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From Majoi^ P. Powell-Cotton. — A female Giraffe from the 

 northern end of Lake Baringo. 



From C. B. Rickett, Esq. — A collection of 989 skins of 

 Chinese Birds. 



From C. D.Rudd, Esq. — A collection of 240 Mammals and 

 453 Birds from the neighbourhood of Cape Town and from 

 Namaqualand, being the first results of a systematic survey 

 of the fauna of South Africa, the cost of which is being, 

 generously defrayed by Mr. Rudd, and which promises to add 

 considerably to our knowledge of the zoology of that part of 

 the world. 



From John Postlethwaite, Esq., of Keswick. — A unique 

 collection of fossils from the Skiddaw Slates (Ordovician) 

 of Cumberland, consisting of 327 specimens, and forming the 

 lifework of the donor. 



Exchanges and Gifts of Duplicate Specimens. 



Exchanges of duplicate specimens have been made with 

 numerous institutions and individuals. 



The following additions have been made to the list of 

 institutions to receive grants of duplicate specimens of 

 Natural History, namely : — The Technical Education Board 

 of the London County Council ; the Ward Schools, Alders- 

 gate Street, E.C. ; St. Bartholomew's School, Dover ; Hoi wick 

 Elementary School, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Yorkshire; Devon- 

 port Museum ; and Perak Museum, Straits Settlements. 



Selections of duplicate specimens have been presented as- 

 follows : — 



Of Zoological Specimens— to the Museums of Edinburgh, 

 Preston, Manchester, Rotherham, Bolton (Chadwick Museum), 

 Dublin, Liverpool, Norwich, Stepney, Oxford, Bristol, Perth, 

 Halifax, Calcutta, and Washington ; to Birmingham Univer- 

 sity, University College, Dundee, Haileybury College, St. 

 Andrews University, the Technical Education Board of the 

 London County Council, the London School Board, the 

 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Traffic Street School, 

 Derby, Holwick Elementary School, Middleton-in-Teesdale, 

 the Ward Schools, Aldersgate Street ; and to Mr. J. Ffolliott 

 Darling, Dr. A. Borelli (of Turin), and Mr. A Mallock. 



Of Fossils and casts of fossils — to Yale College, U.S.A. ; 

 the Imperial Institute of Mines, St. Petersburg; the Royal 

 Prussian Institute of Mines ; the Rhodesian Museum, Bula- 

 wayo ; Perak Museum ; the U.S. National Museum, Wash- 

 ington ; Mr. E. Greppin (of Bale) ; Mr. E. T. Newton ; Dr. 

 A. H. Foord ; Mr. J. B. Hatcher ; Mr. Upfield Green ; and 

 Dr. O. Abel (of Vienna). 



Of Botanical Specimens — to Warrington Museum and 

 Mrs. Rose Bradford. 



