104 ACCOUNTS, ETC., Ol? THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



as compared with 69,270 in the year 1889. 



44,087 „ 1888. 



65,199 „ 1887. 



36,358 „ 1886. 



123,358 „ 1885. 



45,574 „ 1884. 



31,466 „ 1883. 



19,902 „ 1882. 



49,602 „ 1881. 



The most important acquisitions were the following : — 



1. Of the collections made during the voyage of H.M.S. 

 " Challenger," and presented by the Lords Commissioners of 

 the Treasury, the following were received in 1890 : — 



(a.) Eighteen Mammals. 



(b.) Nineteen Reptiles. 



(c.) One hundred and eighty-four Fishes. 



(d.) Four hundred and sixteen specimens of Mollusca (two 

 hundred and forty-two Marine, and one hundred and seventy- 

 four Terrestial.) 



(e.) Twenty Polyzoa. 



(/.) Eighty-three Pelagic Hemiptera. 



((/.) One hundred and forty-one Worms (principally Chce- 



tognatha). 



(h.) One thousand two hundred and nine Echinoderms 

 (chiefly Asteroidea). 



(i.) Fifteen Sponges (various Orders). 



(j.) Eighty Anthozoa {Alcyonaria and Antipatharia). 



(Jc.) Twenty-four Hydrozoa (various Orders). 



(I.) Two hundred and sixteen Radiolaria. 



2. The sixth instalment of the Godman-Salvin collection of 

 birds, referred to in the Report for 1885. This series consists 

 of four thousand and forty-four specimens, and contains one 

 type and nineteen species new to the collection ; presented 

 by Osbert Salvin, Esq., F.R.S., and F. Du Cane Godman, Esq., 



F.R.S. 



3. The final instalment of the Sclater collection of birds, 

 representing the Cypselidca, Gaiorimulgidoi, Momotidce, 

 Alcedinidce, Trogonidoj, Psittacidce, GalhulidcB, and Bucco- 

 nidw, containing eight hundred and thirty-four specimens 

 and including nineteen types and eleven species new to the 

 collection ; purchased. 



4. Four hundred and live specimens of Alaudidce, 

 Uimindcii, and Alcedinidce, chiefly from the Swinhoe collec- 

 tion, together with others obtained by the donor in Siberia, 

 and by other travellers in the Palsearctic Region, and including 



eight 



