128 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Three hundred and eleven shells from various localities' 

 including the types of thirty-five species from the Gulf of 

 Oman, described by J. C. Melvill, the type of fourteen 

 terrestrial species from Nias Island and the Philippine 

 Islands, and many other species new to the collection ; 

 purchased. 



Two hundred and ninety-one shells from many localities, 

 including co-types of thirty-eight species, the rest of the 

 specimens representing species new to the collection ; 

 purchased. 



Seventy-seven shells from Java and other localities, 

 including the types of fourteen species from South Africa ; 

 presented by J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. 



Thirty-one pearls from Unio, Mytilus, Pecten, and 

 Haliotis, a very remarkable " Octopus " with branching 

 arms, and one hundred and forty-five marine and freshwater 

 shells, all from Japan ; presented by R. Gordon Smith, Esq. 



One hundred and sixteen shells from New Caledonia and 

 other localities, including the types of eleven new species ; 

 purchased. 



Three hundred and ninety-nine marine shells from the 

 Andaman Islands, being a selection from a very large collec- 

 tion made by the late Eev. J. L.T. Warneford whilst chaplain 

 to the forces in the Islands ; purchased. 



Three hundred and fifteen marine shells, named by Mr. C. 

 Hedley, of the Australian Museum, Sydney, being a first set 

 of the duplicates of the " Miner " and " Woy-Woy " Expedi- 

 tions off" New South Wales ; presented by Prof. W. A. 

 Haswell. 



One hundred and sixty-nine marine shells from Japan, 

 including many species recently described ; purchased. 



One hundred and two shells from Lakes Tanganyika and 

 Mweru, including five new species ; collected and presented 

 by R. L. Harger, Esq. 



Fifty-six shells from various localities, including the 

 types of thirty-eight species described by J. de Grateloup in 

 the year 1840 ; purchased. 



Sixty-six land and freshwater shells from Central Africa, 

 nearly all new to the collection ; presented by the subscribers 

 to the Ruwenzori Expedition. 



One hundred and three shells from the Capricorn coral 

 reefs off" Queensland, including co-types of thirty-one species 

 described by Mr. Hedley ; collected and presented by C. 

 Hedley, Esq. 



Crustacea. — The additions number two thousand five 

 hundred and fifty-four ; of this large number seven hun- 

 dred and forty-nine are specimens of Decapoda, Cutnacea, 

 Amplii'poda, Ostracoda, Cirripedia, Lep>tostraca, and 



