LIST OF THE CHIEF COLLECTIONS IN THE 

 WOODWARDIAN MUSEUM. 



Aitken Collection. This consists of Plants, Mollusca, and Fishes 

 from the Coal Measures, and Mollusca from the Millstone Grit. It 

 was purchased from Mr J. Aitken in 1877. 



Barrande Collection. Fossils from the Palaeozoic formations of 

 Bohemia. Purchased from M. Barrande in 1856. 



Burrows Collection. Fossils from the Carboniferous Limestone of 

 Settle, Yorkshire, collected by the late Mr J. H. Burrows, from whom 

 they were purchased in 1872. The collection contains specimens of 

 Chitonidse figured by Kirkby, and Brachiopoda by Davidson. 



De Stefani Collection. A collection of Italian Pliocene fossils 

 purchased from Mr C. de Stefani in 1882. 



Dover Collection. This collection was formed by the late Mr W. 

 Kinsey Dover, F.G.S., of Keswick, by whom it was presented in 1890. 

 It consists chiefly of Trilobites and Graptolites from the Skiddaw Slates, 

 and contains specimens figured by Etheridge, Nicholson, Hopkinson, 

 Goodchild and Postlethwaite. 



Fisher Collection. The collection of the Rev. O. Fisher, M.A., 

 consisting of (i) fossils from the Bracklesham and Barton beds, pre- 

 sented in 1875, (ii) Insects from the Purbeck beds of Durlstone Bay 

 and Ridgway, presented in 1854, and (iii) sundry other fossils pre- 

 sented at various times. Some of the Eocene Mollusca have been 

 figured by S. V. Wood, and the Purbeck Mollusca by De Loriol. 



Fletcher Collection. A large collection from the Wenlock Lime- 

 stone, chiefly of Dudley, purchased from the late Capt. T. W. Fletcher. 

 It contains several of Salter's types, some Corals figured by Edward , 

 and Haime, and a few Trilobites by Fletcher. 



Forbes-Young Collection. A series of fossils from the Chalk of 

 Kent and Sussex, collected by the late Dr Forbes-Young, and presented 

 by Sir Charles Young and Mr Henry Young in 1862. 



Goodman Collection. This was formed by the late Mr Neville 

 Goodman, M.A., of St Peter's College, and was presented by his son 

 Dr R. N. Goodman in 1890. It consists chiefly of fossils from the 

 British and Foreign Tertiaries, with a few from the Mesozoic forma- 

 tions. 



