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1870-1874. many sources, and the majority were immediately reported on, on 

 account of the novelties among them : thus, Dr. J. Rein's Fishes 

 from Morocco ; Dr. W. H. Colmll's from the River Tigris ; Dr. 

 C. von Fritsch's from Siberia ; Mr. B. Sivinhoe's from China ; Mr. 

 T. C. Jerdon's from India ; Dr. A. B. Meyer's from Celebes ; Dr. 

 C. B. Klunzinger's from the lied Sea ; a large series from Australia, 

 including beautiful specimens of Ceratodus, through Mr. G. Krefft ; 

 Mr. Morton Allport's second consignment from Hobart ; large 

 collections of South Sea Fishes from the Gode/roy Museum, 

 and a very interesting series of New Zealand Fishes from the 

 New Zealand Institute. 



The large collection of Shells previously alluded to was 

 presented by Mrs. J. E. Gray, who had formed it during the 

 many years of a happy married life, in which she took an active 

 part in the conchological studies of her husband. The collec- 

 tion consisted of some 12,000 specimens, and was formed with 

 the sole object of serving as an aid in systematic work ; there 

 were, however, a considerable number of types included in it. 

 Of importance was also a donation of 446 shells (inclusive of 

 124 types) by the widow of the Rev. T. Lombe Taylor. 



In 1873 the late Mr. /. Treherne Moggridge presented 

 specimens of the species of Trap-door Spiders which he had 

 observed in the Riviera, and so admirably described in his 

 " Harvesting Ants and Trap-door Spiders " ; with a series of the 

 burrows. These specimens were reserved for the exhibition 

 gallery. 



Of the additions to the Entomological section the purchase 

 of Mr. Edward Saunders' collection of Buprestidse in 1874 was 

 the most important ; it consisted of 7267 specimens referable 

 to 2974 species, including 364 types. Other noteworthy 

 acquisitions by purchase were 542 Coleoptera from Texas, 

 A. B. Wallace's Sarawak Lepidoptera (555 specimens), 2400 

 named European Microlepidoptera, and a selected series of 

 Orthoptera described by Brunner von Wattenwyl. 



For the exhibition-series of Corals and Sponges, magnificent 

 specimens were mounted : of Antipathes from the Bermudas and 

 Samoa Islands, of the gigantic Osteocella septentrionalis from 

 British Columbia, of Pheronema from the coast of Portugal, of 

 Meyerina and Crateromorpha from Cebu. 



Beside these acquisitions, which included specimens of two 

 classes of animals only, the Department received mixed collections 

 from travellers, some containing several thousand examples, 



