80 Department of Zoology. 



1890. condition, and chiefly pertaining to the Alpine fauna of Europe. 

 The Microlepidoptera alone, which were but poorly represented 

 in the Museum, amounted to 9000 examples. This collection 

 supplemented the Zeller Collection acquired in 1883-4, and was 

 purchased for 370, exclusive of expenses of transfer to the 

 Museum, which amounted to 35. 



Of Coleoptera further instalments of Messrs. Godman and 

 Salvin's collection of Central American species, and the last 

 instalment of the Baly Collection were received, aggregating 

 18,946 named specimens, among them 1268 types. 



1760 Diptera and Neuroptera, collected by Major J. W. 

 Yerbury in Devonshire, were presented by him to assist in the 

 formation of a British collection of these orders for exhibition 

 in the British room. 



1300 Lepidoptera and Coleoptera from Bogota, presented 

 by Sr. Jose M. Vargas Vergara. 



161 Fresh- water Sponges, named, with 188 microscopical 

 preparations, presented by Mr. H. J. Carter, F.R.S. ; this 

 collection contained all the known species. 



In order to convey an idea of the large size to which many 

 Corals attain, the Keeper made many efforts to obtain specimens 

 of a much larger size than had been exhibited hitherto. One of 

 the first to be secured was an immense example of the Black Coral 

 of the Mediterranean, obtained off Negropont in twenty-five 

 fathoms of water. Its cost with carriage amounted to 73 12s. 



DUPLICATES. 



(1890.) 



No duplicates were distributed among Museums, but some 

 Mammals and Insects and 1000 Birds were utilised in exchanges. 

 From the Challenger duplicates 100 Fishes, 240 Molluscs, 250 

 Crustaceans, 46 Echinoderms, and 24 Annelids were sent in 

 exchange for similar sets to the Indian Museum, Calcutta, the 

 Paris Museum, and the United States National Museum. 



GRANTS FOR THE YEAR. 



(1890.) 



The grant for purchases amounted to 1500; for preparing 

 and preserving specimens, 1800 ; for preparing and printing 

 catalogues, 1650; for the purchase of books, 250; and for 

 binding, 50. 



