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who has made large collections in many parts of the world ; 

 and Mr. P. G. Spence has given us good examples of the 

 celebrated phosphate deposits of Christmas Island and Ocean 

 Island. Particulars of these and other donations will be 

 found in an appendix. 



One other donation must be mentioned, that of a living 

 chough — already a great favourite with all who know it — 

 presented by Messrs. Jos. G. and Hugh P. Angus. An 

 acquisition of great value has also been made by exchange, 

 namely a set of sea fans and other Alcyonarians in spirit, 

 sent us by Prof. J. Arthur Thomson of Aberdeen ; and a few 

 specially important local birds, including an ivory gull and a 

 bluethroat, have been acquired by purchase. 



Our thanks are due to several gentlemen, in addition to 

 those mentioned already, for special help in the work of the 

 museum : to Mr. Bagnall for his supervision and the use of 

 his private rooms in connexion with the beetle collection ; to 

 Mr. Robt. Kidston, F.R.S., for the identification of a number 

 of our Coal Measure plant remains ; and to Mr. P. Walther 

 for the trouble he has taken in identifying some of our minerals 

 and in helping me to sort out some duplicates. 



E. Leonard Gill. 



MUSEUM STAFF 



Curator... E. Leonard Gill, M.Sc. 



Assistant Herbert Fletcher. 



Lady Assistant and Secretary Miss E. Welford. 



Attendant William Voutt. 



Gardener ., Albert Spencer. 



