140 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



WoR3is — continued. 



A larore number of specimens of Branchiura sowerbyi and 

 of Spa/rganophilus eiseni were collected in the Victoria regia 

 House of Kew Gardens. 



POLYZOA. 



Twenty-seven specimens of freshwater Polyzoa, well- 

 preserved and usually with the polyps expanded, from the 

 JS^orfolk Broads ; presented by H. E. Hurrell, Esq. 



Twelve bottles, containing numerous specimens, from Porto 

 Santo Island ; collected and presented by R. Kirkpatrick, Esq. 



Fifteen specimens from the Atlantic, Red Sea, and Indian 

 Oceans ; presented by the Eastern and Associated Telegraph 

 Companies. 



Sixty-five specimens, including many co-types, dredged off 

 Tasmania, and described by C. M. Maplestone ; presented by 

 the University of Sydney, N.S.W. 



Anthozoa. 



A fine specimen of Madre-pora clathrata, from Suakin ; 

 presented by Colonel P. A. Buckland. 



A beautiful specimen of Cavernularicc malaharica, from 

 Madras ; presented by J. Hornell, Esq. 



A striking example of Sarcodictyon catenata, from the 

 North Sea ; presented by Dr. W. G. Ridewood. 



Hydrozoa. 



Fifteen specimens from Porto Santo Island ; collected and 

 presented by R. Kirkpatrick, Esq. 



Twelve specimens from the Atlantic, Red Sea and Indian 

 Ocean ; presented by the Eastern and Associated Telegraph 

 Companies. 



Fifty-four specimens of Australian Hydroida, including co- 

 types of species described in the " Catalogue of Australian 

 Hydroid Zoophytes " by W. M. Bale ; presented by W. M. Bale, 

 Esq. 



PORIFERA. 



The most valuable addition has been that of the complete 

 collection of Sponges of the Museum Normanianum acquired 

 from the Rev. Canon A. M. Norman, d.c.l., f.r.s. 



The collection, which comprises 1,995 dry specimens, 392 

 spirit specimens, and 1,903 micro-slide mountings, includes 195 

 types, and 184 co-types, the most important types being those 

 figured and described in Bowerbank's " Monograph of British 

 Spongiadse." In addition, the collection contains co-type 

 specimens and mountings sent to Canon Norman by almost 

 every author who has written on the Sponge Faunas of the 

 Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. 



