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Hydrozoa. 

 1 specimen o£ the deep-sea Siphonophoran, Pterophysa studeri, 

 Lens and Riemsdijk ; found adhering to a cable brought up from 

 800 fathoms between Java and W. Australia. Presented by the 

 Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies. 



PoRiFERA (Sponges). 

 15 specimens of the deep-sea Monaxonellid Sponge Esperella 

 biserialis, Ridley and Dendy, growing on a cable brought up from 

 1,500 fathoms between Java and W. Australia. Presented hy the 

 Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies. 



Protozoa. 

 18,000 specimens of Foraminifera belonging to the genus Lagena, 

 from the South West Pacific, known as the " W. B. Thornhill 

 Collection." The collection was bequeathed to H. Sidebottom, Esq., 

 who completed the sorting and mounting of the material, and 

 described the species in the Journal of the Quekett Microscopical 

 Club (1912-13). Presented hy H. Sidebottom, Esq. 



-Summary of the Acquisitions in the Department of Zoology 

 during 1916. 





Donations. 



Purchases. 



Exchanges. 



Totals. 





/General Collection 



851 



36 



14 



901 



Osteological Collection : — 











Mammalia^ Anthropology 



5 



— 



— 



5 



Cetacea 



11 



— 



— 



11 



\ Other Mammals 



5 



— 



— 



5 



fSkins 



5,506 



100 



— 



5,606 



AveB J Eggs 



3,829 



4 



— 



3,833 



] Nests 



17 



— 



— 



17. 



(.Skeletons 



10 



_ 







10 



Domesticated 4mmals 



9 



_ 



— 



9 



Keptilia 



223 



— 



9 



232 



Batrachia 



193 







11 



204 



Pisces 



545 



25 



17 



687 



Tunicata 



9 



— 



— 



9 



Hermichordata and Phoronidea 



1 











1 



MoUusca 



45 



24 



— 



69 



Myriopoda 



17 



— 



— 



17 



Prototracheata 



















Arachnida 



435 



— 







435 



(Walker Collection 











Crustacea (approximate) 



700 



— 



4J 



1,079 



(other sources 



375 



— 



Pycnogonida 



— 



— 



— 



— 



Echinoderma 



16 



— 



— 



16 



Worms iS^^^^T'lx;*^ 



I Parasitic Worms 



3 



— 



— 



3 



137 



— . 



— . 



137 



Rotifera, &c 



1,000 



— 



— 



. 1,000 



Brachiopoda 



— 



— 



— 



— 



Polyzoa 



302 



— 



— 



302 



Anthozoa 



9 



— 



— 



9 



Hydrozoa 



17 



— 







17 



Porifera 



17 



— 



— 



17 



Protozoa 



18,009 











18,009 



Sea-bottom samples 



9 



— 



— 



9 



Totals 



32,305 



189 



55 



32,549 



