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Agriculture. Skull and horns of Ngami Ox, presented by 

 n. A. Bailey, Esq. 



A Runner Drake, presented by J. W.Walton, Esq. 



In order to make room for the new Chartley Bull, a 

 re-arrangement of many of the cases was undertaken ; while 

 the release of several table-cases from the Whale- Room 

 enabled the Sheep and the Models of Horses to be displayed to 

 better advantage. 



AVES. 



The remounting of the series of Birds in the General Gallery 

 has been continued and the old and faded specimens of the 

 Families Conopophagidss and Formicariidse have been replaced 

 by finely mounted examples, the work of Messrs. Rowland 

 Ward. 



The mounted series of Birds in the British Saloon has now 

 been fully labelled ; and species recently added to the British 

 List have been represented. 



The re-arrangement and re-labelling of the Gould collection 

 of Humming-Birds has been continued during the year, and is 

 nearing completion. 



A " Guide to the British Vertebrates Exhibited in the 

 Department of Zoology " has been published. 



The preparation of the fifth volume of the " Catalogue of 

 the Collection of Birds' Eggs" is now well advanced. 



A series of lists of Birds needing protection in various 

 British Colonies and Protectorates has been prepared. 



A list of all the species of Birds has been arranged in three 

 large volumes. It is intended to insert the number of the 

 cabinet, drawer, etc., containing each species opposite the 

 appropriate entry in one of these volumes. When this 

 arrangement has been completed the exact position of any 

 Bird in the study collection will be readily ascertainable, and 

 much time will thus be saved. 



All the large collections of eggs received during recent 

 years have, with one exception, been registered and incorpo- 

 rated. 



All the cabinets containing the study series have been 

 re-numbered. Metal card -holders have also been fixed on the 

 doors, showing at a glance the contents of each cabinet. 



Great assistance has been received from Mr. David A. 

 Bannerman, who has been engaged in working out Mr. A. B. 

 Percival's collection from British East Africa and a very large 

 collection from Southern Abyssinia formed by Mr, P. Zaphiro 

 on behalf of Mr. W. H. Macmillan. 



The whole of the Collection of Birds' Skeletons has been 

 transferred to an ante-room in the basement, leading into the 

 old Whale-Room, now the Osteological Room : this has 



