GREENOCK PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. 



Suininari' of IRcpovt ot Comintttce of /IDuseum au& 

 Xectuve IFDall, 



For Yeap ending 31st Deoember, 1890. 



During the year the Committee have, to the full extent of the 

 funds at their disposal, added to the number of specimens. Money 

 spent in this way has been almost entirely on birds, some expenditure 

 has also been made for furniture and fittings. 



The collection of British birds again calls for special notice, as 

 it is now almost complete, comprising as it does 365 specimens. In 

 every case there has been placed a printed card with the names of 

 all the birds and the order, and stating under what conditions they 

 are called British — whether indigenous, introduced, migratory, or 

 as occasional visitors. In this way a great deal of ornithological 

 information is afforded to any one who consults these cards, labels, 

 and specimens. 



In a small separate case there have been mounted ^;^ American 

 Warblers, the handsome gift of Mr. W. E. D. Scott, ornithologist, 

 of New York, received through the good offices of Mr. George R. 

 Macdougall. Full printed descriptions are attached to each. 



All the arranging, extracting of information, and printing, is the 

 work of the Curator. 



The collection of British Mammals has been considerably 

 increased during the year. 



Notable among the gifts received at the Museum is a large 

 granite slab engraved with Egyptian figures. This was forwarded by 

 the Committee of the Egypt Exploration Fund, and came here owing 

 to the generosity of Mr. John Scott, C.B. It is fully described in an 

 article written by Mr. T. L. Patterson, a copy of which is placed for 

 reference beside the stone. 



