DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. Ill 



A re arrangement of the skeleton collection has been 

 commenced, and the old whale room has been partially cleared 

 for its reception. The whales' skeletons have been thoroughly 

 overhauled and re-arranged. 



Some new and valuable additions have been made to the 

 osteological series ; and of these special mention may be made 

 of a young Walrus, lately living in the Gardens of the Zoological 

 Society. 



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. Knud Andersen, Dr. D. 

 G. Elliot, Dr. Lyster Jameson, and Dr. Drake Brockman. 



The services of Dr. Knud Andersen have been continued 

 for the preparation of the new catalogue of Chiroptera. 



AVES. 



Preparations illustrating the classification of Birds have 

 been added to the exhibited series. 



The mounted series of Birds in the British Saloon has now 

 been completed. This is largely due to the generosity of 

 Mr. Rowland Ward, who has presented beautifully mounted 

 examples of a large number of species. 



The remounting of the series in the General Gallery has 

 also been continued and the old and faded specimens of 

 the following families have been replaced by finely mounted 

 examples, the work of Mr. Rowland Ward : — Gcdbulidce, 

 BucconidcB and a considerable number of Dendrocolaptine 

 Birds. 



The Gould collection of Humming-Birds, with the exception 

 of the cases on the main staircase, has been removed from the 

 East corridor to the Vestibule leading from the Central Hall to 

 the Fish Gallery. The Vestibule has been fitted with shelves 

 for the reception of the smaller cases ; and the whole series is 

 in course of being re-labelled on a new and improved plan. 



New and revised editions of the Guide to the Gallery of 

 Birds and of the Guide to the Nesting Series of British Birds 

 have been published. 



Much assistance has been received from Mr. David A. 

 Bannerman, who has spent many weeks naming, registering, 

 labelling and incorporating specimens. He has also written a 

 paper on a large collection of birds formed by Mr. G. W. Bury 

 in N.-E. Somaliland. 



Additions have been made to the osteological collection : 

 among them preparations of the skulls of nestling birds taken 

 from the Spirit Collection. Much curatorial work has also been 

 necessary in this part of the collection. 



The arrangement of the specimens in spirit is unsatisfactory 

 owing to the lack of adequate storage room. 



