10 ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Crustacea, and continuations of the Catalogue of Birds, Lepidopterous, Coleopterous and 

 Dipterous Insects, are in preparation. 



During the past year there have been added to the several parts of the Zooloo'ical 

 Collection — 



17,944 specimens of different classes of Animals, viz. : — 



Vertebrated Animals _--_--_ 2,459 



Osteological Specimens ------- 258 



Annulose Animals -___-__ ii,566 



Molluscous and Radiated Animals ----- 3,661 



Total - - - 17,944 



Besides t1ie Fish, Reptiles and Insects prepared in the House, there have been put up 

 and re-set by the Animal preservers during the year i848 — 



Vertebrated Animals _______ ggg 



Skeletons and Skulls ------- 195 



Insects ---------- 5,086 



The greater part of the specimens which have been added to the Collection have been 

 selected from the large English and Continental Collections, as those most required to com- 

 plete the series of Animals, and as those best leading to the illustration of the science ; and 

 •considerable attention has been paid to the completion of the series of British Animals. 



Botanical Branch. 



The Keeper, in proceeding with the re-arrangement of the general Herbarium, and in in- 

 corporating with it the additional species, and more complete specimens from the unarranged 

 Collections, has completed that of the extensive family ufOrchidese, and the natural orders 

 Acanthacese, Verbenacese, Myoporinse and Droseraceae. 



He has added fo the general Herbarium the concludino- portion of Dr. Hooker's collection 

 of Antarctic Plants, Captain King's Plants of the Straits of Magellan, Lindheimer's Plants 

 ci" Texas, Mr. Hartweg's Columbian Plants, and the remainder of his Mexican Collection, 

 and Dr. Kiauss's Plants of Port Natal; and that he has commenced the examination of 

 Dr. Horsfield's very extensive Collection of Java Plants, from which he is permitted to select 

 Specimens for the Museum. 



He has received, either as presents or by purchase, the following accessions, viz : — ■ 

 650 species of Portuo'uese Plants, collected by Dr. Welwitzsch. 

 12 „ Plants from the Rio Nunez, presented by T. U'hitfield, Esq. 

 33 „ Plants fromScinde,collected by Dr. Stocks, and presentedby A.Henfrey,Esq. 

 33 „ Ferns from Penang, and the Straits of Malacca, presented by Mrs .Alex- 

 ander Kerr. 

 48 „ Plants from Singapore, &c., collected by Mr. Lobb. 

 402 „ Plants from South Western Australia, collected by Mr. James Drummond. 

 6 „ Oaks, and 10 Fruits from Cincinnati, Ohio, presented by Mr. Joseph Clarke. 



412 ,, Plants from California, collected by Mr. Hartweg. 

 326 „ Plants from Ne.v Mexico, collected by Dr. Fendler. 

 127 „ Plants from Quito, collected by Mr. Jameson. 

 36 „ Plants from Surinam, from the Herbarium of the late Mr. Splitgerber, pre- 

 sented by PiofessorDe Vriese. 



A bunch of Fruits of the Douni Palm, presented by Stobart, Esq. 



24 Specimens of Indian Woods, presented by Mr. Edwards. 



Several Specimens of Mexican Woods, and four varieties of Maize, presented by Charles 

 Stokes, Esq. 



A portion of an Ash plank, in a hollow of which, said to have been covered with several 

 inches of sohd wood, a bird's nest was found ; presented, uith this account, by H. C. Lacy, 

 Esq., M.p. 



A Sugar-cane from Abbeakoota, in the Dahomey country of Afiica, presented by Sir 

 R. H. Inglis, Bart., m.p. 



A Bamboo, grown at Chatsworth, remarkable for having attained the height of 42 feet in 

 six weeks from its first appearance above ground, presented by Mr. Robert Scott. 



A volume of Chinese Coloured Drawings of 30 Plants, with a few of Birds and Fishes. 



Department of Antiquities. 



The Sculptures of the Museum remain in the same state in which they have been for some 

 years, waiting for the completion of the rooms in which they are to be arranged. 



During tlie past year various improvements have been made in the arrangement of the 

 Antiquities, Coins, Medals, and Ethnographical Collections. 



Some 



