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Blastoidea. — A series of Blastoidea is in preparation for 

 exhibition. Two rare species Niicleocrinus Greenei, and 

 iV^. venustus, have been added to the series. 



Number of Blastoids registered, 3. 



Grinoidea. — Seven collections of Crinoidea have been 

 registered and incorporated in the Collection, namely : — 



Dr. H. M. Ami's Collection from the Trenton Limestone of 

 Quebec and Ontario, Canada. 



M. Petitclerc's Crinoids from the Lower Bajocian, France; 

 M. Clemenceau's from the Mesozoic of Charente Inferieure. 



The Westmoreland and Jesson Red Chalk Crinoids, Hun- 

 stanton. 



Mr. G. Dowker's Collection from the U. Chalk of Margate. 



Mr. N. T. Wetherell's, also from the same horizon and 

 locality. 



The foreign specimens of fossil Crinoidea, contained in 

 .56 drawers, have been re-arranged and re-labelled, so as to 

 be more readily referred to. 



Number of Crinoids registered, 357. 



Asteroidea (Gallery 8). — The addition of a 2nd series of 

 Starfishes from the Lower Devonian of Bundenbach (figured 

 and described by Mr. B. Stlirtz, Verhandl. Natur. Hist. 

 Verein Preuss. Rheinland, vol. Ivi., 1900), has necessitated the 

 re-arrangement of the whole exhibited series of Bundenbach 

 Echinoderms, a task still in progress. 



Many drawings and explanatory labels have been prepared, 

 more especially of Eucladia Woodwardi, Lindstromaster^ 

 Palceaster, and Palasterina. 



Number of Asteroids registered, 54. 



Echinoidea (Gallery 8). — Among the numerous additions 

 to the Echinoids, may be mentioned Conoclypeus from 

 Somaliland referred to by Dr. J. W. Gregory (Q. J. Geol. Soc. 

 Ivi., p. 42, 1900). 



The recently-described Falceodiscus, Echinocystis, Zeuglo- 

 pleiirus, and the type of Glypeaster Guentheri from the 

 Miocene of Persia have been mounted for exhibition with 

 explanatory labels, drawings, and casts. 



Number of Echinoids registered, 220. 



Actinozoa (Corals) (Gallery 10). — The principal specimens 

 registered, labelled, and incorporated into the series include 

 Mr. R. T. Giinther's Collection of Persian Miocene Corals, 

 described by Dr. J. W. Gregory (Journ. Linnean Soc. 1899) ; 

 and the second series of Great Oolite Corals from Fairford, 

 Gloucestershire, obtained from Miss Slatter. 



Specimens of Corals registered during the past year, 175. 



