10 REPORT OF THE 



space, to render the Collection more attractive to the Visitors 

 and more useful to the Student. 



The Council notice with pleasure the great progress that 

 has been made in the arrangement of the general Collection of 

 Foreign Birds. About 1100 species, including the British 

 Collection, are now named, and although great difficulty may 

 perhaps present itself in naming the remaining species, about 

 120 in number, owing to the want of works of reference in the 

 Society's Library, yet the Curator of Foreign Ornithology, 

 using the means within his power, and aided by the assistance 

 of scientific friends, is not without hope of accomplishing this 

 object. 



To the Collection of British Birds there have been no 

 additions that require particular notice. In the room dedicated 

 to the Rudstone Collection the Council have directed a tablet 

 to be erected in honor of the generous donor. The Council are 

 also desirous of taking an early opportunity of adding to the 

 pleasing effect of that Collection by making the glazing of the 

 cases uniform. 



Since the last report the valuable series of British Insects, 

 presented by the executors of the late Rev. G. P. Rudd, has 

 been incorporated with the Society's Collection by Mr. Meynell. 

 A large number of species has been named by him, and a 

 marked Catalogue of the British Coleoptera has been provided 

 by the Rev. W. Hey, the Curator of that department. 



The Collection of Insects, however, is still very deficient in 

 Lepidoptera ; none of which were among the specimens received 

 by the Society from Mr. Rudd's executors. 



The cabinet of Foreign Entomology has been carefully ex- 

 amined and put into good condition. 



In the Antiquarian department the donations have not been 

 numerous. A few Coins have been added to the cabinet, none 

 of which require any particular notice. The Society is indebted 

 to the Yorkshire Antiquarian Club for some further additions 

 to the British and Saxon remains in the Museum, the result of 

 excavations at Acklam and other localities in Yorkshire. A 

 very interesting addition to the Roman Antiquities was made 

 in the early part of the year, by the purchase of a large stone 



