CANTERBURY MUSEUM.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1618, 28 April 1879, Page 3

CANTERBURY MUSEUM.

The following contributions were received by the Canterbury Museum during the quarter ending March 31st, 1879 : Mr Thomas Tollorton, farmer, Kilhnchy— Deformed duck, young, with four 1 ‘gs. Mr W. Wilson, Christchurch-—Specimen of brown coal, obtained from his mine, Malvern Hills.

Dr. Meadows, Malvern Hills—Collection of Lepidoptera (50 specimens), collected at San Juan delft Reyno (goldmines)' Brazil. Mr F, H. Meinortzhagen, Waimarama, province of Hawke’s Bay—B birdakins, 4

b it'eifl..is, and 1 elave’t cap mJe of spiders’ web, from tVi'tioa ; 1 sprcitnen of Naultinus p Pctatus, New Zealand ; 1 specimen of narnnepUros (fresh wiU>>r era.' fidi), North Island ; specimen of flexible sandstone, from near Hello, India. Mr J D. Eoys, F G.S., C istle Hill station —Tooth of Elephas indicus, left molar, lower jaw ; 1 adze, mounted, Fiji. Mr Charles Edwards, Lincoln—Diomedoa exulans (L.) Wandering albatross, young, Mrs Marmaduko Dixon, Eyrowell—Old Chinese vase. Tho Canterbury Eleven, presented on their behalf by their Captain, Mr W. F. Neilson—--2 specimens of auriferous quartz from the Black Horse Mine, Egcrton, near Ballarat, from tho 700 ft. level, given by Mr E. E. B'-yant; 1 opecimeti from tho same mine, 900 ft. level ; 6 specimens of auriferous quartz from the Egerton mine, near Ballarat. Mr W. J. Smith, Wanganui, late of South Town Belt, Christchurch—Specimens of fluviatile and marine shells (British) Mr W. H. Rhodes, Leithfield —Specimen of cast of Turitella, from Pareora. Captain Burineistor, German barque Marie, in Lyttelton Harbor—Collection of corals from Mauritius. Mr Edmund Smart, l?nightstown—Collection of marly secretions), Mr E.. W. Tippetts, Christchurch —Specimen of French enamel picture ; 1 specimen of silver repoussee work, 18th century. Mr Michael Jackson, Lake Brunner, West Coast road—2 specimens of Apteryx Owonii, caught on the Taipo. Mr F. H. Moinertzhagen, Waimarama, H. B.—Collection of fresh water and salt water fish.es, fresh water crayfish and Nereids, collected bv himself. Mr William Bailey, Lyttelton—Skin of Arctocephalus cinereus, grey Australian fur seal, Auckland Islands. Dr. Bullor, C.M.G., Wellington—Skin of Ocydromus Earli, wood hen, North Island. Christchurch Acclimatisation Society—Skin of Tetrao cupido, prairie hen ; one of Entomyza cyanotlis, blue-faced honey eater, Australia Mr W. Theakston, Christchurch—Old map of ancient London in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Master Heinrich von Haast —Cbilectioh of plants made during December, 1878, and January, 1879, in tho Upper Waimakariri. Acclimatisation Society, Christchurch Four specimens of prairie hen, Tetrao cupido. Mr Robert Gillies, P.L.S., Dunedin—Collection of fishes, crustaceans, star fishes; specimen of Eudyptes vittata (Finsch), great brown penguin y one specimen of Pinnoctopus cordiformis, cuttlefish, all obtained at Brighton, Otago. Mr R. M. Cotton, Lake Coleridge-Col-lection of rocks and fossils from the itarper river. Mr W. Sparks, jun., Christchurch—Crystals of Augite and crystals of Aragonite, from Banks’ Peninsula. Mr D. A. Bowman, of tho Q-oorgia Christy Minstrels Two specimens of crystahsed copper from the Calumet and Hockley mines on Lake Superior diggings, United States of America. Mr E. O. Maxwell, Racecourse HillSpecimen of Alpheus Novrn Zealandia, Northern Island. Mr J. M. Manee, Bealey—Collection of Coleoptera and one specimen of Pharma Hookeri. Miss Rosa Budden, Christchurch—Specimen of Chione Camellata, Tasmania. Mr Robt. Hill, Christchurch—Specimen of Geotria Chilenses, Lamprey. Mr John Wood, master of hopper Sumner, Lyttelton Harbor —Specimens of Hemiplax hirtipes and Barnea similis, dredged in Lyttelton harbor. Mr Michael Jackson, Lake Brunner Postoffice, Westland road Skin of Apteryx Owenii,