4 MUSEUMS. 



The Museums are closed on Sundays and Fridays (except the 

 Fridays of Whit-, Easter- and Christmas-Weeks) throughout the 

 year, as well as on Christmas Tiaj, and days of Public Fast and 

 Thanksgiving. 



The Museums were represented by the Director at the British 

 Association, which met under the Presidency of Sir Michael Foster, 

 F.Pi.S., at Dover, and also at the meeting of the Museums Association 

 at Brighton, under the presidency of H. Willet, Esq., F.G.S. 



Parts 1 and 2 of Volume II. of the Bulletin of the Liverpool 

 Museums were issued on the 18th May and the 30th September 

 respectively. Part 1 contains preliminary inscriptions of the now 

 species obtained by the Sokotran Expedition, (a) The new Birds 

 are described by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant and the Director, (b) the new 

 Reptiles by Mr. Boulenger, F.R.S.,(7-) the new Scorpions, Centipedes. 

 and Millepedes by Mr. Pocock, (d) the new Butterflies by Mr. Ogilvie- 

 Grant, and (e) the new Land Shells by Mr. Edgar Smith. A note on 

 cast metal work from Benin and the Catalogue of the Coracice complete 

 its contents. Part 2 contains descriptions of further new species from 

 Sokotra (a) new Moths by Sir G. Hampson, Bart. ; (b) new Spiders by 

 Mr. Pocock; (c) new Orthoptera by Mr. Burr; and (d) new 

 Hemijitera by Mr. Kirkaldy. In addition there is a note on three 

 rare and not hitherto figured species of Zosterops in the Derby 

 Collection by Mr. Robinson, illustrated by a coloured plate: a list 

 of the birds of the Antarctic Regions by the Director; and the 

 Catalogue of the Cham dri formes in the Derby Collection. 



The 3rd and 4th numbers completing Volume II., will be issued 

 as one part early in January. 



The Science Cabinets have, after reorganisation, again been distri- 

 buted to the different Elementary Schools in the City. Two of these 

 Cabinets were sent to the English Education Exhibition held in 

 December, at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London, 

 and their educational value was greatly appreciated. 



The applications for the series of Technical Appliances on loan 

 from the Museum have been well maintained, especially lanterns 



