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specimens taken from them marked to correspond. A 

 number of nests have been mounted and placed in a table- 

 case to illustrate the different methods of building. 



The Butterflies of the sub-families A cr wince and 

 Elymniinm, as well as of the genera Neptis, Athyma, 

 Charaxes, Euralia, Hypolimnas, Cyrestis, Terinos, Cethosia, 

 Cupha, Atella and Ciri'ochroa have been re-arranged ; the 

 specimens of Old World species from the magnificent collec- 

 tion of Messrs. Salvin and Godman, as well as all previously 

 unnamed series in the Museum, being determined and incor- 

 porated. 



Four collections received from British and East Central 

 Africa, obtained by Messrs. A. Whyte, Alexander Carson, 

 Consul Alfred Sharpe and Mr. Scott Elliott have been 

 worked out, reported on, and incorporated. 



The inter-leaved Catalogue of Butterflies has been brought 

 up to date, so far as the re-arranged parts of the collection 

 are concerned, and the preparation of a Slip Catalogue of the 

 sub family Pierince, with a view to the re-arrangement of 

 this large group, commenced. 



A series of Butterflies has been prepared and placed in a 

 table-case, with explanatory labels and drawings illustrating 

 the characters used in their classification. 



The determination and bibliography of Walker's types has 

 been continued. 



The duplicate and unincorporated Heterocera have been 

 placed in their families, and the following collections have 

 been incorporated : — 



The Moore collection of Geometrida;, and other specimens 

 remaining over after Mr. Warren's arrangement ; the Moore 

 and Ragonot collection of PyralidcB belonging to the sub- 

 families Pltycitinoi, Anerastince and Galleriince and other 

 specimens ; several collections of Heterocera from the 

 Oriental region; the Tkyrididce and seven sub-families of the 

 Pyralidw have been arranged ; Colonel Yerbury's collection 

 of Heterocera from Aden; and the Geometridce, Pyralidce and 

 allied families of Heterocera of the collection from the Lesser 

 Antilles presented by the West Indian Exploration Committee 

 have been worked out and incorporated. 



Continuous progress nas been made in perfecting the new 

 collection of British Diptera ; the British Muscinoe having 

 been identified, labelled and entirely re-arranged. 



Numerous accessions belonging to the (Estridce, Hippo- 

 hoscidce, Syrphidce and Conopidm have been studied, 

 mounted, labelled and incorporated. 



The species of Glossina (the Tsetze flies) have been 

 examined, named and mounted. 



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