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Of Batrachia Salientia -i co i ooo 



in 1858 in 1868 in 1882 WW-1W8. 



214 species and 1691 speci- 313 species 522 species and 4692 



mens specimens. 



Of Batrachia Gradientia and Apoda 



in 1850 in 1882 



72 species and 199 specimens 143 species and 1137 



specimens. 



The total number of acquisitions in these two years amounted 

 to 51,348 specimens : 



1. The Lords of the Admiralty presented two valuable col- 

 lections : one made by Mr. H. B. Guppy during the voyage of 

 H.M.S. Lark in the Solomon Islands; the other by Mr. W. D. 

 Wodsworth during the voyage of H.M.S. Sylvia in various 

 localities. 



2. Of the Challenger Collection were received : 24 Mam- 

 malia, 194 Reptiles, 50 Batrachians, 1000 Ophiuroidea, 32 

 anatomical preparations of Mammalia, 213 Lepidoptera, 81 

 Elasipoda. 



3. On the close of the International Fisheries Exhibition a 

 large number of most valuable objects (marine and freshwater) 

 were presented to the Trustees by the Commissioners of the 

 U.S. of America, the Governments of the Madras Presidency, 

 Singapore, Jamaica, New South Wales, the Hawaiian and Chilian 

 Governments, and the Agents for the Chinese Court. 



4. A collection of specimens of all classes of animals, made by 

 Mr. H. 0. Forbes at Timor Laut, was presented by a committee 

 of the British Association. 



5. A collection made by the Rev. W. Deans Cowan in Mada- 

 gascar, and comprising 34 Mammals, 550 Birds and eggs, 73 

 Reptiles,89 Batrachians, 77 Shells, 83 Crustaceans, 223 Arachnids, 

 and 879 Insects, was purchased. 



6. A collection of the Birds of Pegu (1544 skins, etc.) formed 

 by Mr. E. W. Oates, purchased. 



7. Very valuable specimens of large Mammals, to be added 

 to the exhibition-series in the new Museum, were acquired by 

 purchase : two Tigers, one from Astrabad, the other from the 

 Garo Hills ; two Elks from Russia ; the skeleton of a tuskless 

 Indian Elephant ; an adult Hippopotamus ; and others. 



Other important collections consisted of Lepidoptera only : 



1. The purchase for 377 of the collection formed by Prof. 



P. C. Zetter was spread over two years (1883-4) ; it contained 



more than 31,000 Macrolepidoptera of Europe and North 



