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The department is again much indebted to volunteer helpers 

 for valuable assistance in working out new forms of mammals. 

 The following gentlemen should be specially mentioned In this 

 connection : — Mr. R. C. Wroughton, Dr. Forsyth-Major, Mr. R. 

 J. Cuninghame, and Major G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton. 



The services of Dr. Knud Andersen have been continued for 

 the preparation of the new Catalogue of Chiroptera. 



Aves. — The Birds in the British Saloon have been re- 

 arranged and the old and faded specimens have been almost 

 entirely replaced by new examples. One hundred and fifty- 

 nine of these have been beautifully mounted, and generously 

 presented, by Mr. Rowland Ward. 



Cases containing the Coal Tit, and BufFon's Skua have been 

 added. 



Some valuable additions have been made to the collections 

 of skeletons and of birds in spirit : and, of these, special mention 

 may be made of the gifts of Birds of Paradise from Sir William 

 Ingram, Bart. ; and of nestling Pelicans from Captain Stanley 

 Flower, Director of the Zoological Gardens, Cairo. 



The arrangement of the Passerine skeletons is now com- 

 pleted. Much curatorial work has been necessary to keep 

 these collections in order, but the specimens in spirit are 

 almost inaccessible, owing to the want of suitable storage ; 

 while in regard to the skeleton col lection a very large number 

 of old skeletons need to be replaced by new and properly 

 prepared specimens. 



A series of preparations illustrating the Classification of 

 Birds has been commenced for exhibition in the public 

 galleries. 



Reptilia and Batrackia. — Lack of new material has 

 rendered it impossible to make any important additions to the 

 Reptile Exhibition Gallery. Models of a male and female 

 Toad, made by the donor, have, however, been presented- by 

 Mr. K. J. A. Turner ; while a bronze model of a larger Toad 

 has likewise been added to the series. The case containing 

 the Australian Frilled Lizard has been sanded, and the 

 specimens rearranged. 



In the spirit building the provision of the new cases has 

 permitted the expansion of the Batrachian collection, while the 

 Reptile collection still remains very crowded. 



Pisces. — The arrangement of the specimens of fishes in 

 Wall-cases 6-15 in the North half of the Gallery has been 

 completed during the past year. 472 labels to replace the 

 manuscript labels pinned against the fishes in this half of the 

 Gallery have been printed, and will be put up shortly, and 106 

 labels for the orders, sub-orders and families of the same fishes 

 are in the press. 



Against each of the 960 specimens now exhibited has been 

 placed a numeral, and these numerals are quoted in the Guide- 

 book to the Gallery published in April 1908. Against 94 of 



