142 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Pier-case 11, containing Pleistocene and Pliocene Hippo- 

 potamus, has been re-fitted and re-arranged to accommodate 

 the skeleton of the dwarf species from Madagascar acquired 

 in 1901. 



A fine skull of Cervus euryceros, from Lombardy, has been 

 mounted and placed in pier-case 15 for comparison with the 

 skull of the Irish deer. 



The antlers of Cervus elaphus from the Mersey Docks, 

 presented by Charles Sillem, Esq., in 1901, have been mounted 

 and labelled on a special block affixed to one of the pillars in 

 Gallery 1. 



The plaster cast of the skeleton of Toxodon platensis, pre- 

 sented by Dr. F. P. Moreno, has been transferred to a new 

 case in the centre of the gallery. 



The newly-acquired piece of skin of Grypotherium and 

 associated bones, from a cavern in Last Hope Inlet, Patagonia, 

 have been mounted in a special small case under the arch 

 between Galleries 1 and 2. 



A tusk of Elephas primigenius from the bed of the North 

 Sea, presented by the Hon. Walter Rothschild, m.p., has been 

 mounted on the top of pier-case 31. 



The extrication of the Pikermi Mammalian remains from 

 the matrix has been continually supervised, and a typical 

 series of specimens has been mounted and labelled as a 

 temporary exhibition in wall- case 22. 



Another large collection of Fossil Mammalia, with other 

 Vertebrata, from Egypt, has also been received, unpacked, 

 examined, and prepared for study. A typical selection was 

 mounted and labelled as a temporary exhibition in wall- 

 case 39. 



A few blocks of the Lower Pliocene Bonebed from Concud, 

 province of Teruel, Spain, were also prepared by the masons 

 under special supervision, and a series of important specimens 

 was made ready for study and arrangement. 



Number of specimens of Mammalia registered, 891. 



Aves (Gallery 2). — Important bird-bones from the caverns 

 of Madagascar were received with the last Sikora collection, 

 and have been registered and arranged in drawers for future 

 study. No additions were made to the exhibited collection. 



Number of specimens of Aves registered, 71. 



Reptilia and Amphibia (Galleries 3, 4, 5).-~A series of 

 Reptilian Coprolites has been mounted and labelled in 

 table-case 9. 



The drawers of Fossil Reptilia beneath the exhibited 

 collection, displaced by recent changes in the disposition of 

 the cases, have been completely re-arranged, and the labelling 

 of them is still in progress. 



