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as compared with 76,011 m the year 1892 



48,771 „ 1891 



77,658 „ 1890 



69,270 „ 1889 



44,087 „ 1888 



65,199 „ 1887 



36,358 „ 1886 



123,358 „ 1885, 



45,574 „ 1884 



The most important acquisitions were the following: — 



1. Two collections from the Nyassa district of British Cen- 

 tral Africa, comprising one hundred and twenty-six Mammals, 

 three hundred and thirty-four Birds, one hundred and two 

 Reptiles and Batrachians, one hundred and three Fishes, one 

 hundred and twenty-eight Land and Freshwater Shells, two 

 hundred Coleoptera, and five hundred and sixty-two Lepidop- 

 tera ; presented by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C.B., H.B.M. Com- 

 missioner for Nyassaland. These collections were a valuable 

 contribution to our knowledge of the distribution of animal 

 life in tropical Africa, and formed the subject of several 

 of the reports already mentioned above. 



2. Forty-eight Mammals, including the types of five new 

 species ; also the type specimens of forty-three new species of 

 Birds discovered in Equatorial East Africa during an expedi- 

 tion to Uganda and Mount Elgon, through the territories of 

 the Imperial British East Africa Company ; presented by 

 F, J. Jackson, Esq. 



3. The third instalment of Mr. Seebohm's collection of 

 Birds' eggs, consisting of eight thousand two hundred and 



seventy-three specimens of eggs of Passeriformes ; bringing 

 the total number of eggs presented by him up to sixteen 

 thousand two hundred and ninety ; presented by Henry 

 Seebohm, Esq. 



4. A series of two hundred and eighty-nine skins of Wading 

 Birds and Herons ; presented by Henry Seebohm, Esq. 



5. Two thousand and forty specimens of Land and Fresh- 

 water Shells, including the types of six hundred and eighty 

 species ; forming part of the collection of the late M. Arthur 

 Morelet, of Dijon; purchased. 



6. Fifty-three Ostracoda and five hundred and forty-four 

 Copepoda, collected on the West Coast of Africa, by the 

 Telegraph steamer " Buccaneer," identified by Mr. Thomas 

 Scott, and presented by the Royal Society. 



7. Further consignments of collections made during the 

 voyage of H.M.S. " Penguin," under the command of 



0.107. Captain 



