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by the way in which school children avail themselves of holidays to 

 voluntarily visit our Museums — the fact of the occurrence of a school 

 holiday being- of late always unmistakeably indicated by the invasion 

 of the Museums by school children, who evince a growing interest in 

 the exhibits. 



(6) Conservation, 



All the collections on exhibition have been periodically examined, 

 dusted and kept free from moth or other pest. The store cabinets 

 and tanks, containing specimens preserved in fluid, have also been 

 systematically gone over for the purpose of renewing the spirit or 

 other preservative. The store cabinets have also had constant 

 attention, the entomological collections especially requiring frequent 

 examination. 



(c) Loans. 



The following loans of Museum specimens for purposes of study 

 were made during the year : — 



Nine specimens of two species of Sokotran birds were lent to the 

 Director of the Natural History Museum, Vienna. 



Eighty-two specimens of species of Lanius, and the type specimen 

 of Oriyx pectoralis were lent to Dr. Dowdier Sharpe, British Museum. 



Nine specimens of species of Tiirdm were lent to E. Hartert, Esq., 

 Tring Museum. 



The type specimens of CHthagra rendelli 3 and 2 . were lent to 

 Prof. Eeichnow, Berlin. 



uh Presents. 



During the year the Museum Collections have been enriched by 

 a large number of presentations, of which the following deserve 

 special mention : — 



Specimens of a Sun-fish {Orthagoiiscm mola) and a Porbeagle Shark 

 (Lanma coiiiubica) taken by trawlers off the coast of Ireland, were 

 presented by Messrs. Harley and Miller, St. John's Market, 

 Liverpool. 



