MUSEUMS. 31 



Jan. 31st. — " The Pouched Mammals of Australia," I 

 Feb. 7th.—" The Pouched Mammals of Australia," II. 

 Feb. 14th. — " Peculiar Birds and Reptiles." 



A course of three Lectures on " The Carboniferous Period, or the 

 time when our Coal was made," was given by the Assistant in the Derby 

 Museum, Mr. W. S. Laverock, M.A., B. Sc, as follows :— 

 Feb. 21st.— « The Rocks of the Carboniferous Period." 

 Feb. 28th. — " The Animals of the Carboniferous Period." 

 March 7th.—-' The Plants of the Carboniferous Period." 



A course of three Lectures on " The Mortuary Customs of the American 

 Indians " was given by the Assistant Curator of the Mayer Museum, 

 Mr. P. Entwistle, as follows : — 

 March 14th.— " Pit Burials." 

 March 21st.—" Canoe and other Burials." 

 March 28th.— " Tree and Scaffold Burials." 



A course of four Lectures on " The Fish-like Mammals " was given 

 by the Assistant Curator of the Derby Museum, Mr. Joseph A. 

 Clubb, M. Sc, as follows :— 

 Oct, 10th.—" Seals and their Capture." I. 

 Oct. 17th.—- 1 Seals and their Capture." II. 

 Oct, 24th— " Whales and their Capture." I. 

 Oct. 31st. — '• Whales and their Capture." II. 



A course of four Lectures on " Common Wild Flowers " was oiven 

 by the Assistant in the Derby Museum, Mr. W. S. Laverock, M.A., B.Sc, 

 as follows : — 



Nov. 7th.—- The Pea and the Clover." I. 

 Nov. 14th.— "The Pea and the Clover." II. 

 Nov. 21st.— 'The Scottish Blue-bell." 

 Nov. 28th.—- The English Blue-bell." 



A. DERBY MUSEUM. 



The Entrance Hall and Galleries. 



(British Collections.) 



The work of tilling up the blanks in the series has been continued, 



but much still remains to be done, both in this respect and in the effeclive 



labelling of the specimens. The value of these cullection> is evidenced 



