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Additional arrangements for exchange of publications 

 have been concluded ; and selections of the Natural History 

 publications have been presented to several institutions and 

 individuals. 



The under-mentioned works are in preparation : — 



A General Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the 

 Natural History Museum. 



Hand-Jist of Birds, Vol. II., by R. Bowdler Sharpe. 



Catalogue of Birds' Eggs, by E. W. Gates. 



Monograph of the results of Mr. Andrews's Expedition to 

 Christmas Island. 



Catalogue of Moths, Vol. II., by Sir George Hampson, 



Catalogue of Madreporarian Corals, Vol. IV., by H. M. 



Bernard. 



Catalogue of the Welwitsch collection of Tropical African 



Plants, remaining parts, by W. P. Hiern and the members of 



the staff of the Botanical Department. 



The copper-plates prepared at the expense of Sir Joseph 

 Banks, illustrating the Botany of Captain Cook's First and 

 Second Voyages, with descriptive text. 



Catalogue of Fossil Fishes, Part IV., by A. Smith Wood- 

 ward. 



Catalogue of Tertiary Mollusca, Part II., by G. F. Harris. 



Catalogue of Cystidea, by F. A. Bather. 



Catalogue of Mesozoic Plants, Part III., by A. C. Seward. 



General Library. 



The additions to the General Library during the past year 

 have been : — 



By purchase - - - 384 volumes. 



By donation - - - 660 volumes and 143 maps. 



By transfer from other 



Departments - - 98 volumes and 76 maps. 



Total - - 1,142 volumes and 219 maps. 



All these works have been catalogued, press-marked, 

 and placed on the shelves, whilst 464 volumes have been 

 bound in 299, and 1 volume has been repaired. 



