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ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



V. — A cquisitions. 



During the past year the Department has been increased 

 by the addition of 108,022 specimens, which are distributed 

 amono^ the various branches as follows : — 





By 



Presentation. 



By 

 Purchase. 



By 

 Exchange. 



Total. 





Mammalia 



358 



163 



21 



540 



. Godman and Salvin Collection - 



1,191 



- 



- 



\ 



1 Seebohm Bequest - - . . 

 Aves' 



Steere Collection 



16,950 



1,640 



— 



\ 21,900 



\ Other sources - . - - . 



1,493 



570 



5fl 





aieptilia - - 



571 



292 



23 



886 



Batrachia 



388 



255 



4 



647 



Pisces 



353 



278 



373 



1,004 



TJrochordata - - 



7 



88 





95 



Ilemicliordata ------- 



1 



- 





1 



Mollusoa 



2,484 



722 



58 



8,364 



Arachuida - - . - - . . 



2,611 



153 



- 



2,764 



, Power Collection - - . . 



- 



36,000 



- 





I Godman and Salvin Collections 

 Insecta. 



Colonel Bingham's Hymenoptera - 



14,467 



3,000 







V 74,481 



, Other sources - - - - - 



17,127 



2,665 



1,222 





Myriopoda 



1,245 



91 



- 



1,336 



Prototracheata ...... 



9 





- 



9 



Crustacea ------- 



260 



^ 



3 



266 



Bryozoa - - 



23 



- 



- 



33 



Annulata 



59 



123 



- 



182 



Nematoda, Rotifera, and Platylielmiuthes - 



30 



31 



- 



61 



Bohinoderma ------- 



57 



1 



26 



84 



Anthozoa - - 



17 



4 



4 



25 



Hydrozoa ------- 



23 



1 



- 



24 



Porifera 



85 



178 



- 



263 



Protozoa - - 



167 



- 



- 



167 



Total - - - 



59,974 



46,368 



1,790 



108,022 



as 



