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By THE CURATOR. 



GLADLY avail myself to-day of the suggestion 

 made at the Annual Meeting last year, that I 

 should again supply some notes on recent 

 additions to the Museum. 



In the Geological Section nothing of any 

 consequence has been acquired during the past 

 12 months, but with the kind help of our 

 President, Mr. Richardson, some progress has 

 been made in placing printed labels to those 

 specimens which were re -arranged by the late Mr. Hudleston. 

 An Elephant's Molar has been given by Mr. Hunt, formerly 

 Borough Surveyor, which was found in a gravel bed at the 

 sewage works, a mile East of Dorchester. 



Passing on to the collection of Birds, I may remark that a 

 slight re-arrangement has been made to bring it into closer 

 agreement with the most recent classification. Mr. 

 Lydekker's book on " British Birds " has been taken as the 

 best authority for the purpose, as in it technicalities have been 

 subdued, without any loss of true scientific accuracy ; and it is 

 a satisfaction to note that Mr. Lydekker's classification 

 varies but little from that of Mr. Mansel Pleydell, which had 



