cipal accession came when I was a Student. A Grand Uncle, 

 Joseph Henderson, died, leaving a valuable Collection of In- 

 sects, Birds (chiefly acquatic), Fossils, Minerals, &c. which 

 came into my posses.- ion. I am also indebted to many friends 

 for gifts of specimens, while by the exchange of duplicates 

 with other Museums the Collection has been further enrich- 

 ed. 



Naming and classifying the specimens has been a long 

 and difficult task, owing mainly to the want of the necessary 

 scientific books; and I fear there may be some mistakes in 

 the names given to specimens, as there are some others of 

 which only the genus has boen determined. 



I am greatly indebted to my friend, Col. Pelloux, an ex- 

 pert Mineralogist, for help in naming Minerals which I 

 could not identify, and al;o for many specimens presented to 

 ine. 



The Catalogue. 



Having a small " Model Printing Press " in mv Stud\- I 

 have printed the Catalogue myself, a somewhat tedious pro- 

 cess, as only one page could be printed at a time and had to 

 be allowed a couple of diys to dry before the next could be 

 be printed. lam ash inu-d that the list of " Errat-i " should 

 be so long. Some mistake > in spelling have arisen from mv 

 not being familiar with many of the Latin names, others 

 from not having been sufficently careful in reading the 

 proofs. 



That I have been spared to mine and classify the specimens 

 since my retiremant from the Ministry and to complete the 

 Catalogue in my 84th year is a matter of satisfaction and 

 thankfulness. 



DONALD MILLER 



Casa Grazia, Bordighera, Way, 19$%. 



