ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Publications. 



The following works on Natural History have been pub- 

 lished during the year : — 



Keport on the Collections of Natural History made in 

 the Antarctic Regions daring the voyage of the " Southern 

 Cross." By various contributors. Pp. ix, 344 : 5-3 plates. 

 Royal Svo. 21. 



Catalogue of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum (Natural 

 History). Vol. II. By' E. W. Gates. Pp. xx, 400 : 15 

 coloured plates. 8vo. ll. 10s. 



Catalogue of the Collection of Palsearctic Butterflies 

 formed by the late John Henry Leech, and presented to the 

 Trustees of the British Museum by his mother, Mrs. Eliza 

 Leech. By R. South. Pp. vi, 228 ; 2 coloured plates and, a 

 portrait. 4!to. ll. 



Guide to the Coral Gallery (Protozoa, Porifera or Sponges, 

 Hydrozoa, and Anthozoa) in the Department of Zoology, 

 British Museum (Natural History). By K, Kirkpatrick and 

 F. J. Bell. Pp. iv, 73 : 82 illustrations. 8vo. Is. 



Handbook of Instructions for Collectors, issued by the 

 British Museum (Natural History). With illustrations. 

 Pp. 137. 8vo. 2s. Qd. ; or in 10 parts at 4td. each. 



Copies of these works have been sent to many Free 

 Libraries and other institutions in Great Britain and Ireland, 

 to Colonial, Indian, and Foreign Museums, Libraries, and 

 Scientific Societies, and to various individuals who have 

 either assisted in the preparation of the volumes or otherwise 

 benefited the Museum. 



Selections of the Natural History publications of the 

 Museum have been presented to several institutions and 

 individuals. 



Several additions have been made to the list of institutions 

 with which arrangements have been entered into for an 

 exchange of publications. 



A new and enlarged edition has been issued of the '' Guide 

 to the Galleries of Mammalia in the Department of Zoology." 

 Pp. 126, 65 woodcuts and 4 plans : price 6cZ. 



The following works are in preparation : — 



A General Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the 

 Natural History Museum. 



Hand-list of Birds, Vol. IV. and V., by R. B. Sharpe. 



Catalogue of Birds' Eggs, Vol. III., by E. W. Gates and 

 Captain Savile Reid ; and Vol. IV., by Captain Savile Reid. 



Catalogue of Moths, Vol. IV., by Sir G. F. H'ampson. 

 Catalogue of Orthoptera, by W. F. Kirby. 



