INTRODUCTION. 



AMONGST the many fossils which a museum may- 

 possess, those which have the distinction of being 

 the first described of their kind are the most valuable. 

 Serving, as they do, as types or standards of genera and 

 species, their precise whereabouts cannot be too well known. 

 With the object of extending this knowledge, the present 

 list of the types and figured specimens in the possession of 

 the Manchester Museum has been prepared. 



The present Geological Section of this museum has been 

 mainly formed by the fusion of the following collections : — 



Bowman Collection. — A collection of Silurian and Coal 

 Measure fossils. Acquired by gift by the Manchester 

 Geological Society in 1842, and transferred to the Museum 

 in 1864. 



Bird Collection. — A general collection of fossils and 

 minerals, containing many excellently preserved specimens. 

 Acquired by purchase, 1883. 



Cumberland Collection. — A collection of Crinoids, from 



the Carboniferous Limestone of Bristol and neighbourhood, 

 and also of Apiocrinus from the Bradford Clay. Amongst 

 the latter are the originals of the figures in Cumberland's 

 " Reliquiae Conservatae." Acquired by purchase by the 

 Manchester Geological Society, in 1842, and transferred to 

 the Museum in 1864. 



