70 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PBRAK MUSEUM FOR 1895. 



STANDS. 



Seven liuudred aud seveuteen bird stands were made to 

 replace the rongli ones formerly in use ; and some of the animal 

 stands were also replaced by new ones. A stand for a large 

 elephant's head, for a tiger and other specimens, were also 

 made. 



ZOOLOGY. 



A specimen of the Malayan gavial was obtained and kept 

 alive at the Museum for a period of six mouths, when it was 

 killed and sent to the British Museum for identification. This 

 is believed to be the first specimen sent to Europe of this rare 

 animal. 



ETHNOGEAPHY. 



Many additions have been made to this section. Some 60 

 pieces of Malay silver work Avere ])urchased and some fine 

 examples of Malay silk cloth : some being of local manufacture. 



A small amount of excavating was done in some of the 

 caves of the limestone hills during the year, and a paper on the 

 " Cave Dwellers of Perali " was contributed to the Anthropolo- 

 gical Society. 



An ancient grave was discovered by Mr. J. A. Legge, 

 Junior, at Chaugkat Mentri in Lower Perak, aud pottery, beads 

 and some of the granite slabs of which it was formed have been 

 deposited in the Museum. 



BOTANY. 



Two more of the plants yielding arrow poisons have been 

 determined, viz. : — Prual, as GoptosapeUa flavescens, and lam- 

 pong, as Strycrnos inaingayi. The tree yielding the beautiful 

 Malay varnish has been found to be a species of Garcmia, 

 apparently a new one. 



Two hundred and fifty - nine mounted herbarium specimens 

 were received from the Royal Botanical Gardens, Calcutta. 

 The herbarium was installed in the new room at the back of 

 the Museum in a double range of ten cabinets. 



A report on the possibility of the cultivation of gutta 

 percha producing trees was made at the recpiest of the Eastern 

 Extension Telegraph Company. 



LIBRARY. 



This has been much augmented, and has at last found 

 a resting place in a range of well made cases. A new type- 

 written card catalogue has been partly completed. 



