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31ucronata-Chsdk of Riigen (Laur coll.), and the Danian of 

 Faxe (Nielsen and Pindborg colls.) ; Blastoidea from the 

 Carboniferous rocks of the British Isles (Bingham and G. H. 

 Morton colls.), and Queensland (squeezes from Queensland 

 Geological Survey coll.) ; Gystidea from the Ordovician near 

 Haverfordwest (Bather coll.), of Girvan (W. McPherson coll.), 

 and the Sevier shales of Tennessee (Springer coll.). 



In the exhibited series the re-arrangement of the British 

 Palseozoic Echinoidea has been completed, and all specimens 

 provided with new printed labels. A remarkably large 

 specimen of Heteroclypeus from the Miocene of Malta, pre- 

 sented by Lieut. Hitchins. R.N., has been added to the series 

 of foreign Echinoidea. The British Gystidea and the Blast- 

 oidea have been moved and partly re-arranged. The Blastoids 

 from the Gilbertson collection have been incorporated in this 

 series, and they, as well as several specimens of Orophocrinus 

 recently studied, have received new printed labels. Several 

 examples of the Edrioasteroidea have also been exhibited. 



The few Recent Grinoids exhibited here for comparison with 

 the fossils have been placed in fresh spirit and provided with 

 new printed labels. 



The slip-catalogue of exhibited specimens has been con- 

 tinued. The slip-catalogue of specimens of Blastoidea has 

 been brought up to date. Progress has also been made with 

 the slip-catalogue of genera and species of the Gystidea and 

 Edrioasteroidea. 



Number of specimens of Echinoderma registered : Echinoidea, 

 595 ; Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea, 703 ; Grinoidea, 1,431 ; 

 Blastoidea, 43 ; Gystidea and Edrioasteroidea, 73. Total, 

 2,905. 



Annelida (Gallery 8 and Workroom). — The acquisitions 

 registered, labelled, and incorporated include specimens from 

 the Upper Ordovician of Girvan ( W. McPherson coll.) and 

 Westmoreland (Bather coll.), the Garboniferous of Derby and 

 Donegal (Montmorency coll.), the Lower Oolites of Gloucester- 

 shire (L. Richardson coll.), the Senonian of Surrey 'Withers 

 coll.), and the Danian of Faxe (Pindborg coll.). 



A few minor changes have been made in the exhibited 

 series, and the slip-catalogue has been kept up to date. 



Number of specimens of Annelida registered, 326. 



Brachiopoda (Gallery 8 and Workroom). — The registration 

 of the Walker collection has been completed. The total 

 number of specimens in this collection is now known to be 



125,868. 



The acquisitions registered, labelled, and incorporated 

 include Gambrian Brachiopoda from America (Smithsonian 

 Institution Exchange), an Ordovician collection from America 

 ( presented b}'^ Dr. A. F. Foerste), Russian Permian Brachiopoda 

 (presented by I. A. Stigand, Esq.), and specimens from th& 

 Gretaceous of Ireland (J. Wright and G. Donaldson colls.). 



