10 ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A collection of Birds from Australia, presented by Captain Sturt. 



A very extensive collection of the Lepidopterous Insects of the United States, presented 

 by Edward Doubleday, Esq. ' 



An extensive collection of Coleoptera from Columbia, purchased of M. Goudot. 



An extensive collection (2,3(t0 species) of Coleoptera from Eastern Europe, purchased of 

 Dr. Frivaldszky. 



A collection of Shells, Corals, etc., collected during the voyage of H. M. S. Fly, pre- 

 sented by the Lords of the Admiralty and J. B. Jukes, Esq., Naturalist to the Expedition. 



Botanical Branch. 



The Keeper, since his last Annual Report, has, in proceeding with the re-arrangement of the 

 general Herbarium, completed that of the following natural orders ; namely, Loganiaceee, 

 Gentianeee, Bignoniaceae, Sesamese, Cyrtandreae, Hydrophylleae, Polemoniacege, Convol- 

 volaceae, Boraginese and Hydroleacese ; and he has examined and added to the arranged 

 Herbarium extensive collections recently purchased from Florida, Caucasus, Arabia, China, 

 and South America. 



He has, since his last Annual Report, received as presents or byjjurchase, the following 

 Collections and Specimens ; viz. — 



650 species of Plants of Caucasus. 

 168 „ Arabia. 



400 „ Canary Islands. 



1,620 „ South Africa. 



131 „ Java. 



560 „ New Zealand, New Holland, Van Diemen's Land, and 



the Islands of the South Pacific. 



Two large Ti-unks of Kingia Australis. 

 Ditto „ Kawa Pepper. 



Sections of a New Zealand Tree Fern, with several Roots, Gums and Fniits; 

 collected during the Voyage of H. M. S. North Star, and presented by 

 Captain Sir Everard Home, Bart., R. N. 



55 species of Plants of China. 

 277 „ Columbia. 



580 „ Buenos Ayres. 



35 „ Para. 



■ Twelve Woody Climbers. 



Three specimens of the Flower in spirit, and a dried Leaf, of Victoria Regia ; and a 

 Bamboo stem of sing-ular growth. 



Department of Antiquities. 



During the last year the Ethnographical Collection has been in great part arranged; but 

 its completion has been interrupted by the necessity of appropriating for the present a 

 portion of the Gallery to the exhibition of British Antiquities, until the Gallery destined for 

 such objects shall have been built. 



The Townley Gallery has been taken down, and the Sculptures which it contained have 

 been temporarily placed in the Gallery intended for the larger and heavier objects of National 

 Antiquities, and in other parts of the New Buildings, until the Townley Gallery shall have 

 been rebuilt. 



The Xanthian Gallery has been completed, and considerable progress has been made in 

 fixing and arranging the various objects which it is destined to contain ; but this labour is not 

 yet entirely concluded. 



The casts of the Egyptian Sculptures upon the landing-place of the North-west Staircase 

 have been coloured under the direction of Mr. Bonomi. 



The Hamilton Room has been taken down, and the contents removed to various parts of 

 the New Buildings; the British into the Ethnographical Room; the Roman into the Bronze 

 Room. 



The Sculptures from the Pediments of the Parthenon have been re-arranged in the Elgin 

 Room, by which it is hoped that they have been placed in a better light, and are seen to 

 greater advantage. 



The principal acquisitions of the last year have been several slabs of very interesting 

 Bas-reliefs, and other Sculptures, from the Fortress of Boudrun, which were originally deco- 

 rations of the celebrated Mausoleum. They were secured for the Public by the zealous 

 instrumentality of Sir Stratford Canning, and are at present exhibited in the Phigahan 

 Room. 



Cast of a Head, supposed to have belonged to one of the Pediments of the Parthenon ; 

 presented by M. Le Normant, by whom it was discovered in the Crypts of the Bibliotheque 

 du Roi, at Paris. 



A Marble Bust of Apollo. 



A Marble Statue of Paris, or more probably a Mithraic Priest. 



A Sarcophagiis, decorated with a Battle of the Amazons, discovered at Beyroot. 



Bronze 



