DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. l05 



of Chitral. Photographs of Sea-Elephants, presented by the 

 Hon. Walter Rothschild, m.p. Skulls of African Antelopes, 

 presented by F. Vaughan Kirby, Esq. An Arabian Oryx, 

 presented by P. B. Vander Byl, Esq. and G. P. Denny, Esq. 

 Two Sambar and one Buffalo skull, presented by Mrs. J. 

 Anderson. Head of Kopet Dagh Urial, presented by Major 

 Kennion. Model of Megacerops, presented by R. S. Lull, Esq. 

 Head of a Seladang or Malay Gaur Bull, presented by T. R. 

 Hubback, Esq. Head of Sclater's Muntjac, presented by J. H. 

 Teesdale, Esq. 



In the Whale Room the model of the Beluga or White 

 Whale has been repainted ; and arrangements are in progress 

 for treating the casts of Dolphin-heads on the walls in a 

 similar manner. 



For the British Saloon a case to exhibit the characters of 

 the skulls and teeth, and the details of the colouring of the 

 skins of a large number of the smaller mammals has been 

 completed and installed during the year. This has rendered 

 it possible for the student to see at a glance the characteristic 

 features of each species. 



The most important presentations to this series are a 

 Badger, from E. C. Hawes, Esq. ; photographs of Carnivora 

 and Rodents, from Douglas English, Esq., and five Bats, from 

 Heatley Noble, Esq. 



Domesticated Animals : — Several minor alterations have 

 been made in the arrangement of the specimens, with a view, 

 principally, of increasing the available accommodation ; and 

 additional descriptive labels have been prepared and printed 

 to illustrate species new to the series. 



The following are among the specimens presented to this 

 series during the year : — 



A Pariah Dog from Constantinople, presented by Her 

 Grace the Duchess of Bedford. Skeleton of Eskimo Dog, 

 Arctic King, presented by A. P. King, Esq. Slughi Hound, 

 presented by the Hon. Florence Amherst. Skull of Bull- 

 dog, presented by H. S. Woi-msley, Esq. Skull of Great 

 Dane, presented by the Hon. Walter B. Wrottesley. Skeleton 

 of Bloodhound, presented by Edwin Brough, Esq. Chinchilla 

 Pekin Spaniel, presented by Mrs. F. M. Weaver. A Skye 

 Terrier, presented by C. L. Vanderhoff, Esq. Skull of 

 Dartmoor Pony, presented by Capt. S. S. Flower. A Poodle, 

 presented by Miss C. M. Faithfull. Old English Sheep-Dog, 

 presented by Mrs. Fase Forse. Head of Long-horn Bull, 

 presented by G. C. Bacon, Esq. Head of Skye-Goat, presented 

 by Sir Donald Currie, G.C.M.G. Head of Egyptian Sheep, 

 presented by Capt. H. D. W. Lloyd. Casts of Humped Ox- 

 horns, presented by Senor Don Bolivar. A Hausa Sheep, 

 presented by the Zoological Society. Silver Runt Pigeon, 

 presented by W. A. Hasler, Esq. Pekin Spaniel, presented 

 by Rowland Ward, Esq. 



