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A line specimen of the Tile-fish {Lo'pholatilus chaineleon- 

 ticeps) ivom off the Atlantic Coast of the United States; 

 received in exchange from the United States Fish Commis- 

 sion. 



One hundred and thirty-one specimens collected by the 

 McGregor Expedition, from the coast of Lower California and 

 the West Coast of Mexico, including examples of sixteen 

 species new to the collection, and types of three new species 

 (Ajjogon atricaudus, Forcipiger flavissitnus, Azurina 

 hirundo) ; purchased. 



Sixteen specimens from Brazil, including examples of 

 several species new to the collection, and two types of new 

 species {Brachyp)laty stoma platynema and Leptodoras 

 juruensis); presented by Dr. E. A. Goeldi. 



A specimen of Lepidosiren paradoxa from Santarem ; 

 presented by Dr. E. A. Goeldi. 



Three Lepidosiren paradoxa, from the collection of 

 Mr. Graham Kerr in the Paraguayan Chaco ; received in 

 exchange from the Cambridge Museum. 



Ten specimens from the Paraguayan Chaco, including 

 examples of a species new to the collection (Tetragonop- 

 terus nigripinnis) ; presented by J. Graham Kerr, Esq. 



Sixteen specimens from the N. Chaco ; presented by the 

 Genoa Civic Museum. 



One hundred and thirty-thi'ee specimens collected in 

 Ecuador by Dr. H. Festa, including types of several new 

 species ; received in exchange from the Turin Museum. 



Types of Pygidium spegazzinii and P. schmidti from 

 Argentina ; presented by Dr. C. Berg. 



MoUusca. — Thirty thousand eight hundred and seventy- 

 seven specimens were acquired during the year. The 

 following are the most important additions : — 



(1.) A collection of over 24,000 land and freshwater shells 

 from the Pala3arctic region from the collection of the Rev. 

 Dr. A. M. Norman, of special importance, as the Museum 

 collection was extremely deficient in the Mollusca of this 

 particular region ; purchased. 



(2.) An important series of Marine shells (8,250 specimens) 

 from South Africa, containing the types of many new species 

 described by Mr. G. B. Sowerby in his "Marine Shells of 

 South Africa " ; presented by J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. 



Other minor acquisitions are :■ — 



A fine specimen of the very rare Pleurotomaria Beyrichii 

 from Japan ; purchased. 



Five hundred and twenty-four British land and freshwater 

 shells, all in most perfect condition ; presented by A. G. 

 Stubbs, Esq. 



Fifty-six land and freshwater shells from Cura^oa and 

 Bonaire, including the types of two new species, Pineria 

 honairensis and Neosuhulina }\,arterti ; purchased. 

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