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Prof. W. Bateson, F.R.S., Mr. C. F. M. Swynnerton, and Dr.V. G. L. 

 van Someren. 



The following artists engaged in preparing drawings for forth- 

 coming books have also made regular use of the collection : — Mr. H. 

 Gronvold, Mr. G. E. Lodge, Mr. Archibald Thorburn, Mr. R. Green, 

 Mr. H. Goodchild, Miss Medland, Major H. Jones. 



Domesticated Animals. 



The skeleton of the famous race-horse, " St. Simon," alluded to 

 in the last Return, has been re-articulated. 



The additions to this series include the following : — 



A remarkable Donkey, perhaps a Zebra- Ass Hybrid, from the 

 Gold Coast Colony, presented by Capt. C. H. Armitage, C.M.G. A 

 Cross-bred Karakul x Scotch Blackface Sheep, presented by the 

 Governors of the Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agri- 

 culture. A Great Dane Dog, presented by the Rowland Ward 

 Trustees, and a Blue Pug, presented by Miss Grace Bellamy. 



A hybrid Greenfinch x Canary, presented by Fred Archer, Esq. 



Pisces. 



Exliihilion Galleries. — In the Fish Gallery several of the old 

 exhibits have been remodelled, or restuffed and repainted ; nearly 

 all the fishes of the families Scombridoe and Carangidae have been 

 treated in this w^ay. Some new exhibits have also been added and 

 amongst these attention may be drawn to casts of a Rainbow Trout 

 \Salmo irideus) and a Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) made from fishes 

 presented by P. 0. Boase, Esq. 



In the British Saloon the exhibition of British Freshwater Fishes 

 has been reorganised ; nearly all the specimens formerly exhibited 

 have been discarded and they have been replaced by new acquisi- 

 tions, most of which have been cast or mounted in the museum. 

 The exhibition is now practically completed and includes a series 

 illustrating the various stages in the life-history of the Salmon. 

 There are also some fine examples of other freshwater fishes, 

 including a Bream (Abramis brania) from the River Wensum ; a 

 Crucian Carp (^Carassius carassius) from Cheshunt, presented by J. 

 Andrews, Esq. ; a Roach (Rutilus rutilus) from Hornsea Mere, pre- 

 sented by E. Kempsey Esq. ; a hybrid Roach and Rudd (Rutilus 

 rutilus X Scardinius erf/throphthalmus) from Doncaster, presented by 

 W. E. Park, Esq. ; and a Perch (Perca fluviatilis) from Newbury, 

 and a Tench (Tinea tinea) from Buckinghamshire, presented by 

 A. P. Zerfass, Esq. Artistic models of a Gudgeon (Gohio gobio), a 

 Stickleback (Gastrosteus aculeatus) and male and female Minnows 

 (Phoxinus phoxinus) have been made and presented by F. Page, 

 Esq., and a series of enlarged photographs of Scales, presented by 

 J. A. Milne, Esq., have been added to this exhibition. 



Study Series. — All the accessions have been incorporated, and 

 the work of replenishment with spirit has been continued ; but it is 



