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CURATORS" REPORT: 
AT first sight there appears to be a great falling off in the number of 
additions to our Museum as compared with those figures given in the 
previous Report (1899-1900), where it will be seen that the number of 
specimens acquired during that year reached to 9,810; whereas this year we 
have added 2,979, which shows a decrease of over 6,000 specimens. On 
the other hand, however, it is gratifying to find that the number of species 
added to the collections during the past year exceeds those of last year by 
about 350, which is a very important item, and shows that our collections 
in the various departments of Natural History are steadily increasing year 
by year. 
Out of the grand total Mr. T. A, CowArp has contributed *1,106 
species, which includes his late Father’s collection of Fossils and Minerals ; 
and also his own magnificent collection of Local Eggs, amounting to 106 
distinct species. Besides these, MR. COWARD and Mr. CHARLES OLDHAM 
have jointly presented four species of Birds, which are unique in the records 
for Cheshire ; they are :— 
(1) The Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia, LIN.) 
(2) Black-winged Stilt (Wimantopus candidus, BON.) 
(3) Slavonian Grebe (Podicipes auritus, LIN.) 
(4) Bearded Titmouse (Panurus biarmicus, LIN.) 
Mr. OLDHAM has also been revising the Molluscan Fauna of our 
district, and has added several species new to our collection. He has 
also kindly offered to overhaul our series and extend the collection as far as 
lies in his power. 
Many important additions have been made to the collection of 
Lepidoptera, including several species new to the Society’s district, to which 
Messrs. J. ARKLE, N. F. BARNES, A. D, PITCAIRN CAMPBELL, DR, HERBERT 
Dosikz, J. HENRY Stock, M.P., the MissEs STEELE PERKINS, and your 
Curator, have contributed. The names of the more interesting species will 
be found in the Report of the Secretary of the Zoological Section. 
Dr. HERBERT DoBIE and Mr. GEORGE HERBERT STOLTERFOTH have 
each contributed a specimen of the interesting Musk Beetle, Avromia 
moschata, an insect of great rarity in the Society’s district, and is now for the 
first time added to our collection. 
The acquisition of Mr. CowARp’s collection of Eggs will necessitate 
the purchase of a suitable Cabinet for their display, and this may also be said 
of the important collection of Shells which was last year presented by 
SurG.-CoL. ARCHER. This will mean a serious outlay, and will draw 
considerably on the funds of the Society during the next financial year. 
* These figures are approximate. 
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