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The following artists engaged'in preparing drawings for forth- 

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

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

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



Domesticated Animals. 



The more interesting additions are the following : — 



The head of a bnll from the herd of "Wild White Cattle" in 



Cadzow Forest, presented by the Duke of Hamilton. The head of 



a " Siberian Sheep," a race of unknown origin, presented by H. J. 



Elwes, Esq., F.R.S. A Tibetan Spaniel, presented by Mrs. Wilmot 



Corfield. 



A Coucou de Malines Fowl, presented by Mrs. R. Terrot. Three 



Homing Pigeons, presented by Capt. A. H. Osman. 



Reptilia and Batrachia. 



The Assistant in charge has completed a revision of the Family 

 Lacertidse, of which parts have already been published and others 

 are in the press. 



Owing to the lack of assistance, little could be done in the 

 way of changing spirit and replenishing jars in the collection, but 

 the greater part of the Snakes and the whole of the Lacertidse have 

 been overhauled. 



Casts and dissections have been made of a large Leathery Turtle 

 obtained off the Scilly Islands and presented by the Admiralty. 



Pisces. 



Exhibition Galleries. — Of the additions to the Fish Gallery special 

 mention may be made of a very large Sunfish (^Orthagoriscus mola) 

 presented by Messrs. W. Hewlett ; and of the model of a Goldsinny 

 (Crenilabriis melops), made and painted by the donor, F. Page, Esq. 



The Exhibition of Freshwater Fishes in the British Saloon has 

 been finished and a Guide to this series has been written. Notable 

 additions during the year are a Tench (Tinea tinea) of 5 lbs. from 

 Gatton Park, Surrey, presented by F. R. Graham, Esq. ; and a Dace 

 (Leueiscus leuciseus) weighing 1;^ lbs. from the Kennet, presented by 

 F. Barker, Esq. 



Study Series. — All the accessions have been incorporated and 

 have added to the congestion in the Spirit Building. The work of 

 replenishing the collection with spirit has been continued ; nearly 

 200 gallons have been used during the year and have sufficed 

 for about one-third of the Fish Collection. It is most important that 

 this work should continue at the same rate. 



Considerable progress has been made with a revision and rearrange- 

 ment of the Glupeidse. 



Mollusca. 



Mr. Robson, the Assistant in charge of the Mollusca, was absent 

 on military duty during the greater part of the year, and there are 

 few changes to notice in this part of the collection. 



