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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



V.^ — Acquisitions. 



During the past year the Department has been increased' 

 by the addition of 108,022 specimens, which are distributed 

 among the various branches as follows : — 





By 

 Presentation. 



By 

 Purchase. 



By 

 Exchange. 



TOTAL. 





Mammalia ....... 



356 



163 



21 



540 



, Godman and Salvin Collection - 



1,191 



- 



- 





1 Seebohm Bequest .... 

 Aves 



Steers Collection 



16,950 



1,640 



: 



\ 21,900 



Is Other sources 



1,493 



570 



56 



j 



'Reptilia 



571 



292 



23 



886 



Batrachia .---... 



388 



255 



4 



647 



Pisces 



353 



278 



373 



1,004 



TJrochordata - - 



7 



83 



- 



95 



Ueraichordata ------- 



1 



- 



- 



1 



MoUusca 



2,484 



722 



58 



3,264 



Aracliuida ... - - - - 



2,611 



153 



- 



2,764 



, Power Collection . - - . 



- 



36,000 



- 



1 



j Grodman and Salvin Collections 

 Insectav 



Colonel Bingham's Hymenoptera - 



14,467 



3,000 



— 



^ 74,481 



. Other sources - - - - - 



17,127 



2,665 



1,222 





Myriopoda 



1,245 



91 



- 



1,336 



Prototracheata 



9 



- 



- 



9 



Crustacea ....--- 



260 



3 



3 



266 



Bryo/.oa -- 



23 



- 



- 



23 



Anuulata- ..----- 



59 



123 



- 



182 



Nematoda, Botifera, and Platyhelmiuthes - 



3. 



31 



- 



61 



Echinoderma ------- 



57 



1 



26 



84 



Anthozoa - 



17 



4 



4 



25 



Hydrozoa ..-.-.. 



23 



1 



-- 



24 



Porifera - 



85 



178 



- 



263 



Protozoa 



167 



- 



- 



' 167 



TOTAL - - - 



59,974 



46,268 



1,790 



108,022 



as 



