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Nile Fish Survey. 



The Survey of the Fishes of the Nile, begun in February, 

 1899, in co-operation with the Egyptian Government, came 

 to an end in June last. The work done since the last report 

 was on the Blue Nile and the White Nile. The former was 

 explored as far as Rosaires, the latter as far as Gondokoro, 

 where a valuable collection was made. The whole collection 

 made during the three years' operations, amounting to some 

 9,500 specimens of over 100 species of fishes (14 being new to 

 science), has reached the Museum, and the final description 

 of the material obtained is being proceeded with for publication 

 by the Egyptian Government. 



Geological Exploration in Egypt. 

 In consequence of the marked success which attended 

 Dr. C. W. Andrews's mission to Egypt in 1901, he was again 

 sent to that country last year, with Treasury sanction, for 

 the purpose of continuing the geological explorations in the 

 Fayum. The season's operations resulted in the acquisition 

 for the Museum, partly by excavations and partly by arrange- 

 ment with the Geological Survey of Egypt, of a very 

 important and valuable series of fossils, including remains 

 of Arsinoitherium, P alas omasto don, &c. The collections 

 thus acquired represent nearly all the important forms yet 

 discovered in the locality, besides several species that are 

 almost certainly new to science. 



• The Trustees have accepted a generous offer by Mr. 

 W. E. De Winton to defray the expenses of carrying on 

 geological explorations in Egypt for one or two seasons, 

 and to present all the specimens obtained to the Museum. 

 Dr. Andrews has accordingly been despatched to Egypt to 

 superintend the excavations in the present season. 



Zoological Exploration of the Azores. 



Mr. W. R. Ogilvie Grant, an Assistant in the Zoological 

 Department, has been authorised to proceed to the Azores to 

 make a zoological exploration of that group of islands, with 

 a view to collect specimens for the Museum ; the cost of the 

 expedition being defrayed by the Hon. Walter Rothschild, M.P. 



National Antarctic Expedition. 

 An arrangement has been made with the Committee of the 

 National Antarctic Expedition, under which the British 

 Museum will receive the collections obtained, the Trustees 

 having agreed to publish the Natural History results of the 

 voyage. 



Purchases. 

 Among the more important acquisitions made by purchase 

 during the year, special mention may be made of the following : 



