104 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



shoots injured by the caterpillars of the Red-currant-bud- 

 moth (Incurvaria ccqntella). 



The Hymenoptera and Rhynchota, formerly exhibited in the 

 table-cases, have now been transferred to specially-made 

 cabinets, accessible to the public. 



10. In the Coral Gallery and annexes several most striking 

 additions have been mounted in separate cases, viz. : — One 

 specimen of Tarhinaria hifrons and two of T. mesenterina 

 of large size ; also two fine specimens of Madvepora, all from 

 North-west Australia. The exhibited series of the Fungiidoe 

 has been revised, specimens unsuitable for exhibition being 

 placed in boxes. This course has also been commenced in the 

 case of the Astrceidoe. 



Descriptive labels and figures explaining the position in the 

 Zoological scale of the genus Madrepora have been placed in 

 the gallery. 



IV. — Duplicates. 



Duplicates were presented to the Museums at Sheffield and 

 Derby, the University College, Nottingham, the Owen's 

 College, Manchester, the Royal College of Science, South 

 Kensington, and the London Society for Teaching the Blind, 

 as follows : — Nine skins or stufi'ed specimens, four skeletons, 

 and 14 skulls of Mammals; 3,216 skins of Birds; 555 Am- 

 phibians and Fishes; 1,254 Shells; 27 Scorpions; and 

 363 Insects : whilst 14 skulls and skins of Mammals, 

 311 Birds, six Reptiles and Fishes, and one Leaf-insect were 

 utilised in exchanges. 



Y. — Departtnental Library. 



The Departmental Library has acquired, by purchase, pre- 

 sentation, or exchange, 64 separate works in the same number 

 of volumes, besides 634 parts of periodicals, and 165 parts of 

 works in progress, 58 of which are now completed. The total 

 number of works now in the Library is 9,967, represented by 

 16,084 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 ; 122 volumes have been 

 bound. 



VI. — Catalogues. 



The following Catalogues have been issued during the year 

 1894 :— 



1. Catalogue of Birds, Vol. XXIII., Fulicarim and Alec- 

 torides (8vo. 353 pp., 9 plates), by R. Bowdler Sharpe. 



2. Catalogue of Snakes (Second Edition), Vol. II. (8vo. 

 377 pp., 20 plates), by G. A. Boulenger. 



In addition to the above, the first volume of a " Cata- 

 logue of Perciform Fishes " has been printed, and the 



printing 



