140 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Insecta and Crustacea (Gallery 8).— The Brodie Collec- 

 tion of Fossil Insects is being named and identified and the 

 type-specimens are being marked and catalogued. 



A series of Enssian Trilobites, from Mr. F. A. Bather, and 

 a further selection of Bohemian Trilobites from Dr. Fritsch, 

 have been incorporated in the collection. 



Specimens registered during the past year, 300. 



Echinodermata (Gallery 8). — The Jurassic Crinoidea from 

 the T. J. Slatter Collection have been labelled and registered 

 and incorporated in the series. 



Specimens registered, 622. Cystidea registered, 17. 



Blastoidea. — The whole collection has been catalogued and 

 re-arrangod, an exhibition series being now in course of 

 preparation. The T. A. Worthen Collection of N. American 

 Blastoids, comprising many species previously unrepresented 

 in the Museum, has been carefully worked out and in- 

 corporated. 



Number of specimens registered, 103. 



Other Echinoids registered, 328. 



Actinozoa — (Corals) (Gallery 10). — The additions to this 

 group comprise the Italian Tertiary Corals from the " Castelli 

 Collection." The Post-Tertiary Corals from Christmas- 

 Island, from Sir John Murray, and the further series of 

 Jurassic Corals from the late Mr. T. J. Slatter's Collection. 



Corals registered during the past year, 1,752. 



Protozoa Porifera and Hydrozoa (Gallery 10). — To these 

 groups have been added some remains of Sponges from the 

 Niagara Chert ; examples of Radiolarian Cherts from Japan \ 

 Tertiary Foraminifera from Egypt ; and Hydrozoa (Poros- 

 phoira) from the Margate Chalk, collected by the late Mr. 

 N. T. Wetherell. 



Specimens registered during the past year, 1,003. 



C— Plantje. 



Fossil Plants (Gallery 10). — The principal objects added 

 to this series are the Castelli Collection of Italian Tertiary 

 plants and some Palaeozoic plant-remains from British 

 localities, purchased from Mr. T. Stock. 



Plant-remains registered during the past 



year __---..- 264 

 Tracks and rock-specimens registered 

 during the past year - - - - 41 



11.— Geological Department Library {Gallery 9). 



The additions to the Library during the past year, by 

 donation, exchange, or by purchase, have been stamped, and 

 catalogue-slips prepared. 



