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1882-1883. America in an excellent state of preservation, systematically 

 arranged and named. 



2. The purchase of the A. E. Grote Collection of 6054 

 North American Lepidoptera was also spread over two years 

 (1881-2) ; the specimens had been named and arranged, and 

 many of them were types 



3. A collection of 642 Chilian Lepidoptera, which included 

 the types of about 230 new species, was presented by the collector, 

 Mr. Thomas Edmonds. 



Finally, 133 Deep Sen Sponges, the proceeds of the cruise of 

 H.M.S. Porcupine in the North Atlantic (1869-70), which had 

 remained in the care of the late Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson, 

 were delivered by his executors. 



The Zoological Department had already in its charge several 

 valuable collections of original drawings of animals. Two magni- 

 ficent additions by transfer from the Department of Manuscripts 

 were received, viz., J. Abbot's original drawings of the Insects of 

 Georgia in seventeen volumes, and Major-General T. Hardicicke's 

 drawings of Indian animals in thirty-three volumes. Both these 

 collections had been constantly referred to by members of the 

 staff, and would have been greatly missed if they had been left 

 at Bloomsbury. 



DUPLICATES. 

 (1882-83.) 



In the course of 1882, 13,380 duplicate specimens were distri- 

 buted among eight institutions (viz., 171 Mammals, 852 Birds, 

 250 Reptiles, 311 Batrachians, 272 Fishes, 3203 Molluscs, 314 

 Crustaceans, 7498 Insects, 186 Echinoderms, 323 Corals and 

 Sponges). All the applicants who had established a claim for 

 the reception of zoological duplicates, and were on the list of 

 the Trustees, had now been admitted for selection of specimens 

 specially required by them. 



In 1883, 16,332 specimens were given to six institutions which 

 headed the list, and therefore were now supplied with a second 

 consignment. The specimens delivered to them consisted of 91 

 Mammals, 1409 Birds, 4107 Birds'-eggs, 129 Reptiles, 137 

 Batrachians, 453 Fishes, 8245 Molluscs, 162 Crustaceans, 1467 

 Insects, 32 Echinoderms, and 100 Corals and Sponges. 



The latter distribution had nearly exhausted the stock of 

 duplicates (except Coleoptera), so that some time was allowed to 

 elapse before this service could be resumed. 



