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To ensure the identification of individual eggs, their origin 

 and date of acquisition has been written on them by one of 

 the attendants before their incorporation in the general col- 

 lection. 



Only two groups have been added to the series illustrating 

 the nesting habits of British Birds, viz.. Rook and Eider 

 Duck. 



3. Several large Rays from Muscat, and a gigantic Perch 

 {Serranus gigcis) from New South Wales, have been mounted 

 for the Fish Gallery. 



4. In the Shell Gallery a fine example of a Teredo has 

 been placed on exhibition in a glass tube, 2| feet long, whilst 

 numerous interesting types were added to the series in the 

 table-cases. 



5-9. The following specimens have been set up for the 

 wall-cases in the Insect Gallery : a singular nest of a White 

 Ant {Tevmes) from Sierra Leone ; a nest of a Tree Ant 

 {(Ecophylla smaragdina) from Calcutta ; a nest of a Wasp 

 (Vespa sp.) from Missouri; and a nest of a Bee [Trygona 

 amalthcea) with cacao-pod, showing the injury caused by this 

 insect, from Berbice. 



10. Numerous additions have been made to the exhibited 

 series of British Echinoderms, of which a fine specimen of 

 Luidia ciliaris in spirit may be mentioned particularly. 

 The exhibited collection of Antipatharia has been re- 

 arranged and extended, and a set of specimens in spirits has 

 been mounted and put on wall-brackets. The exhibited 

 series of Balanophyllia has been revised. Two very in- 

 teresting masses of Coral growths of various kinds have 

 been set up, and will shortly be exhibited ; handsome 

 examples of Madrepora muricata, of Madrepora echinata, 

 and of Melitodes virgata have been mounted for exhibition, 

 and a well-preserved example of Virgularia mirahilis has 

 been added to the British Room. Many specimens of stony 

 Corals, which, owing to their fragile nature, were received 

 broken, have been repaired. 



11. A small series of Hydrozoa has been mounted and 

 arranged for exhibition. 



IV. — DupliccUes. 



No duplicates were distributed as presents among museums; 

 but 12 Mammals, 292 Birds, 84 Reptiles, and 57 Fishes were 

 sent, in exchange for equivalent sets, to the Museums of 



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