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the late Rev. T. T. Lewis's collection of Old Red Sandstone 

 Fishes, &c., of historic interest as having been specially- 

 studied and referred to by Sir Roderick Murchison. 



Presents. 



The number of separate presents reported as having been 

 received during the year by the several Departments of the 

 Museum was 1,610, as compared with 1,622 in the preceding 

 year. Many of these comprised a large number of individual 

 specimens. The details of all the more important of them 

 will be found in the Reports of the Keepers of Departments, 

 but the following are mentioned here also as being of special 

 interest : — 



From F. Du Cane Godman and Osbert Salvin, Esqs. — 

 Additional valuable series of Lepidoptera, including 1,180 

 specimens of moths of various families from Central America ; 

 749 specimens of New World Butterflies, of the sub-family 

 Ithorniino3 ; and 2,284 specimens of Butterflies, of various 

 families, chiefly from the New World. 



From Sir John Murray, k.c.b., f.r.s. — The valuable collec- 

 tion of specimens illustrating the Natural History of Christ- 

 mas Island made by Mr. C. W. Andrews during the expedi- 

 tion undertaken by him at Sir John Murray's expense (see 

 special report on the expedition given above). 



From Prince Roland Bonaparte. — An interesting series of 

 anthropological photographs. 



From Dr. W. T. Blanford, F.R.S.— A collection of Indian 

 Birds, numbering nearly 2,000 specimens, and supplementing 

 in an important manner the Hume and Godwin-Austen 

 collections. 



From Mr. R. M. Hawker. — A valuable collection of Mammals 

 and Birds from Western Somaliland, containing types of new 

 species and many specimens new to the collection. 



From Mr. J. H. Ponsonby. — A large and important collection 

 of Marine Shells from South Africa, comprising about 3,000 

 specimens, including many types. 



From the Royal Society and Dr. C. I. Forsyth-Major. — A 

 valuable series of specimens selected for the Museum from 

 the collections made by Dr. Forsyth-Major during his expedi- 

 tion to Madagascar in the years 1894-96 under the auspices 

 of the Royal Society, comprising 860 specimens of recent and 

 fossil Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, and Invertebrates. 



From Mrs. James. — Six hundred and seventy-eight eggs 

 of Chilian Birds, collected by the late Mr. H. Berkeley 

 James. 



From Mrs. H. T. Stainton. — Professor Zeller's papers pub- 

 lished in Oken's " Isis " in 1841-47, with MS. notes and 



