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"Mesozoic Mammalia" (Mon. Pal. Soc., 1871), was purchased 

 from Mr. S. H. Beckles. 



A skull of Dicynodon leoniceps and another fragment of the 

 same, from the Karoo Formation of Cape Colony, were presented 

 by the Hon. W. Guybon Atherstone. 



A series of freshwater Tertiary fish-remains from Padang, 

 Sumatra, described by Dr. Gunther (Geol. Mag., 1876), was 

 presented by Herr R. D. M. Verbeek. 



The important collection of Mr. Samuel Sharp, chiefly con- 

 sisting of Invertebrata from the Jurassic of Northamptonshire, 

 was acquired by purchase. Six Oligocene shells from Brocken- 

 hurst, figured in Wise's " New Forest " (1863), were presented by 

 Mr. John R. Wise. Numerous Pliocene Mollusca from Sicily, 

 and Tertiary Mollusca from the Amazons, were purchased. A 

 collection of fossil corals from the Carboniferous Limestone of 

 Clifton, was presented by Mr. Swinfen Jordan. 



Some specimens of Glossopteris from Natal were presented by 

 Rev. George Smith. 



Total number of acquisitions, 5531. 



1877. 



The most important acquisition of this year was a general 

 collection of fossils presented by the Hon. Robert Marsham Cnow 

 Mar sham-To wnsend). Besides many unique and valuable English 

 fossils, it included some Cretaceous fishes from Ceara, North 

 Brazil. 



Mr. Charles Falconer added to his former donation (1867) 

 some Mammalian remains from the Siwalik Hills, India, and 

 other localities, also some Tertiary shells and cycads from India. 

 Dr. George Bennett presented additional specimens of Marsu- 

 pialia from Queensland, and Rev. W. B. Clarke presented the 

 type-jaw of Sthenurus minor of Owen from New South Wales. 



Some Reptilian remains, including the type-specimens of 

 EcJiinodon becklesi described by Sir Richard Owen, from the 

 Purbeck Beds of Durdlestone Bay, were purchased from Mr. S. H. 

 Beckles. 



A second series of Cretaceous fishes from the Lebanon was 

 purchased. 



A collection of Miocene plant-remains from Hiiring, Tyrol, 

 including specimens described by Baron von Ettingshausen, was 

 purchased. 



Total number of acquisitions, 4702. 



