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remarks in Zeller's own handwriting relating to the specimens 

 in the Zeller collection of Insects. 



From the Sandwich Islands Exploration Committee. — Five 

 hundred and fifty-two Longicorn Beetles from the Sandwich 

 Islands, being a first set of those collected by Mr. C. L. 

 Perkins. 



From Mr. Michael H. Lakin. — A fine entire example of 

 Ichthyosaurus recently obtained from the Lower Lias of 

 Stockton, Warwickshire. 



Deposit. 



An off*er made by Mr. Henry S. H. Cavendish to deposit in 

 the Museum the head of an Elephant from the neighbourhood 

 of Lake Rudolph, British East Africa, the head to become 

 the property of the Trustees on the death of Mr. Cavendish, 

 has been accepted. 



Exchanges and Gifts of Duplicates. 



Exchanges of specimens have been made with the following 

 institutions and individuals: — 



Of Zoological Specimens. — With the Museum of the Royal 

 College of Surgeons ; the South African Museum, Cape 

 Town ; the Australian Museum, Sydney ; the Museum of 

 Natural History, Paris; the Zoological Museum, Hamburg 

 (through Professor Kraepelin) ; the Zoological Museum, 

 Copenhagen ; the National Museum, Stockholm ; Mr. G. A. 

 Higlett ; Monsieur L. Clouet des Pesruches ; Professor L. 

 Plate, of Berlin ; Professor A. Vayssiere, of Marseilles ; the 

 Hon. Walter Rothschild, m.p. ; Mr. J. H. Fleming, of Toronto ; 

 Mr. H. J. Elwes, f.r.S. ; Monsieur Rene Oberthiir ; Mr. H. 

 Fulton; Dr. Walther Horn; Mr. D. Gavin; Mr. F. M. 

 Longson ; and Mr. Dudley Le Souef. 



Of Fossils. — With Dr. Hermann Credner, of the University 

 of Leipzig; Winchester College; Prof. K. A. von Zittel, of 

 Munich ; the Museum of San Paulo, Brazil (through Dr. von 

 Ihering) ; Mr. J. G. Hambling ; Mr. J. W. Stather ; Mr. N. C. 

 Macnamara, of the Royal College of Surgeons ; the Christiana 

 Museum (through Prof. R. Collett) ; and the United States 

 National Museum, Washington. 



Of Minerals and Meteorites. — With the Museum of Natural 

 History, Paris ; the Institute of Mines, St. Petersburg ; Mr. 

 C. S. Bement ; and Dr. A. Brezina, of Vienna. 



Of Botanical Specimens. — With Mr. MacOwan, Keeper of 

 the Cape Town Herbarium. 



The following have been added to the list of institutions 

 to receive grants of duplicate specimens of Natural History : 



