96 accounts, etc., of the british museum. 



Department of Zoology. 



I — Arrangement and Conservation. 



Mammalia. — The re-arrangement of the exhibited series 

 has been continued, that of the lower gallery being almost 

 completed, and the Chiroptera, Insectivora and Primates in 

 the Upper Gallery having been provisionally arranged, and 

 progress made with their labelling and description. Fresh 

 specimens of all orders have been continually acquired, 

 mounted, and incorporated with the series, while many of 

 the older specimens have been withdrawn from exhibition. 



Of the specimens so withdrawn some have been unstuffed 

 and made into skins for the study series, while others 

 have been made into duplicates. The number of duplicates, 

 however, proves to be much less than was anticipated, owing 

 to the historic interest attaching to the great majority of the 

 specimens belonging to the old collection, which makes it 

 necessary that they should be preserved for reference, although 

 no longer suitable for exhibition. 



In the study series the large number of specimens received 

 during the year have been named and incorporated, but 

 owing to the great labour involved in the proper arrangement 

 and labelling of the skins and skulls, it has only been by the 

 assistance given by volunteer helpers that the collection has 

 been kept in a proper state of efficiency. Thanks are 

 especially due to Dr. C. J. Forsyth Major, Mr.W. E. de Winton, 

 and Mr. J. L. Bonhote for the assistance they have been good 

 enough to render in this respect. 



A large number of specimens have been mounted for 

 exhibition during the year, of which the following are most 

 worthy of note : — 



A Gibbon {Hylohates hoolock) ; Lion {Felis leo) ; Tiger 

 (Felis tigris) ; Aard Wolf (Proteles cristatus) ; Northern 

 Wolf (Ganis nuhilus) ; Coati (Nasua narica) ; Panda {jElurus 

 fulgens) ; Katel (Mellivora ratel) ; Zorille {Ictonyx zorilla); 

 Solenodon (Solenodon cuhanus); I)esm.Sin(Myogale moschata); 

 three Philippine Rodents (Phlceomys pallidus, Grateromys 

 schadenhergi and Rhynchomys soricoides) ; Vicuna {Lama 

 vicugna); Ibex {Capra ibex); Arabian Gazelle {Gazella 

 arabica) ; Nahoor {Ovis nahura) ; Chinese and Malayan Deer 

 (Gervus hortulorum and moluccensis) ; two Roebuck 

 {Gapreolus caproea) ; Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus) ; and 

 three Wild Swine (Potamochoerus nyasce, Sus criatatus and 

 Sus harbatus). 



Aves. — During the past year steady progress has been 

 made with the registration and incorporation of the Seebohm, 

 Hargitt, and Salvin-Godman collections and other recent 

 additions. The re-arrangement of the exhibition series in 



