102 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



In the British Saloon the collection of British Hares and 

 Rabbits has been grouped in a case on artificial ground-work, 

 and the same has been done with the smaller Rodents. 

 Carnivora, and Bats. Labels, some of which are already in 

 position, are in course of preparation illustrating the specific 

 characters of various groups of British Mammals. J. E. 

 Millais, Esq., and the Hon. N. C. Rothschild, have presented 

 several specimens of British Mammals during the year. 



In the Cetacean Gallery a wall-case, made in the building, 

 has been fixed in the recess in the vestibule for the reception 

 of the specimens of Fresh-water Dolphins, thus releasing 

 a movable case which has been utilised elsewhere. 



In the North Hall very great progress has been made in 

 obtaining specimens for the series illustrating variation 

 among Domesticated Animals, and when further case- 

 accommodation is provided, the specimens will be exhibited 

 to better advantage. It may be mentioned that these exhibits 

 have attracted much attention on the part of the general 

 public, while many artists have employed them as models, 

 and scientific investigators have also made use of the series 

 during the year. Special attention may be directed to the 

 series illustrative of the varieties of Domesticated Rabbits, 

 all the specimens in which have been procured through 

 Inspector A. Brazier, of the Metropolitan Police, by whom 

 the majority were presented. This series is analogous to the 

 one exhibiting the breeds of Domesticated Pigeons, which 

 were arranged under the immediate superintendence of the 

 late Sir W. H. Flower. A series of skeletons and skulls of 

 Domesticated Animals is in course of formation in the large 

 Store-room. 



In the study series the work of describing new species, 

 labelling, registering, and incorporating specimens has been 

 continued. The Department is again indebted for assistance 

 in dealing with its mass of accessions to volunteer workers, 

 of whom Dr. C. I. Forsyth Major, Mr. W. E. de Winton, 

 Captain G. E. H. Barrett-Hamilton, Mrs. Oldfield Thomas, 

 Mr. B. A. Bensley, and Mr. J. L. Bonhote should be specially 

 mentioned. 



Of the specimens mounted during the year for exhibition 

 the following are most noteworthy. 



Primates. — Busts of North American Indians ; skeleton 

 of a Congo Dwarf, and skulls of other African tribes. 

 Insectivora : — Centetes ecaudatus. Carnivora: — Felis colo- 

 colo ; Felis chaus ; A Bloodhound; A Newfoundland Dog; 

 Head of a "Great Dane"; Arctictishinturong ; Macrorhinus 

 leoninus, with skeleton ; Ommatophoca rossi ; Ogmorhinus 

 leptonyx ; Lohodon carcinophagus. Ungulata : — Equus 

 asinus africanus ; Six models of Cattle and Horses ; Ovis 

 nivicola ; Capra sihirica ; Gapra walie ; Saiga tatarica ; 



