116 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Duke of Bedford, K.G. ; head of Mysore Humped Cow, presented 

 by the Zoological Society ; a Tatarian Fat-Rumped Ram and 

 two other Central Asiatic Sheep, as well as three skulls of 

 Sheep, collected by D. Carruthers, Esq., and presented by H. J. 

 Elwes, Esq., F.R.S. ; an Arabian Long-tailed Sheep presented 

 by Lt.-Col. Prall, Chief Medical Officer at Aden ; head of 

 Norfolk Ram, presented by J, D. Sayer, Esq. ; skull and horns 

 of Circassian Goat, presented by the Egyptian Government ; 

 Tibet Dog, presented by the Zoological Society ; Chinese 

 Huppa Dog, presented by the Hon. Mrs. Carnegie; a King 

 Charles' Spaniel, presented by Mrs. Stephens ; a Borzoi, the 

 gift of Major S. P. Borman ; head of Ibiza Greyhound, from 

 Majorca, presented by Miss D. M. A. Bate ; skull of Dachshund, 

 presented by Capt. R. A. H. Barry. 



Indian Runner Duck, presented by J. W. Walton, Esq, ; 

 Self-Black Archangel Pigeon, presented by H. W. Webb, Esq. 



Reptilia and Batrachia. 



All additions have been named and incorporated. 



A number of skeletons have been prepared. 



In the Reptile Gallery some progress has been made during 

 the year in sanding the shelves of the cases containing the 

 Snakes and Lizards, but other pressing work has prevented the 

 completion of the task. No addition has been made to the 

 exhibited series. 



The Guide to the Reptile Gallery has been revised and 

 partly rewritten, and a new edition is in the press. 



Pisces. 



As the services of a taxidermist have not been available no 

 progress has been made with the exhibition series of Fishes. 



Considerable progress has been made with a card catalogue 

 of the collection, and some groups that have recently been 

 studied have been arranged in accordance with this. Owing to 

 lack of space, further rearrangement and expansion of the 

 collection is, however, impossible for the present. 



The additions have been registered and incorporated in the 

 collection so far as its congested state has permitted. 



The work of replenishing with spirit has been continued. 



Progress has been made with the third volume of the 

 Catalogue of African Freshwater Fishes, and several large 

 collections of African Fishes have been worked out. 



Tunicata. 



Work in connection with the exhibition of a new series of 

 Tunicata in the large new wall-case in the Shell Gallery has 

 been begun. 



