts in the J\ustr·alit\n ('oloni<'s, autl which woulel pr·obably havo been lost to Now Huuth \\'nlc~ but fell' tho munificent libct·ality of 'l'horr.a~ Wallter, 8~q., of Yar·nlla, whu pu r·t·ha~rd nnel prr~cntctl it without Knlieitution ou Lire lllll'L of the ' l 'ru~tcc~<, anti derottitE'd it in the 1\fuscum without Ollt' fnr·thin~ of l'.\(lC'Il~<· In the lnl'tituiion. 'rho 'l'rulllcr~< arc C'ncouragec to hope that this noble ~ift may bP hut the pt·c·t·ur·~nr· of oth<•rs of the li kc ox lent lm<l \'niuc. '!'hey l'egr·cl exceedingly that, for· t ht' want oft he r!'t•t·<·H~JII')' ~how-t·a><cs, the) are for· the prc~rnt unabk• to ex hi bit to Htc public generally a collect ion uf '' hidr H) drwy mn.1 ju><t ly be proud. The TruHtces are also indebted to the Smithsonian lnstituiion at "'a~hin~::tun fur· nn impm·tant t•ollec·t ion of fishes from the cast c·oa~t of :Xorth America, to Prore~>'OI' Ynn ll aydn and Lic·utcnnnt \rht•clcr, F.S.-\., for hnnd~omc seric~ of photographs obtained chicfl.r in t'olcradu and Kt•w ~ ( e,ic·o uy the ::::d<'ntific Rxploring Expeditions fitted out by the "Gnited • talcs Go\'crnmcnt, anel to tho Commi,.,.ioncr,; .for Xew out h 'ValeK at the lntl'rnnt ionnl J<~xlubition, Philndelphin, fur a t·ollt·t·l iou of ~pecinwns of lode tm.
4. The Tru><tec>' h1n·e acqui1·ed b.r purchase :mel exdran!{<' H'\ ('ral. collct'l ion" of rare and Yaluable ~pccimens in \ariou~ branche~ of natural histor.r, more particular!) in Ormtlrol?gy; and th~y Cl peel -.hortlr to be able to arran~c for such a l'o;:>tematic and Cltcndcd c•orrespondt·ncr \\llh tlw puhlrc )fu~eum,. :md Scientific I n~<lit ution\i of Europe · nnd Americn as w~ll condut•t• i~r a l:l~gc elt:~n·~ _to the pr?h~e><s of natural ~Cil'nee and to the acquisition on the part of tlus ::\[uH•um ol typC'>< rn \\ hwh tl rs uow deht•tent.
G. 'l'bc Trn:>tl'l'H have rcqucl.'ted Archib::Utl J.irer,..iclgc, E'tj., l'rotc><snr nf (-lct>ln!.:y ancl )Iinet·alo;..•y in the Unhcr"ity of 1-io;dnPy, antln )[ember of their Boanl, llll\1 on hi" 1111)' tu Europe.• n~ a t'nnunbsioncr for the Colonv at the' forthcoming Exhibition in Pari~. le> t•\pt•ml till' sum of C I .000, '' hich wa-< appro. printed by Parliament in the year 1877 for the purcha~c of mineral :-pt•t·irneu" n ml t·:N''• :~nrl I he aruou!1l hns been remitted to London fur that purpose. The Trul'tt·t·~ t•nn>rdc•t· tlrat.:.m·h a coiiN:twu n, lh~y ''ill p~obably acquirr through this nrrangcment ,dll be not only grNii1y urtcn•slm~ to tht• gc·ner·al pubhr. but wtll be of ~:~pecirrl ~:~chola,tic ,·alue ro young persons whoRl' tn:<lt·~ ur (HII'"".''" lllll) lca,l them to e~ler· upon the ~tudy of geology. 'J'he Trustee~ hope t11J\t, hi tlw co-upct·atron ul tht· L><:tmrwwnt u.f )ImP<' and the elrll'crt•nt I'UJ'\eyors and other officer.- of the (,oycrnnrl•lll lhrouglwut till' ( n.lun.\. thc) n~oy bo able to ndd Vl'l'Y rnall•r·inlh· to the collection of :Sew South \\'nlr, miu~·r·nl~<, n>t·k~ .. and lt~~~r_l~< m!'~' m t.liC l\luscum. Cori~:~idct·iug, l;uwe,·er, how intimately 1 hi" elc>part nwnt ~~~ nat u 1'111 .•t·rc•JH'l' rs rti.l'utrhcd wr t.h ~omc of lho pr·nminrnt iudu~tt·ies o[ this Colony, rrml that no gt·ulogrt•alt·ollct•twu llot·th) of the name~"' at prcset\t nvailable for· the usr of l!tudents oi' the C'nirl'r~ity u1· nf the• nthc•r· 1t·~~ .nduu.rcctl ~··l~olnMtte l nstitution~ol'thc (.'ountry, the 'l'nrslce~> ha\'C' hct'll Ice! to nHk the ll onor·ahlt: tlw ~lmr~tn l.m· .J u!!lr~e ami Publi!' lnt~trudion to plit~:c a ~.>urn of £1.000 on the 1~8~ irnatt•s ln ht• lnr•l !'<•ton• l'arlrautcut. for· I he purcha!!e of such an eclucational series of geologicnl spcl'llllenH as till')' e·orl~t<ll·t· to bu 110\\ ~o un~cutly required. 6.
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li. Owill" to tho hllo pot·iml or tho yeat· :tl \1 hich ilhe \Ulu of' J.;.)UO tor "llecitnCll>; and fit.tiugs became ;wail able an".m~cmenh coultl nuL he made tilt' lhc s tti~ l' H'f orr <'xpenrlllua·e of lite whole !!tun bcfvl'C the :l is t of December, 1::>77. \·ouchea·s and a ~latcment showing Lite p1wliru~ar:1 of Lite C.\.pcmlilu a·o will be fonnll'Cietl to I he A mlito1· <+cnera I.
i. A Cullcclot· of spcrimcns of X1tLu a·:tl Hisloa·y ltaviug beeu en.~agcd under Ia,·ourablc circumslauces (hll'ing the lntle!' part of the year, wa» sent to :Sew Guinen, '' here he hns succeeded in reaching a puiut on the island SO mile~ distant from Lhe t~hore; and lhc 1'1·ustces t herefore confidently hope shortly fo rcceiYe largo ttnd valuable ttdditious to Lheir collodion ft·omlhaLalmosL une:\plot·ed island, \\'hiclt hns ln.t.ely bet'ome :m object of so great and inr·a·ea~ing interest to m:my of out· entct·pri!!ing colonists a1:1 to justify an cxpendit.urc much grealet· than that which has been inctLrrcd.
S. The Tt·ustees a·egret to repo1·t the re:;ignnlion of !he llouorablc \ nlliam 1\[nclca.y, ) l.P., l:'.L.t{., who has for sixteen years past occupied n sent nl tl1is B()anl.
D. The Trustees regret, to :<tat<llltal.. notwith11landi ng thci ,. llh·enuous t'UdC<\\ ours to bring nU d ii:!]Htie~ with Ll1eir late Cun1tor to a sali:;[aclory conclusion, and lo rclie,•e the luslituLion of tho custody of the ''hole of the property which tbey could admit to belong to him, 11Htt gentleman has tboughL fit lo bring :ut action to reco,•er em·tain medals :twarcletl to him as Curator ot' lbe :Museum in respect of property of tbe 1\Iusewn o~hibitcd on l'arions occasionl', at the expen8C of tho :Museum, allCl certain specimens and article$ of rlothil1g and furniture alleged to h:ne breu detained \Jy the 'l 'rustees. The Ct·own Kolicitor was authorized by the Minister ol' J ustieo and .Public J nstmciion to defend the action, which came on for irial in Lhe Rupreme CoUt·i on Gt.lt Novcmbc1·, aml l'CRulted in n verdict. against tbo Tt·ustees of £50 damages for tbe tempot·n.ry detention of the plaintitrs property, wh ich had been returned to him before tho commencement ol' the action, and the fm·thca· sum of £850 in addition to tlte sum of £25 which the 'l'ruslces had been advised to pny iulo Court a~ amply suOicienL lo covet· the value of the articles lo which tho plaint ill' c·oukl show e'·eu <t colour ol' tit le. Notwith$tnncliu~ lhe aslonil:!bmenL of the 'l'rustees at this most unexpected result, they yielded to the advice offet··ed by their couusel and by Lho l'omt, aod crffm·cJ ()y wny of' COllljii'Otnisc to 1-(ii'C up the tnedalt-~ and othct• property claimed. and to pay lhe further Sum of ,tl7.3 in addition to the £2.:5 paicl into l'om·t, but thi:~ offer wall rejected by the plaintiff, whereupon a rule nisi lot· a new !t·ial was gmuled b.v the Court.
10. The Trustees have io a·cporL that during the scar 1t continuous impro1•cment has taken plncr in the numbct·, chamcter, and ~<tale of preservation of the exhibits, and th:tt numerous du plicate specimens ha,·e been actjllired fo r rcplncome1tts and exchanges.
11. W hile the Trustees regard the presormliou and increase uf Lhc l\lnseum colleciion~< as their rhief duty, ~<till the.v are not inscu~ible lo tho importance of enlargiug the educal.ioual value of the l n~( iht.1 iotl by all other mea~s in theit· pow.or. Thc.v cu~siclct· it dcsit·~tblo. llt ~L a :serie~ of populadectures, amply tllusl~·ated by approprtalo examples m the collcchon, shoultl be. per10chcally deh~ered, more plll·ticulnrly on subjeCts com•ecled with lhe geolo~y anrlminemlogy of the colllltt·y. The 'I't·usl.ees arc prepared to :trmnge for the delivery of such lectures if the neres~ary fund:; be pt·ovided by Parl iament.
12. The contents of the ,\ ppcndices a1·c-T, the balnncr shoot for the yeat· 1877; Il, a list of bookl<. PIII'Cha~cd oul or lite Endowment Fund l'or the M useum Library j 111, a list of books acCjUit•ctl by clon;thon ; IY, :tLieml.ancc or ri:;itot'S; \ ', attendance oE lhu Tt·ustceK; n , list of donation\!. Yll lis t of spe~imen~ acqltinxl by exchange; Ylll, lii:it of specimens purchased; [X, parlicul:u·s of work dou~ by the la:ml.erantsi&.
7 March, 1878. (L.S.)
A. W. SCOTT, 1YI.A., Chairman.
,\ PPEXDTX No. I.
B.n,.\:-iCE SHEET of the Trustee~~ of tbc .\.uslralillll Museum loa· the year encliug 31 Decem be•·, 1 77.
,. •·c111ittm1l'C t.o ·Loudou foa· t lac pau·claa<c of uuucml sprcimvn•. l'll~cs, &c. . .. .... 1 .~1:10
" bnlnncc (orwnrd ..... ....... . _........ ol8 0 u i !J
APPEXDl X
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.\ PPl~XD1X Xo. JJ.
Boo"s purd1a,cd unl of thE' Endcm mcnt Fnncl for lltl' )fu,rum Lilmll'y. l'>ii .
• \ nnuh• of Xnluml Ifi,lon. Atlwnreum. • I hiS. Xnlnr<'. Philol!Ophical :\f&!,'IIZin('. Trun-actiot" of the En~omologi<-nl • o.·i1·h. \" osng._ .. of t hf' '' Ere bus" nud "i 't:'rror/' 2 ,·oJ ... '\"omt•nclnlor "\'1-ium Xeotropirnlium. Exotic Ornitholoey. Uutlt•r'• Cnlnlogur of Xcw Z<-.1lnn1l L<>pidoplt•rJ. Pr.wt'<'C.lin!(' oft lw Zoologtrol Rociet ,., 1 72, part' 1, 2, 3
1873, .. 1, 2, 3. 1871, , I ,!!, 3, 4. 1875, , 1, 2, 3, I. 18i6, ft 2, 3, 4.
.. , 1877, ,. I , 2. ~.l't·an•nl'lion" of lhl' Zoological Society, vol. YlT, purls 6, 6, 7, 8.
11 ,. Vll!, 1,2,6,7,8,9. IX, ,. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 7, 8, !l, 10, 1 L
X, If 1, 2.
APPENDIX No. HI.
Boo~s acquired by donatiou, 1877.
PTI'&<'ntcd by Dr. Jamc;; IIcclor, F.R ., C.:\l.G., Wellington, Ne" Zt•lllund :Cntllloguo of Crnslacere, N .Z.
,. Lepidoptel"ll!, ,. Ehll'enth Annual Report of the Colonial :\In~um nnd Labornlor.r. Orological Survey of Xew Zealnnd-RI'port•, 1873 -4.
Maps of the Buller Cool Fi~ld. Metrorological R eport, 1876.
187<1 6. 1876-7.
Presented by the Smith!'Ouian Imtilntl', WMhington, D .O., t:: nit~>d Stl\ltJ :Smithsoniun Report, 1875. BuU~tin of l\[m~mn of Comparoti,-e Zoolog,J ot H urrur<l Collt•gt~~ol. TIT, No•. 11- 1<1.
:lft•utoir, of ditt~, vol. TI, No. U. ,, u IV, ,, 10.
,\ nnuol R eport of fltc Tru•tcc-, ditl{), 187i>.
]>a't'scntt>d b~ Ro.~al Society o f Ta•nuauio :PnpcrA, Prt)('~e<lings, nnd R~port.
:XE TS AND EGGS OF BIRDS. Nest ond 'ix E~:l!!' of .1Ig:a11lho .'fa1Ttda . .. .. . .. ........ .. 1' wo f.gg' or ,J ntlioch~M raruneu{a/a • ..... • .... ...... .. ....... • • ......... .. Ono Eg~ of Lubira·•~lltu> lobal tu ........................................... .. T wo x~.u of &riromis cilrrogHiaris .................................................... .. 'rwo " uJagnirotfri8 ......... ...............................•.......•....... T wo E.2g•of ................................. .
REPTILES.
i\f r. Brmlslor . lift". w 111 . 1.0~. A. P. Wiltslure, Esq. ,J . Rnm1ay, Esq., Bourk~. ] ;t> Comtc do Cu teluou.
J ~Ir. R. 'l 'ltorp<>.
J :\Ir. F . R . R ile.r , Goulbunt.
A Dinmond Snnke (Mor~li" spilol~·•) . ... ...... ............ .. ....... .. .. .... ............. Mr . • J . 0. U ny, Lavender Bay. A larg~ Bro1~n Snake (Diemtnia lttfHrciliOia).. ... ... ... ... ...... ...... .............. .... ... Mr. S. Cook, MarricL."Tille. A R inged Snake ( l'~rtni~lla an11ulata) . .. ...... ... ......... .... .. ................... . Mr .• J. Nob!!', Sydney. The Sliin o£ '' L~r~to l3laC"k S nake, in •piriL~ ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ....... . .... .. Mr. K. .B road bent. T he slu.•tl Skin or a Diomond Snake .. ............ .. . ...... ......... ... .. . ......... .. ....... . Mr. 0 . .F. Cox. 'fwo Lizn rds (H inulia while•) ... .. ... . . .... .. ... ... ... ..... ..... ... .... .. ... .. • .. • . Mr. J . A. 'f horpe. A :U.t·l' J,tznrd (H!tclrosau.·u8 t·arius) ... .. .... .............. ..... ... ... ....... .. . ........ Mr. P . .R. Ped le~·, Calton T errncP. 'l'wo Lizards ( C!fclodus gigas) ............................. ....................... . ........... ) A Lizard ( O•:ummalopltora 0r11ala) ............................... ............................ ~ p S ]["11 I•' 0 M z s A Dt•nrdl'<l Ltzard (Orttmmf<tophora barbata) ... ............................. ......... ... ) " · 1
Jlfr. A. ,f. Ht•uckr.ou, Balliuu. lift·. C'orbctt. Mt·. W . CuthiU.
An Enr-,hdl (lfalioti.•) ( f T •
'J'wc) ll<•lix .............. ) rom Nl'w Gmne<.t ............ ...... .... ................ .... ... ..... Cnptnin ~[unro. A ~mall ~lle<·tiou of L:md rmd 1\[u inl' Shells................................................... ::If r. ,J. F. Brown. Two lll'lix "Jl· from Y ule l~lllnd ... . ..... ..... .... .. .. ........... ... ............... Mr. Hobson. A large Ortopn~ . .. ...... ...... .. . .... ......... .. ........ .. .. .. . . . . . . . E. S. llill, E-.q., C.iU.Z.S. A larg<' anti ~nluablt· collection of Land and Marinl' Shdl" chit>ll• Au,tmlinn (
J,T~'l' OF ~PEC I MJ<~~I-l RECE inm IX ]'}XCII.\. \"(iJl l<'rom :-:;m it h~on iun Insti tu to, America.
t Circus hudsoneusi~. I Falco polyagrua. 1 Accip1ter (uscus. I TinnunculttS sparverius. I Ceryle alcyou. l Rirundo ~p. I Petrochelidmt lusif•·ons. l Tachydncta bicolor. l !'rogue purput·ca. l Cbordoles ltcnryi. l 'elasphorus ntfo.. I ., platycercus. 1 Colaptes rHexico.uus. l , irorntus. l Me1nnerpcs erythrocophnlus. i 'phryropicus varius. I Ptcodes arcticus. I b-lelopelia Jeuooptero. I Zena•dnm carolmin.sis. I cardafellro iuaa. l Chamepelin pnsserinn. I Lophortyx cnliforuica. I Callepepla squamata. I Corms amcnctlnus. I Quiscalus reneus. l ? I ? l .agelnius phwnicens. l Xouieus ? ictcrocephalus l Picicorrus columbriauus. l Porisoreus c:mndensis. I Harporhynobus 1ougicauda. I Cyanurn cristatn. I Cyauocyttn californica. I turuelln mngna. l Crotophagn nni (!/OIIIl!Jl· I Collurio lu-do,oicianns. l Tyra.nnus c:trolinensis. I , ' 'Ociferaus? 1 Mimus polyglottis. I Dendtwc.1 pctutsylvnnica. 1 black burn ire. I coronat:1. l mMu1os.-.. I pinus. I ,·irons. I restivn. I crerulescens. 1 , striat-a. l lllinoletta vnrio.. t Poliopti lll coorulea. l Geothl,YPis tricha. 1 Minoilioct.es pusillus. l Helmintha pcrcgrina. I Yireo oliva.scens. I ., swaiusoui. I Neocorys sprogsi. l euirus au•·oeapillus. l Setopbagtt. ruticilla. :; Melothrus pecoris. 1 C:alatnOS]tlnga bicolor.
I ]>Jectrnphnnes nh-ialis. I ., lappllnicn. I ornatus J , ma.ccourni. I Pa.'ll:lcrilla iliaca.. I l't1$ericulus al.'lndxu·iJls. I Spizcllu tMnticolor. 1 ., arizons. l Chrysomitris pinus. I l\ielospiza Jincoln.ii. I po.lustrire. 1 , melot.lia. I Cnrpodacus pur;mreus. 2 Dlllychonyx ongovorus. I Cynnost>izn cyanea. I .Juuco hycmalis. J Centronix hairclii. I Zonotrichia nlbicollis. I ,, leucophry11. I 1\l<l'COtcs grru:nincus. J Ampclis cedrorum. I A1nm0<1romus caudaoutus. 1 , maritimus. l Chondesles granunnca. 1 llctlemc1es •nelo.nocephalns. 1 , ludo,·icio.na. 1 Pipilo mcgalonyx. l Pyrrhuln sinuata. 1 CarJ.utalis ,·ir¥iuiauu~. l J..eucosticta gnsenucba. l Agelaius phrouiceua. I Loxia o.me~icana. l , lcucoptcra. I Icterus Baltimore. l [cteria ,.;ridis. I Sialia arctica. I Pyra.ugn resti ''a. I . , ludo,•icinnus. I ? I ? l l!:remophila coruuta. 1 .. alpestris. 1 Parrn ~ymuosterua. 1 J3u torotdcs viresccns. 1 Triugoides macularius. 1 , pusillus. l Tring:~ mn•·•tima. I ., SQlibl.rins. 2 1'ot:\uu~ mclauoleucus. I , fla\oipes. I Actitis bartramius. I (Gamhutta) fla,·ipes. 2 Symphcmia scnupalmat~•. 1 Macrorhamphns griseus. I Limosa huclsonica. I Num(lllitlS lougirostris. I Sterna fo1'8tcri. l , fussipes. l ;Eginlitis ,·ociferus. I Scolopax wilsoui. l Ch:~radrius sp.
From Captain Broun, 'l'iarun, New Zealand. A Collection of New Zenlru1d Spiders.
ll'rom Rev. S. J. \Vhitmee. 1 Halcyon rccunoirostris. t Pctrrocn pusilla. l Ptilouopus "I'· 2 Cot·yvhill us fri ngillnceua. 1 PblegrenM stairii. l Eudynnmys taitensis. l Ianthrunas vitiensis. 1 Ortygomotm quadristrigat..,. 1 Aplonis bre,•irostris. 1 0 ygis cnnilida.
\fyzomcla nigriventris. 1 Auou~ cincrcus.
From Captain llutton. Otago ·Museum, Kew Zealand.
I Harpa novre-1.calamlire. 4 Circus approximruts. 2 Porphyrto :mclanotus. 6 Ocydromus austrnJis. 2 0 raculn pn ne tat.'\. I , brcviro~tris.
, carbo. 'l Botaurus poidlloptera. I F uligula novt~·zolandtre. 1 Rhynchasl?is rhyucbotis. 1 Elymenolntmus malacorhyucbus. •J. -UlM chlorotis. I .\.na.~ Sll[l<lrciliosa. Z Casarca variegatu. l Puffinns griscns. I N estor notnl,i!is. 1 ';triugops hllbroptilaa.
A ~keletnn of n Moa (Dinorui.~ cras.~u.<). 4 Plntycercu• uovre.zealauilire. 4 ., nu riccps. 4 Prosthem:ulera novre-zealandiM. I Ualcyon vagaus. 2 Emlynamys i.~itiunsis. 4 Authomis mclnuurn. 2 Chalci tcs lucithtij, 2 Zostct·op• lateralis. 4 Clitonyx ochroccphnla 3 lllyiomoim macroccphaln. 2 Rhipitlurn fl:•lu::llifera. I .. fuligiuosa. I Phyllorlylcs novre-zenlandue. 2 Stcnm frontalis. 4. llydrocltcliduu nnt:lrctictl. I Pocliccps rutipcctus.
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I l'cn:pblln cmcln I TmnunouhaM •·•·uclu .. HI~., 1 l>ncelo gign•. 4 i>colopnx nustrnliR, I Corvta~ nustrali~. 1 J{nllua pcct.>rnli•. 2 CincloiKlmn punullltn 2 Lohi,·:mdlu• !Cih.,tus.
'l li t IHilyl:tuc.'\ cyanifron• . 2 l'nnuplil<·s lln\·~•ccn~. :! Jl umuphonin tlll'flllntn
l'alrue•·. llunl('r-~t reel. I ~lcnnm •npcrb.'\.. I ·'l'"''lllictu '><'lllllllntn•.
)Jr. Ser,.. :! ll.'lt.l, ~lolo.<u' nusrrnlis.
40 l<'iah CA (20 Apccics). :! ltt·pul..a. :1 ('nhtt.u:(.'t\ .
..lPPENDIX Nu IX.
'1'.-\XJDERl\llST'S D~I'AR1'~1 gN'I'.
I ~'ly 111g Fn~ (Pit ""}ill·' Jloliortjlh<t/ux}. 12 ~·tying l~oxrs nml Vn1givorous Bnt~ fr•uJrt Duke uf
Y nrk I MhuulA. I ln•t:cti"orous J~nl~ fmm lluk<J of York l•luuolti. I Scin•·u~ ilnlicuM. 'l Squil'l'lliK (Sritll'll~ •p. ) 4 ( 'UKCIIS nri~ntnJiR. I \'ul pt~• ~1 lgnriR. I ,. nwlnnogru.t~r. I Didl'lphis t•nncri Hirn. I M ynnc<.'<•phaga tctr.••lnt:tyll\. I Mustdln \ ul~ari~. I Lutra 'ulgan•. I \[ n~t<·lla foinn. I :-1/'hyguru• insi<linsu><. I :1 u•t clln 1mtons. I Echi<lnn I rnchygJo,sus 1:\wc.,l. I f'nfllcn!l dar~ "'•"rrhnus.
I :1 Hml 1 \1.,11111<·•1 ). 11 Fi,;hc•, Juchhllllg 10 :--luu·k~ mul !lay' (~ IClUIIlP<ll. 1\! ll!nmmnl~, Hld•metl :uul cur~<l.
420 Uir.IM, t<kinnt·•l nml cured.
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:1 lldaluu• nricl. I M ncropu• trnw~•J•c•. I l .co lm1·hru·u•. I ~Ius r~ttu~. I llrn!lipus pallidus. I l'h:1ltmgistn fuliginnlln. I l'npio mormon. I ~IAccncuK ucmt.~"~trinn;.. I Cercopithecus ruher. 1 ( 'ut<cu• lll~"·'cnnclntu•. I l'ctrngalc pcunicillnt::>. I TrAguluo j:wanicu•. I lllnrropuH mnjvr. I ( 'crcopithccu• numru •. I llnlmatun•H unl11b.~tus. I 'l'achyglt> u AcUlc!\tu~. I \louk,·~·