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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



PORIFERA. 



The total number of accessions is 274, of which 90 were 

 presented, 3 purchased, and 181 received in exchange ; the more 

 important are : — 



90 mounted preparations of Norwegian Sponges of the A. M. 

 Norman collection; 'presented by L. R. Crawshay, Esq. 



181 specimens and preparations from the Indian Ocean and 

 Ceylon, including many types; received in exchange from Prof. 

 A. Dendy, F.R.S. 



'5 specimens from Lousy Bank ; presented by the Ministry of 

 Agriculture and Fisheries. 



Protozoa. 



The accessions number 710, including 706 slides of Rhizopoda, 

 Heliozoa and Infusoria, including many types and other speci- 

 mens described by Dr. E. Penard ; purchased. 



Summary of the Acquisitions in the Department of Zoology 

 during 1920. 





Donations. 



Purchases. 



Exchanges. 



Special 

 Collections. 



Totals. 



Mammalia (General) 



1,675 



164 



16 



323 



2,178 



Mammalia i ^^^^r'"^' - 



8 



.50 



3 



_ 



- 



— 



8 



50 



3 



(Skins 



4,166 



766 



— 



608 



5,640 



- r::: :: :;: 



2 

 1,333 



— 



^- 



— 



2 

 1,333 



( Skeletons 



10 



— 



— 



— 



10 



Domesticated animals 



12 



_ 



_ 



^- 



12 



Keptilia 



1,722 



64 



47 



— 



1,833 



Batrachia 



1,449 



24 



— 



— 



1,473 



Pisces 



1,400 



24 



184 



224 



1,832 



Tunicata 



6 



8 



— 



— 



u 



Molluica 



37,232 



2,066 



— 



— 



39,298 



Myriopoda 



24 



— 



— 



— 



24 



Arachnida 



654 







— 







65i 



Orustacea 



520 



52 



16 



— 



588 



Pycnogonida 



6 



6 



— 



— 



12 



Echinoderma 



93 



13 



2 







108 



V*.r«,Po i Chffitopoda, etc. ... 

 Vermes J parasitic Worms ... 



62 



— 



— 



— 



62 



62 7 



— 



— 



_ 



627 



Brachiopoda 



42 



— 



— 



— 



42 



Polyzoa i 



11 



5 



8 



— 



24 



Coelenterata 



52 



9 



12 



— 



73 



Porifera 



90 



8 



181 







274 



Protozoa 



4 



706 





— 



710 



Totals 



51,253 



3,910 



466 



1,155 



56,784 



The following donors presented specimens to the Department 

 of Zoology during the year 1920 : — 



Abhakara of Chumpon, Prince Albanj^ Museum, Grahamstown 

 Agriculture and Fisheries, Allen, Major W. H. 



Ministry of Andrews, Dr. C. W., f.e.s. 



Aharoni, I. Austen, Major E. E., d.s.o. 



