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from the Upper Trias of Wiirtemberg by Mr. Julius Hoser, were 

 acquired by purchase. The type-skull of Aelurosaurus felinus, 

 from the Karoo formation of South Africa, was presented by Mr. 

 Thomas Bain. The bony tail-sheath of Miolania oweni, from the 

 Pleistocene of Queensland, was presented by Mr. G. F. Bennett. 



Jaws of Prognathodus guentheri (= MyriacantJius paradoxus), 

 from the Lower Lias of Lyme Regis, described in " Catal. Foss. 

 Fishes, B. M.," pt. ii., were purchased from Mrs. H. Dollin. 



The collection of Tertiary and Cretaceous fossils made by 

 the late Mr. W. Harris, of Charing, was purchased from his 

 daughter. A collection of English Chalk fossils was presented 

 by the Earl of Ducie. An extensive selection from the miscel- 

 laneous collection of the late Prof. J. Tennant, was purchased 

 from his executors. Cretaceous fossils from Bahia, Brazil, were 

 presented by Mr. Joseph Mawson. A collection of Menevian 

 fossils from St. David's, was purchased from Mr. R. Damon. 



Some fossil corals from Sind, described by Prof. P. Martin 

 Duncan, were presented by the Director of the Geological 

 Survey of India. A fine slab of Devonian Crinoidal Limestone 

 from Newton Bushell, South Devon, was presented by Mr. W. 

 Vicary. 



Diatoms from the London Clay were presented by Mr. W. H. 

 Shrubsole. Coal-plants from St. Etienne, France, were presented 

 by Mr. C. Chantre. 



Total number of acquisitions, 1936. 



1882. 



The most important acquisitions this year were the collections 

 of the late Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., Trustee 

 British Museum, and of the Earl of Enniskillen (first instalment), 

 which were obtained by purchase. These collections, which were 

 made conjointly, consisted chiefly of fossil fishes, but also included 

 many other valuable specimens. 



The dried neck and legs of Dinornis didinus, showing skin 

 and other soft parts, from a fissure in New Zealand, were 

 purchased from Mrs. Squires. Some fragments of Aepyornis 

 from Madagascar were presented by Mr. James Porter. 



The collection of Wealden Reptilia from the Isle of Wight, 

 made by the late Rev. W. Fox, was purchased from his executors. 

 The type-specimen of Thecospondylus horneri, from the Wealden 

 of Tunbridge Wells, was presented by Dr. A. C. Horner. A 



