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The study-series of Madr spores has been placed in 120 

 store-boxes and a list of their contents prepared. 



Among the additions to the exhibited collection of Anti- 

 patharia attention may be called to the series of examples of 

 Stichopathes gracilis from Madeira, found growing on a rock. 



11. A selection of HydrocorallincB has been made for exhi- 

 bition, and the specimens have been re-labelled. 



IV. — Duplicates. 



The time of the staff has been too much occupied to allow of 

 a distribution of duplicates amongst museums ; but six 

 Mammalia, 753 Birds, seven FrOgs, and 232 Shells were 

 utilized in exchanges. 



V. — Departmental Library. 



The Departmental Library has acquired, by purchase, pre- 

 sentation, and exchange, 53 separate works in the same number 

 of volumes, besides 706 parts of periodicals, and 109 parts of 

 works in progress ; 66 of which are now completed. The total 

 number of works now in the Library is 9,903, represented by 

 15,962 volumes. 



All the additions during the year have been entered in the 

 Purchase and Presentation Books, catalogued, press-marked, 

 stamped, and placed on the shelves ; 163 volumes have been 

 bound. 



VI. — Catalogues. 



The following Catalogues have been issued during the year 

 1898 :— 



1. A new edition of the Guide to the Galleries of Mammalia 

 (4th ed., 8vo. 126 pp., 57 woodcuts and 2 plans). 



2. Catalogue of Birds, Vol. XXL, Columbse (8vo. 676 pp., 15 

 plates), by Count Salvadori. 



3. Catalogue of Birds, Vol. XXIL, Gallina^ (8vo. 588 pp., 8 

 plates), by W. R. O. Grant. 



4. Catalogue of Snakes (Second Edition), Vol. I. (8vo. 

 448 pp., 28 plates and numerous woodcuts), by G. A. Boulenger. 



5. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera 

 Heterocera, Part IX.; The Macrolepidoptera Heterocera of 

 Ceylon (4to. 182 pp., 20 plates), by G. F. Hampson. 



6. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals, Vol. I., The 

 Genus Madrepora (4to. 212 pp., 35 plates), by G. Brook. 



In addition to the above works, the manuscripts of 

 Volumes XXIIL, XXIV. and XXV. of the " Catalogue of 

 Birds./' of the second volume of the " Catalogue of Snakes," and 

 of the first volume of a " Catalogue of Percoid Fishes " 

 are in course of preparation. The services of Mr. G. F. 

 Hampson, who gratuitously undertook the preparation 

 of the manuscript of the ninth part of the Heterocerous 

 Lepidoptera and the supervision of the plates, are deserving 

 of special acknowledgment. 



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