104 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OP THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Two hundred and fifty-six marine Shells from the Persian 

 Gulf, Port Elizabeth, Tasmania, &c. ; presented by J. H. 

 Ponsonby, Esq. 



Seventy-one marine Shells from Lagos ; presented by his 

 Excellency Sir C. Alfred Moloney, k.c.m.g. 



Thirty- five land and freshwater Shells from Madagascar, 

 including two fine examples of Acro2)tychia CBquivoca ; pur- 

 chased. 



The types of eleven species of land and marine Shells from 

 Mauritius and Madagascar, including Scalaria latifasciata, 

 Ovulwm pulchellum, Cyclostoma eugenice, &c. ; purchased. 



Ninety-three land and freshwater Shells from the Argen- 

 tine Republic, including Odontostomus tueyenhergii, 0. 

 doringi, 0. philippii, 0. chancaninus, and others ; presented 

 by C. B. Gnorpp, Esq. 



A fine specimen of Turcicula hairdii from California ; 

 received in exchange. 



Thirteen land Shells from New Guinea, including the types 

 of Helix hero, H. cerope. and H. ianthe ; purchased. 



A very large specimen of a Teredo from Brisbane, together 

 with a plank of wood into which it had bored ; presented by 

 S. I. Da Costa, Esq. 



Three hundred and forty-six marine, land, and freshwater 

 Shells from Australia, New Guinea, Polynesia, tfec, comprising 

 numerous species new to the collection ; presented by J. 

 Brazier, Esq. 



Two specimens of Ephippodonta macdougalli and two of 

 E. lunata from South Australia ; purchased. Also a specimen 

 of the former in spirit ; presented by G. B. Sowerby, Esq. 



Two hundred and thirteen land Shells from the Tonga 

 Islands ; presented by R. B. Leefe, Esq. 



Polyzoa, — One hundred and twenty-nine additions have 

 been made to this class ; the following may be mentioned : — 



Twenty-three Polyzoa from Portland, Dorset ; presented 

 by the Rev. S. 0. Ridley. 



Seventeen species from the Kara Sea ; received in ex- 

 change from the Copenhagen Museum. 



Crustacea. — Five hundred and eighty-seven specimens 

 were added to this class during the year ; of these the follow- 

 ing are most worthy of note : — 



Sixty small forms from the Kara Sea, including species of 

 Nymphon, Caprella, Hippolyte, &c. ; received in exchange 

 from the Copenhagen Museum. 



Fifty-two specimens of Amphipoda from the Irish Sea, 

 including Podocertis isopus ; presented by A. 0. Walker, 

 Esq. 



A specimen of Geryon longipes from Nice ; purchased. 



Twenty specimens of Palairtion, Pagurus, &c., from 

 British Columbia ; presented by the Rev. J. H. Keen. 



Ninety specimens of Cirripedia from Japan ; purchased. 



Thirteen 



