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and a female Red Deer (^Cervus elaphus scoticus) ; and two pairs 

 of cast antlers belonging to the same animal, born at Craig Lodge, 

 Dalmally, Scotland, all presented by Walter Jones, Esq. 



AVES. 



The cabinets containing the collections of birds and eggs haA^e 

 now been moved from the Bird Gallery, where they had been placed 

 for greater safety during the war. They have been reinstated in 

 the Bird Room, and the groups of the Nesting Series have been 

 re-transferred from the Shell Grallery to the Bird Gallery. 



The most important addition to the Bird Gallery was a mounted 

 female of the Northern Ostrich (Sti^uthio camelus) presented by the 

 Rowland Ward Trustees. 



Owing to the greatly increased growth of the collection of bird 

 skins and the consequent congestion in the cabinets, it has been 

 found necessary to add a further portion of the Shell Gallery to 

 the Bird Room. This measure provides space for about forty extra 

 cabinets, which are now urgently required owing to the excessive 

 amount of crowding of the specimens. This lack of space is not 

 only very detrimental to the skins but it renders it impossible to 

 arrange the collection so as to bring it into line with recent advances 

 in ornithological work. 



During the year the study collection has been consulted by the 

 following visitors, who have been occupied in systematic work on 

 various groups : — Mr. H. F. Witherby, Major R. E. Cheesman, 

 Mr. H. Kirke Swann, Capt. H. Lynes, R.N., Mr. C. Mackworth 

 Praed, Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker, Mr. G. M. Mathews, Dr. B. 

 Hartert, Mr. W. L. Sclater, Lord Rothschild, f.r.s., Mr. T. Iredale, 

 Miss Annie Jackson, Dr. F. M. Chapman of New York, and 

 Francis Harper of Washington, d.c. 



The following artists, engaged in preparing drawings for forth- 

 coming works, have also made use of the collection : — Mr. G. E. 

 Lodge, Major H. Jones, Mr. H. Gronvold, and Mr. Roland Green. 



Domesticated Animals. 

 The additions by presentation to the series of Domesticated 

 Animals include the following : — The skull and horns of a Black- 

 faced Highland Ram from the Glencasley Estate, Sutherland, 

 presented by Major S. S. Flower ; three interesting Domestic Rats, 

 including a specimen showing the " Dutch-headed " marking, pre- 

 sented by H. C. Brooke, Esq. ; the mounted head of a Bloodhound 

 Champion " Colonel of Brighton," presented by the late Commander 

 J. Haggerston ; a plaster cast of the skull of " Kilburn Duke," 

 Champion Bull Dog, presented by Messrs. Rowland Ward, Ltd. ; 

 and the head of an Indian Fighting Ram (Barwal Breed) presented 

 by the Zoological Society of London. 



Reptilia and Batrachia. 

 All the accessions have been registered and incorporated, with 

 the exception of a large and important collection presented by Mons. 

 F. Lataste. 



