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[[paragraph symbol]] Mr. Simpson, of the [[strikethrough]]D[[/strikethrough]] department of Mollusks, joined Mr. J. C. Henderson jr. on an expedition to the [[strikethrough]]West Coast [[/strikethrough]] west coast of Florida, which proved fruitful in results. A series of the specimens collected, so far as they might be useful to the Museum, was presented by Mr. Henderson.
[[paragraph symbol]] Two large series of Japanese Mollusks have been received during the year. [[strikethrough]]which [[/strikethrough]] These accessions greatly enrich[[strikethrough]]es[[/strikethrough]] that department of the collection, each containing several rarities which were not comprised in the other. One of these was the gift of the Rev. H. Loomis of Yokohama and the other was received in exchange for other specimens sent to Frederick Stearns esq. of Detroit.