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these specimens, the drawers in the bases of the new 

 bird cases have been utilised. 



To the authorities of the Clifton Zoological Gardens, 

 the Museum is indebted for the body of a Condor in 

 perfect plumage. This has been mounted and added to 

 the exhibited series. 



Early in the year, by the kindness of Mr. R. I. Pocock, 

 of the London Zoological Gardens, the Museum was 

 enabled to acquire a specimen of the Giant Tortoise of 

 the Aldabra Island near Madagascar. The specimen is 

 set up in natural surroundings, and amongst vegetation 

 peculiar to the island. For the latter, the Museum is 

 indebted to the authorities of the Royal Gardens, Kew. 



To the kindness of Lieut. Col. D. Mills, R.E., the 

 Museum owes a case of Green Lizards from Jersey. 



The Collection includes eight specimens mounted 

 by Sinel of Jersey, in life-like attitudes, and amongst 

 rocks and herbage, which form a faithful copy of the 

 natural surroundings. The lizards have a further interest 

 as they have been chosen to represent the varietal 

 development of the species in the Channel Islands. To 

 the collection of Ophidia has been added an enlarged 

 model of the dissected head of a viper showing the 

 poison fangs, and their relation to the poison glands. 



The fish series has been increased by the addition 

 of a Barbel from the Downside Abbey collections, a 

 large example of the Common Carp caught at Pensford 

 by Mr. R. D. Frost ; an example of Muraena caught in 

 300 fathoms, east of Cape Ghir, Africa ; a young Angler- 

 fish caught in the river Avon, and delivered alive at the 

 Museum ; and enlarged dissected models of an Electric 

 Ray and Amphioxus. 



The Electric Ray was modelled from a specimen 

 caught on the Jersey coast, and shows the electric 



