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of work, the cases are occupied at present by repre- 

 sentative series of the more typical forms, and by a part 

 of the molluscan series. 



The welcome assistance of a Grant-in-Aid, to which 

 reference has already been made, rendered possible the 

 formation of the valuable teaching series illustrating the 

 main details of structure and relationship of theHexapoda 

 or Insecta. This work was carried out with remarkable 

 skill and care by Messrs. Bastin Bros., of Reading, 

 under the direction of the Curator. Two special floor 

 cases illustrating the mode of growth of sponges and 

 alcyonarians have been set up, two floor cases in which 

 are exhibited a typical series of reef forming corals, rare 

 types of mollusca, and one in which have been mounted 

 fine examples of the sponges known as "Neptune's Cup" 

 and " Venus Flower-basket." 



A collection of dried examples of Echinoidea and 

 Crustacea have been mounted upon loose sand. 



The whole store series of invertebrates is now in 

 process of examination and of division into reserve 

 collections and duplicates, and considerable progress 

 has been made with the work. 



Vertebrate Zoology. 



Several valuable additions have been added to the 

 cases, the chief amongst them being a fine Colubus 

 monkey, the mounted skin of the lioness Princess 

 May, formerly living in the Clifton Zoological Gardens, 

 a Rocky Mountain Goat, Racoon, Marten -Cat, and 

 White-tailed Eagle, and the living examples of 

 Polypterus and Protopterus already mentioned. 



In adding the lioness Princess May to the lion case, 

 opportunity was taken of reconstructing the rock-work 

 and general setting of the case. 



