86 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



From F. Du Cane Godman, Esq. — The important collection 

 of British Hymenoptera made by Mr. Peter Cameron, con- 

 taining most of the type-specimens included in his mono- 

 graph of Phytophagous Hymenoptera, and comprising 2,600 

 specimens, besides numerous microscopic preparations, larvae, 

 drawings, t&c. 



From Mrs. Pengelly. — A series of about 400 Fossils selected 

 from the collection of her husband, the late Mr. William Pen- 

 gelly. 



From Mrs. Crawford Williamson. — Ninety-three micro- 

 scopic slides illustrative of works on the Recent Foraminif era 

 by her husband, the late Prof. W. Crawford Williamson. 



From Mr. George Shrubsole. — The important collection of 

 460 specimens of Palaeozoic Polyzoa which belonged to the 

 donor's father, the late George William Shrubsole. 



From Don Miguel Merino, Director of the Astronomical 

 Observatory at Madrid. — One of two small meteoric stones 

 found at Madrid after the explosion of a meteor over that 

 city on the 10th February last year. The stone was much 

 coveted for the Continental Museums, but Dr. Merino was 

 prevailed upon to present it to London on condition that it be 

 not broken up for distribution, and that some meteorite frag- 

 ments be presented to him, in return, for the Madrid Museum, 

 where the other stone is preserved. 



Exchanges. 



Exchanges of specimens have been made with the following 

 institutions and individuals : — 



Of Zoological Specimens. — With the Australian Museum, 

 Sydney; the Leyden Museum; the Zoological Museum, Bergen; 

 Herr Henkel and Dr. F. Werner, of Vienna ; Prof. R. Koehler, 

 of Lyons ; Prof. M. Dumergue, of Oran ; Mr. H. Fulton ; and 

 Mr. W. Beutenmiiller. 



Of Fossils and Casts of Fossils. — With the Oxford Museum ; 

 the American Museum of Natural History, New York ; the Kiel 

 Museum ; Dr. H. Credner, of Leipzig University ; and Mr. R. 

 F.Damon. 



Of Minerals.— With Mr. C. F. Pech. 



Of Botanical Specimens. — With the Botanical Museum, 

 Berlin ; Prof. L. H Bailey, of Ithaca, U.S.A.; Prof. Conway 

 Macmillan, of Minneapolis, U.S.A.; and Prof. Penzig, of 

 -Genoa. ' 



