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Nile, and six exotic species have been purchased, making a total 

 of one hundred specimens. Twenty new Canadian birds have 

 been added, some of which are new to our series. The new 

 British and exotic species have been named as far as possible, 

 and have been arranged in a temporary manner until proper 

 cases are provided for their reception. 



Eeptiles. — Dr. Gunther, of the British Museum, has kindly 

 given thirty -five species of exotic reptiles ; seven have been 

 acquired by purchase ; and Mr. Yining has given two Geckos 

 from Jamaica. This portion of the collection has more than 

 doubled during the past year. With the exception of about 

 half the exotic snakes, all the specimens have been labelled and 

 arranged. 



Fishes. — Mr. Leeming's donation above referred to consisted 

 of twelve species from the Portland coast ; Mr. Morland gave 

 the head of a Tunny caught at Gaspe ; Dr. Gunther seven 

 species of exotic fishes ; and other donors six specimens of Cana- 

 dian fresh-water fishes. A specimen of the rare Port Jackson 

 Shark, and four species from the Pacific Ocean have been pur- 

 chased. 



Invertebrates. — Thirty species of shells, principally fine 

 cones, have been presented by Mr. B. M. Wright. A collection 

 of beetles and butterflies from Jamaica was given by Mr. 

 Yining, and some of the rarer Canadian moths by Mr. Powler. 

 The insect cabinet has been re-arranged. Seventeen species of 

 Crustacea (from Dr. Dawson and Mr. Wright), three of corals 

 and five of Echinodermata, have been received during the year. 



Botany. — In this department a set of specimens of the woods 

 of New Zealand has been presented by Mr. Wright, and a 

 beautiful specimen of the fibre of the lace-bark tree of Jamaica 

 by Mr. Yining. In the Aquarian room a space has been set 

 apart for the illustration of structural botany and botanical 

 economics after the plan adopted by the British Museum. 



Geology. — About one hundred and thirty species of fossils 

 have been added during the past session, mainly through the 

 kindness of Mr. Henry Woodward, Mr. Wright and Mr. Mason. 

 These have been mounted on tablets, labelled, and arranged in 

 their respective places in the Museum. Sixty-six fine specimens 

 of rare exotic minerals have been presented by Mr. Wright ■ 

 these are named, and have been provisionally placed in one of 

 the cases in the gallery. 



