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Lieut. Spratt, R.N., which has been incorporated with what the 

 Society already possessed from those islands, and occupies 10 drawers. 



Cretaceous era. — The suite of Fossil Remains from this series of 

 the British strata in the Society's collection has undergone a thorough 

 revision : ail the species, ascertained to be new, have been described 

 and named by Mr. Forbes, and a catalogue has been compiled. Mr. 

 Forbes's attention has been especially directed to those species which 

 have been recently procured from the lowest strata of this age in 

 the south-east of England. On these he has made a special report, 

 which has been read before the Society, so that it may suffice to 

 state that this portion of our collection, which previously occupied 

 eight drawers, has been extended to eighteen. This part of our col- 

 lection has been enriched by donations from the President, Dr. Fit- 

 ton, Mr. Simms, Mr. Hambrough, Mr. Austen, Mr. Ibbetson, and 

 Mr. Wise. 



The views and wishes expressed in our last Report have in this 

 part of the collection been most zealously carried out by Mr. Forbes 

 and Mr. Woodward. In order that the Society may derive full 

 benefit from Mr, Forbes's scientific labours, we think it very desi- 

 rable that his Report, when printed, should be accompanied by 

 figures of the new species he has established. 



A large collection of Cretaceous Fossils, from the neighbourhood 

 of Pondicherry, Verdachellum, and Trinchinopoly , may be considered, 

 from their novelty and beautiful state of preservation, among the 

 most valuable additions made to our Museum. This suite has also 

 been examined by Mr. Forbes. His results have been very recently 

 laid before the Society, and we are of opinion that the Council can- 

 not at the present moment more effectually assist geological science 

 than by the publication of that Report, together with full illustra- 

 tions of the fossil evidence. 



For the portion of this collection first received the Society is in- 

 debted to Mr. Kaye, and for another portion from the same localities 

 since received, to the Rev. William Henry Egerton. 



Ophiura serrata, from the Chalk, was procured for the Society's 

 collection by exchange. 



Oolitic era. — We do not propose to make any special report on 

 the nature of the accessions made to our collection in this part of 

 the secondary series, as it requires examination and revision. Many 

 donations of interest have been made by Mr. Cunnington, Mr. Rus- 

 kin, and Mr. Pratt : from the latter was received Amphiura Pratti, of 

 the Oxford clay, described by Mr. Forbes in our ' Proceedings.' 



Ophioderma Egertoni, from the Lias, also described, was obtaiijed 

 for this Society by exchange. 



Palceozoic era. — The Society has received important additions in 

 this portion of its collection, and nearly in every subdivision of this 

 group. 



Productae from the magnesian limestone of Humbledon, presented 

 by Sir Philip Grey Egerton, Bart. 



A beautiful collection of fossils from Hook Point (Wexford), 

 presented by the Earl of Enniskillen, contains the following Crinoids, 



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