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flies that his unique knowledge will be of the greatest assis- 
tance in the attempt to solve the most difficult problems 
presented by this deeply interesting zoological province. 
1. Lectures on Bionomics as part of the Honours Course 
Jor the Final Examination in Zoology. 
Professor G. C. Bourne suggested that the Hope Professor 
should take part in the teaching for the Final Honours 
Examination in Zoology by delivering a short course of 
lectures illustrated by examples from the Hope Collections. 
The first course was given to the Honour students in the 
Summer Term of last year. It is hoped that when the 
second is delivered in the summer of 1909, the difficulties 
due to want of space may have been overcome. It has been 
a great pleasure to show and explain the bionomic collections, 
which are much studied by non-resident naturalists and by 
a few Oxford investigators, to the Honour students in Zoology, 
and to know that the subject, which can be better studied 
here than in any other centre, will now take its place as part 
of the Honours Course. 
2. financial Gifts and Grants to the Department. 
The sum of £178 10s. was spent on cabinets during the 
year, a set of ten cabinets containing 200 interchangeable 
drawers of the Department pattern being received, and im- 
provements effected in the drawers of an old type of cabinet. 
Another set of ten similar cabinets is in course of construction. 
Towards the expense of cabinets the Department received 
during the year 4roo from the Common University Fund 
and 4100 from the Professor. The latter also contributed 
#40 for expenses upon the collection of Pzerinzae, while 
Dr. G. B. Longstaff generously renewed the valuable grant 
for defraying the expense of an extra assistant. 
3. Work done by the Staff. 
Mr. Shelford’s work on the Orthoptera and Dr. Dixey’s on 
the Pzeriznae are described in the following sections. An 
account of Commander Walker’s kind help is given in 
Section 6, 
