TLhe jfauna anb fiova of Essey, 



As Illustrated in the 

 Essex Museum of Natural History. 



I have great pleasure in announcing that the Essex Museum 

 of Natural History has now been furnished with four blocks of 

 handsome Cabinets intended to contain a County series of 

 Insects, Mollusca, and Crustacea. Several new Wall-cases have 

 been made so as to suitably accommodate the Collection of 

 British Mammalia, which has lately received numerous additions, 

 including models (the work of Sherrin Bros.) of the Essex 

 Cetacea. We have also constructed eight Herbaria Cabinets, to 

 house the series of specimens of Flowering Plants, Mosses, Algae 

 Lichens, &c. More space can now be allotted to the collection 

 illustrating the works of Early Man, and this is also being re- 

 arranged. Work on these collections will now be taken in hand, 

 and it is hoped that they will prove helpful to students, and will 

 lead to a greater interest being taken in the Essex Fauna and 

 Flora. To aid in this work we are acquiring some of the best 

 Faunistic books on British Natural History, which will be 

 available for consultation in the Museum itself. 



I need not point out to my fellow Members and friends the 

 great difficulty often experienced in obtaining authentic specimens 

 from a limited district. I should highly esteem any aid that 

 County and London Collectors could afford. Localised 

 specimens of Essex Birds, Fish and Mammals, Insects of all 

 orders, Land and Freshwater and Marine Shells, Plants, etc., if 

 in good condition, will be of the greatest assistance, and donors 

 will have the satisfaction of knowing that their specimens will 

 be properly preserved, and will be available for study in the future. 



Birds, Fish and Mammals in the flesh may be forwarded 

 direct to the Taxidermists, Messrs. Sherrin Bros., 38, Fielding 

 Road, Chiswick, London, W. A post card should precede the 

 specimens. Carriage may be charged forward. 



William Cole, 



Hon. Secretary and Curator. 

 Essex Museum of Nat. Hist., 

 Romford Road, 



Stratford, Essex. 

 January, 1906. 



