46 MUSEUMS. 
The Romano-British Collection on exhibition has been 
augmented by some important casts of representative examples of 
Romano-British Sculpture, prepared under the authority of the 
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. 
The Local History Gallery continues to develop, and questions 
of space are becoming urgent. The collection now contains many 
remarkable and valuable objects illustrative of the past history of 
the City. 
Considerable additions have been made to the Ceramic exhibits. 
In the section of Liverpool Pottery, exhibited in the Local History 
Gallery, several very important pieces have been added. 
Mr. Ridyard has continued his donations of West African 
Ethnological specimens, and these, together with others received 
from other sources, have further enriched the Melanian Section 
of the Museums. 
The Natural History collections on exhibition have been 
increased by some interesting additions. The Giraffe, which was 
acquired some years ago, has now been mounted. Other 
acquisitions to the Mammal Gallery include the somewhat rare 
Ecuador Bassaricyon and an interesting albino Badger. A number 
of Monkeys and some of the Dolphins have been remounted, and 
the large Tiger group has been renovated and cleaned. Among 
the acquisitions for the year is an Arabian Camel, and both the 
skin and skeleton have been prepared for mounting. 
In the Bird Galleries progress has been made with one of the 
introductory cases to the General Collection by the preparation 
and placing cn exhibition of over seventy specimens designed to 
illustrate, by comparison, the various modifications of the beaks, 
feathers and feet of the Birds of the World. This case is to be 
supplemented in other ways, and will be of a highly instructive 
character. Another highly educational case, added during the 
year to the British Bird Gallery, is a collection designed to 
facilitate the comparative study of Birds’ Eggs. Several new 
