90 Department of Zoology. 



1893. entomological correspondence, and of a valuable series of beauti- 

 fully executed drawings of the larvae of Microlepidoptera, many 

 of which are still unpublished. 



Of other important accessions are to be mentioned the 

 following : 



For several years past the Lords of the Admiralty presented 

 to the Trustees numerous consignments of zoological objects, 

 collected during the cruises, principally in the Chinese and 

 Australian seas, of H.M.S. Penguin, under the command of 

 Capt. W. U. Moore, and of H.M.S. Egeria, under the command 

 of Commander A. M. Field. These collections comprised animals 

 of all classes, and were made by Messrs. J. J. Walker, Chief 

 Engineer, and P. W. Bassett-Smith, Surgeon ; the latter paying 

 attention chiefly to the marine fauna, the former to terrestrial 

 animals, the Insects alone numbering about 12,200 specimens 

 of various orders. 



In continuation of former contributions, Sir H. H. Johnston 

 presented in this and preceding years a series of speci- 

 mens from the Nyassa Highlands, which were examined and 

 reported upon by the staff of the Department. They included 

 19 Human crania, 193 Mammals, 598 Birds, 133 Reptiles 

 and Batrachians, 103 Fishes, 128 Shells, 200 Coleoptera and 562 

 Lepidoptera. 



The collection made by Dr. J. W. Gregory during his 

 expedition to Mount Kenia consisted of 46 Mammals, 89 

 Reptiles and Batrachians, 50 Fishes, 119 Shells, 39 Arachnids, 

 43 Myriopods and 1089 Insects of all orders. 



Messrs. Godman and Salvin delivered the last instalment 

 of their collection of Central American Birds in the present 

 year. The total number of specimens of this magnificent 

 donation, delivered in several successive years, exceeds 20,000. 

 No other collection ever received by the Trustees had been 

 more carefully named or labelled. 



A valuable set of remains of extinct New Zealand Birds, 

 discovered by Mr. H. 0. Forbes at Oamaru (South Island), 

 comprising Dinornis, Cnemiornis, Harpagornis, etc., was acquired 

 by exchange. 



Further instalments of Central American Coleoptera and 

 Hemiptera were received as a donation from Messrs. Godman 

 and Salvin. 



2040 Land and Fresh-water Shells, including 680 types, were 

 selected from the collection of the late M. Arthur Morelet, of 

 Dijon, and purchased for <200. 



