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CURATORS REPORT: 
THE decided increase in the number of donations to the Society’s 
Natural History Collections during the past year is highly satisfactory. 
SuURGEON-CoL. ARCHER’S generous gift of the collection of Land, Fresh- 
water, and Marine Shells is a most valuable one. It embraces nearly all the 
known British species, including many that are rare; also extensive series of 
the majority of species, but more especially so of the variable species of the 
Genus Helix, As the nomenclature and the classification of the Mollusca 
has considerably changed since the collection was last arranged, it will need 
careful revision and reclassification. The collection was chiefly made by 
Cot. ARCHER’S late brother, Mr, F. ARCHER, of Liverpool, who, as an 
accomplished Naturalist and Archzeologist, was well known to many of the 
leading Scientists of this Society. He showed the keenest possible interest 
in the welfare of our Museum, and at its commencement made many valuable 
suggestions to your Curator with reference to the formation and preparation 
of various collections; the valued gift is, therefore, a pleasant tribute to his 
memory. 
Of the Kingsley Memorial Prize Collections, DR. HERBERT DOBIE’S 
collection of Lepidoptera taken at the electric lamps has added many species 
new to our collection, which are of interest, either for their rarity or for the 
long distances which many of them had apparently been attracted from their 
native habitats. Mr. J. ARKLE and MR, GEO. O. Day have also con- 
tributed several rare Lepidopterous Insects, and your Curator takes this 
opportunity of expressing his indebtedness to them; as also to DR. HERBERT 
Dosik for the unfailing interest he has continuously shown in bringing 
together a representative collection of the Lepidopterous Fauna of the 
Society’s district. Mr. E. W, W. BowEL1’s gift of Lepidoptera is a most 
extensive one ; but in the absence, at the present moment, of data to certain 
species, your Curator withholds further comment. 
The acquisition of the Human Skeleton from the boulder-clay at Saltney, 
together with the objects found associated with it, is of great scientific interest ; 
and our best thanks are due to MR. MORTON BROWNE, both for his 
generous gift of the skeleton and for the courtesy he at all times extended 
to your Curator in allowing him to thoroughly investigate the scene of the 
discovery, 
Mr, R. J. SmirH has rendered valuable assistance in procuring 
materials for certain Biological research work, for which, and also for his 
willingness at all times to procure both specimens and material, your Curator 
tenders sincere thanks. 
Messrs. CHAS. OLDHAM and T, A. COWARD have helped us in 
many ways, and have promised their further support in procuring Zoological 
specimens, 
