DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. 10& 



Department of Zoology. 



I. — Arrangement and Conservation. 



Ma'inmalia. — The exhibited series of Mammals, the com- 

 pletion of whose general arrangement was noted in the 

 previous Report, has been further improved throughout by 

 the acquisition and mounting of suitable specimens. In the 

 Anthropological series large numbers of photographs and 

 models have been obtained and mounted to illustrate the 

 physical features of the different races of Man, and similarly in 

 the new Cetacean Gallery additional models have been prepared 

 to show the external characters of the Whales and Dolphins. 



In the Upper Gallery of Mammalia the bats have been 

 removed from the wall case in which they were previously 

 placed, and are now being rearranged in a separate case in 

 the centre of the Gallery, where, owing to the better light and 

 their position nearer to the eye, it is hoped that they will be 

 better seen than formerly. Many are being mounted in 

 spirit, as their delicate membranes commonly become distorted 

 on drying. 



In the study series the work of labelling, registering, and 

 incorporating specimens has been continued, and by the help 

 of the new material many of the smaller groups have been 

 more accurately arranged and the new species described. 



The Department is again indebted for assistance in dealing 

 with the mass of accessions to volunteer helpers, of whom 

 Dr. C. I. Forsyth Major. Mr. W. E. de Winton, and Mr. G. E. H. 

 Barrett-Hamilton should be especially mentioned. 



Of the specimens mounted for exhibition during the year 

 the following are most worthy of note : — 



Primates: — Rhinopithecus roxella.nce ; Papio anubis ; 

 Papio thoth. Carnivora : — Felis serval ; Felis togoensis ; the 

 Greyhound " Fullerton " ; Canis lupus laniger ; Canis 

 w.esomelas ; Canis adustus ; Canis griseus ; Phoca vitu- 

 lina. Ungulata. — Equus hemionus ; Giraffa camelopar- 

 dalis (head and neck) ; Ovis dalli ; Capra nubiana ; Cobus 

 senganus ; Cobus cob ; Elaphurus davidianus ; Cer vussika 

 mantchuricus ; Xenelaphus bisulcus ; Rangifer tarandus 

 terrce-novce. Rodentia, :—Fuchoreutes naso. Edentata: — 

 Gholoepus hoffmanni ( ^ . ? ). Cetacea (models) : — Tursiops 

 tursio ; Globicephala melcena ; Monodon monoceros. 

 Examples of the marine Crustacea and Mollusca which 

 form the food of Whales have also been mounted for 

 exhibition. 



Aves. — During the past year the registration and incorpo- 

 ration of the Salvin-Godman collection and recent accessions 

 have been completed. 



