ments which they occupied gave reason to apprehend. A 

 provisional arrangement of such parts of the Collection as are 

 most interesting to the public has been made, as far, at least, 

 as the extent of the present accommodation permitted ; the 

 room has been opened to the public without further payment, 

 and it is confidently hoped that this additional attraction will 

 be the means of increasing the number of Visitors to the 

 Gardens. The Council intend proceeding with the adapta- 

 tion of the old Camivora House to the purposes of a Mu- 

 seum, and hope that the additional accommodation thus gained 

 will be sufficient for the present wants of the Society. 



Donations to the Museum. 



The following is a list of the principal Donations since the 



last Anniversary : — 



A Collection in spirit, containing four Lizards and one Frog, 

 from South Africa, apparently new to the Society's Col- 

 lection (among which is a young Zonurus born in confine- 

 ment), presented by the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, 

 President. 



Fifteen Bird Skins, collected from various parts of the world, 

 during the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, presented by Capt. 

 Sir Edward Belcher, R.N. 



A Presei-ved Specimen of the Cassowary, presented by Her 

 Majesty. 



Seventeen Bottles, containing many valuable specimens in 

 spirit, from South Australia, presented by the late J. B. 

 Harvey, Esq., Corresponding Member. 



A Collection of Skins, containing six Quadrupeds, fifty-four 

 Birds and one Lizai'd, from Van Diemen's Land, presented 

 by Lieut. Breton, R.N., Corresponding Member. 



Two Skins of Mammalia, forty-two Skins of Birds, and two 

 Heads of Antelopes, from the Himalaya Mountains, pre- 

 sented by Walter Ewer, Esq., F.Z.S. 



Eighteen Bird Skins, from Sultanpoa, some of which are ap- 

 parently new to the Society's Collection, presented by the 

 Rev. Fred. W. Hope, F.Z.S. 



One Pteropus, one Snake, ninety-six Fishes, two Tortoises, 

 one Crab and four nests of the Weaver Bird ; also a large 



