18 MUSEUMS. 



*(Centronotus giinellus) ; King Crab *{Limulus pohiphemus) ; Sea 

 Anemones: Plumose Anemone * (Actinoloba dianthus) ; Beadlet *{Actinia 

 mesemhryanthemum) ; *Cave-dwelling Anemone (^Sagartia troglodytes) ; 

 Parasitic Anemone *{Sagartia parasitica) ; * Opelet Anemone * (Anthea 

 cereus)- Five-armed Star-fish (Uraster rubens). Bullhead *{Cottus huhalis) ; 

 Sole (Solea vulgaris) ; Plaice, *(Pleuronedes platessa) ; Lesser Weever, 



* (Trachinus vipera); Vogge * iAgo7ms cataphr-actus) ; Conger Eel * (Cow^rcr 

 vulgaris) ; Common Toad * (Bufo vulgaris) ; Water Newt * {Triton 

 cristata) ; Green Lizard * (Lacerta vivid is) ; West African Crocodile 



* [Mtcistops cataphractus) ; Spotted Salamander * (Salamandra maculosa) 

 American Salamander *(AmbIy stoma Carolina); Menopoma * (Cryptobranchns 

 alleghanyensis). This specimen has now been alive in the Aquarium 

 for fourteen years. 



B.— MAYER MUSEUM. 



The chief event of the year in this Museum has been the completion 

 of the Ethnographical Gallery, which now occupies the basement rooms 

 of the building. The gallery was opened on June the 19th by the Lord 

 Mayor, who was accompanied by the Chairman of the Museum and 

 Library Committee (Sir W. B. Forwood), the Chairman (Mr. W. H. 

 Picton) and Members of the Museum Sub-Committee, as well as by a large 

 number of the Aldermen and Councillors, and many prominent citizens. 

 Since its opening it has been visited very largely, the general public 

 evidently taking a greater interest in the objects on exhibition here than 

 in many other sections of the Museums. Many Anthropologists have 

 also inspected the collection, among whom may be mentioned Professor 

 Haddon (of Dublin), Professor Rein (of Bonn), Professor Valdemar 

 Schmidt (of Copenhagen), Professor Saville (of New York), and Mr. 

 Arthur Evans (of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). The Assistant 

 Curator, Mr. P. Entwistle, has been constantly employed in labelling 

 specimens and in adding explanatory drawings and photographs, which 

 add greatly to their interest and value. The addition of these photo- 

 graphs and drawings will be continued as rapidly as they can be 

 obtained or made, till, as the Director hopes, there is no object which 

 shall require other information for its elucidation than is found close to it. 



