MUSEUMS. 47 
groups have been added to complete the British Series mounted 
with natural surroundings, and the much needed Handbook and 
Guide to the British Birds on exhibition is now on sale in the 
Museums. 
A number of replicas of Fishes in plaster have been cast, 
painted and added to the collections, and several wax models to 
illustrate small organisms have been prepared. 
All the collections of Mammal and Bird Skins in the Study 
Cabinets have been kept in proper conservation. 
The acquisition list for the year is a large one, over 4,000 
specimens having been added to the collections. Perhaps the most 
important of these acquisitions is the large collection of Pre-Spanish 
Conquest Antiquities, collected by Dr. Gann in British Central 
Honduras, during 20 years’ residence. They embrace many 
unique specimens in pottery, flint and stone, some of which are 
engraved in characters. It is hoped as soon as the necessary cases 
are provided to display this collection in a manner worthy of its 
importance. 
2.—ACQUISITIONS. 
A. LORD DERBY MUSEUM. 
INVERTEBRATES— 
Ccelenterata. 
Presented : 
Some fragments of Coral from the Nubian Coast, by Major 
Lyster, Enfield House, Endbutt Lane, Great Crosby. 
Sea Fan Coral from Barbadoes, West Indies, by Mr. Arthur F. 
Cummins, 25, Setton Street, Walton. 
Purchased : 
Enlarged model of Coral (Corallium rubrum). 
Echinodermata. 
Presented: 
Sea Urchin (Zchinus miliaris) from the Isle of Man, by Mr. P. 
Entwistle, Deputy Curator of Museums. 
