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month was examined into, in order to ascertain whether they had at any time been preserved in salt-and-alum solution.

Mr. R. Ridgway requested information regarding the distribution of the Black Rat on the Atlantic coast of the United States.

A report was made upon a letter from the Marquis Doria, containing the important offer of a skin of [[underline]]Lophiomys[[/underline]].  A report was also made to Mr. E. W. Ashford regarding a squirrel's nest presented by him.

Some features of the exhibition and storage systems were explained