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Eleven specimens from Montevideo, among which is a fish 

 new to the collection iClupea arenata) ; presented by Pro- 

 fessor C. Berg. 



Mollusca. — To this division two thousand seven hundred 

 and seventy-five specimens were added The following are 

 the more important acquisitions : — 



One hundred and thirty- seven land and marine shells from 

 Madeira, the Canary and Salvage Islands ; presented by W. 

 R. Ogilvie Grant, Esq. 



Five hundred and eleven land and freshwater shells from 

 the Canary Islands, Madeira, and other Atlantic islands, in- 

 cluding several types, and many species new to the Museum ; 

 purchased. 



One hundred and fifty-three specimens of Strophia from 

 the Bahama Islands ; purchased. 



Four hundred and ninety-seven land and freshwater shells 

 from vSt. Vincent, Grenada, and the Grenadines ; presented by 

 the Joint Committee of the Royal Society and the British As- 

 sociation. 



A fine example of the very rare Pleitrotomaria adanson- 

 iana from Tobago ; purchased. 



Ninety-one land and freshwater shells from Ashanti ; pre- 

 sented by R. Austen Freeman, Esq. 



Forty deep-sea Molluses from the Bay of Bengal and the 

 Arabian Sea, including many new and interesting species ; 

 presented by the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



A specimen of the Ceylon Pearl Oyster (Meleagrina 

 fucata), with pearls embedded in the soft parts ; purchased. 



One hundred and eighty-four land and marine shells from 

 Java, Hong Kong, &c., including the types of several new 

 species ; purchased. 



Eighty-three land shells from the Philippine Islands, New 

 Guinea, and China ; purchased. 



Seventy-six marine shells from various parts of Australia ; 

 presented by J. Brazier, Esq. 



Two hundred and seven land shells from Central Australia, 

 including many species new to the collection ; presented by 

 W. A. Horn, Esq. 



Sixty-one land and one hundred and six marine shells from 

 Burmah, Australia, West Indies, &c. ; presented by J. H. 

 Ponsonby, Esq. 



Crustacea. — Three hundred and thirty-six specimens have 

 been added to the collection. The most valuable are : — 



One hundred and forty specimens from the Australian 

 Museum, determined by comparison with Professor Haswell's 

 types ; obtained by exchange. 



Thirty- one lately described forms from depths ranging from 

 65 — 902 fathoms in the Bay of Bengal ; presented by the 

 Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



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