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to be the tenth specimen ever taken in England (recorded in 
Barrett’s “ British Lepidoptera,” Vol. IV, 1897, p. 302). 
Another gift which demands special mention is the fine 
series of British beetles, with admirable data, presented by 
Horace St. J. Donisthorpe, Esq., F.E.S. It is hoped that the 
printed labels will be supplied at no distant date. 
ADDITIONS TO THE HOPE LIBRARY IN 1903. 
A considerable amount of binding has been done in the 
course of the year, but only an inappreciable fraction of the 
quantity which is required and indeed urgently necessary for 
the preservation of valuable property. 
The donations have been unusually numerous and valuable. 
The Professor, in classifying his private papers, came across 
a large number of memoirs upon the subjects of the Depart- 
ment which had been presented to him. These he transferred 
to the Library, and in the following statement they appear, 
for the most part, as though given by their authors. 
The Boston Society of Natural History and the Bombay 
Natural History Society presented their publications for the 
year 1903. 
The American Entomological Society(Philadelphia, U.S.A.) 
presented the publications of the years 1893, 1894, and 1902. 
The publications of the Linnean Society for the year I1go3, 
together with the Charter and By-laws (1890), and the 
Transactions of the Entomological Society of London for 
1903 were presented by the Professor. 
The volumes of “Novitates Zoologicae” of the Tring 
Zoological Museum were presented by the Hon. Walter 
Rothschild. These include Vol. IX and its supplement, the 
great monograph on the Hawk-moths, now bound in two 
additional volumes. 
The University of the State of New York presented publi- 
cations for 1900 (54. I, 54. 2, 54. 3, and 54. 4), for 1901 (55), 
and the “ Index to Publications,” 1903. 
The Report of the Sarawak Museum for 1901-2 was pre- 
