Birds.— The classification adopted is that of 

 Mr. Howard Saunders, as given in his Biitish Birds. 

 Card-maps showing the distribution of about loo species 

 have been provided. A copy of Dr. W. H. Dobie's Paper 

 on the Birds of the District I" Birds of West Cheshire, 

 Denbighshire, and Flintshire'' C.S.N.S., Pro. No. IV., 

 p. 282, 1894] has been printed on buff paper, mounted on 

 card, and the records of each species separated. These 

 have been placed alongside the species to which they refer, 

 so that a ver>' good idea may be obtained of the entire 

 distribution, as well as the local distribution of each species. 

 Since the last Report Life-histories of the following have 

 been prepared :—Mistle Thrush, Sheld-Duck, Lapwing, 

 Dabchick or Little Grebe, Rook, Kestrel, Roseate, and 

 Arctic Terns. 



Reptii^es and Batrachians.— These are mounted on 

 the most approved system. A few species are yet necessary 

 to complete the series. 



Fish.— These are so poorly represented that little 

 attempt has been made at classification. 



MOLLUSCA.— There are two series of these ; one 

 arranged in the Cabinet, the other in the Table Cases. 



POLYZOA.— Very little has been added to this collection 

 of recent years, except a few photographs of the living 

 animals by Dr. Stolterfoth. 



Insects.— The life-histories are classified in the table 

 cases, and are found to be much more instructive to the 

 general public than the more complete series of the imago 

 only. These latter are arranged in Cabinets for the use of 

 students, but can always be seen on application to the 

 Curator or the attendants. The Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, 

 Hy77ie7ioptera, Heniiptcra-Heteroptera, and Homoptera, are 

 well represented, but much remains to be done with the 

 other Orders. 



The remaining Invertebrates are all arranged in Table 

 Cases ; one of the latter is devoted to a magnificent series 



