130 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE i^tvITISH MUSEUM. 



from the Sandwich Islands ; presented by the Joint Committee 

 of the Royal Society and the British Association. 



Twenty-four tresh-water Crustaceans from the Orange 

 Hiver Colony; presented by Major E. Eckersley, r.a.m.c. 



Ten specimens of Anaspides from Tasmania ; presented 

 by Engineer-Commander J. J. Walker, R.N. 



A very large specimen of Pseudocarcinus gigas from 

 Hobart ; presented by Captain Francis Mayors. 



Prototracheata. — The eight accessions included five well 

 preserved specimens of Peripatus novoi - zealandice, from 

 Wellington, N.Z., collected by Engineer-Commander J. J. 

 Walker, R.N. 



VeriQies. — The two thousand three hundred and fifty-two 

 accessions included the collection of Oligocha^ta purchased 

 from Mr. Beddard, consisting of one thousand and eleven 

 spirit specimens and one thousand two hundred and thirty- 

 one microscopical preparations. 



Fifty-nine earthworms were purchased of Dr. Attems. 



Echinoderma. — The accessions totalled three hundred and 

 eighty-two, including : — 



Two hundred and eighty-eight specimens from the Cape 

 of Good Hope, presented by Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist. 



A collection from Ceylon, presented by Prof. Herdman. 



EohrisHus townsendi, a.n interesting new form presented 

 by F. W. Townsend, Esq. 



Anthozoa. — The twenty-two accessions include seventeen 

 British Corals presented by E. W. H. Holdsworth, Esq. 



Porifera. — One hundred and thirty-two marine sponges 

 dredged off the South African coast were received from 

 Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist. 



Protozoa. — A valuable collection of Fresh-water Rhizo- 

 pods, mostly from Lake Geneva, mounted on two hundred 

 and thirty-one slides by Dr. Penard, the set forming his best 

 collection, was purchased. 



VI. — Visitors and Students. 



The number of visits paid to the Three Sections of 

 the Department by Students and other persons requiring 



