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Tasmania, and one hundred and nine from various localities ; 

 presented by J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. 



Fifty-one Land and Marine Shells from New Zealand, 

 including Trophon patens, Scissurella lytteltonensia, &c. ; 

 presented by H. Suter, Esq. 



Ninety-four Land and Freshwater Shells from Nomuka and 

 Eua Islands, Tonga group ; presented by R. B. Leefe, Esq. 



Four specimens of the egg of Bulimus ohlongus from Bar- 

 badoes ; presented by J. Burman Rosevear, Esq. 



Polyzoa. — Eighty-three specimens have been added to this 

 class ; the following are worthy of mention : — 



Thirty-three specimens of Bryozoa dredged off the Devon- 

 shire Coast and presented by R. Kirkpatrick, Esq. 



A specimen of Kinetoskias smittii from the Trondhjem 

 Fiord, Norway (300 fathoms) ; collected and presented by the 

 Rev. Dr. Canon A. M. Norman, f.r.s. 



A specimen of Zoohotryum pellucidum from the Laccadive 

 Islands ; presented by D. Prain, Esq. 



Twenty-three Bryozoa from Labrador, &c., including a fine 

 specimen of Palmicellaria skenei ; presented by Professor 

 D'Arcy Thompson. 



Crustacea. — One thousand and fifty-eight specimens were 

 added to the collection during the year. The following, in 

 addition to those already mentioned, are worthy of note : — 



A large piece of timber from Ryde Pier, perforated by and 

 containing specimens of Chelura terebrans and Limnoria 

 lignorwni', presented by the Directors of the London and 

 South Western Railway Company. 



A smaller piece of timber from Leith Pier containing Lim- 

 noria lignorum in large numbers ; presented by the Museum 

 of Science and Arts, Edinburgh. 



Ten larval or pelagic Crustacea obtained in the Atlantic ; 

 presented by Captain D. B. Carvosso, 



Arachnida, — Four hundred and sixty-nine additions have 

 been made to this class ; of these the most important are : — 



Six Scorpions and six Galeodidoe from Egypt ; presented 

 by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S. 



Nine Arachnida from Serachs, including examples of two 

 species of Rhax {R. eylandti and R. sp. ?) new to the collec- 

 tion ; received in exchange. 



The type specimens of Rhax howesii from Geogh Teppe, 

 Transcaspia, and Rhax nigrocincta from Vellore, Madras ; 

 presented by Professor G. B. Howes. 



Thirty-six Arachnida from India; presented by H. M. 

 Phipson, Esq. 



Twenty-two Arachnida from India, including examples of 

 new species of Chcerilus and of Scorpiops ; purchased. 



0.107. I 2 Fifteen 



