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1882-1883. acquired not only skill in manipulating specimens, but consider- 

 able knowledge of the collections ; some were very useful as 

 writers or copyists. Two of the Boy-attendants were employed 

 in the Insect Room for setting specimens, etc. 



ARRANGEMENT AND CATALOGUES. 

 (1882-83.) 



The arrangement of the collections of Birds and Batrachians 

 proceeded pari passu with the progress of the catalogues ; all the 

 members of the staff were occupied for a longer or shorter time 

 in the examination and description of the collections received 

 from the Alert, and in preparing a report for publication. In 

 the Entomological section the work of arranging was much 

 interfered with by the removal ; yet, by description of new species, 

 340 types were added in the Lepidopterous series alone. 

 Satisfactory progress was made in the arrangement of the 

 Polyzoa, Ccelenterata, Sponges and Protozoa, this work being 

 carried on chiefly with the view of separating from the study 

 collection a well-named and representative series for exhibition 

 in the new gallery. The arrival of the magnificent collection 

 of Reef- corals brought together during the voyages of the 

 Challenger and Alert, and of many perfect examples from 

 Mauritius, was very opportune. 



The following Catalogues were published : 



Catalogue of Birds. Vol. 7. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. 

 Pp. 698, with 15 plates. 1883. 



Catalogue of Birds. Vol. 8. By H. Gadow. Pp. 386, with 

 9 plates. 1883. 



Catalogue of Batrachia Salientia. Second edition. By G. A. 

 Boulenger. Pp. 503, with 30 plates. 1882. 



Catalogue of Batrachia Gradientia and Apoda. Second edition. 

 By G. A. Boulenger. Pp. 127, with 9 plates. 1882. 



GROWTH OF THE COLLECTION. 

 (1882-83.) 



A comparison of the second edition of the Batrachian Cata- 

 logues above referred to with the first edition published in 1850 

 and 1858, shows the growth of this branch of the collection 

 within the years of publication. The numbers of species and 

 specimens (all preserved in spirit) were : 



