ACCOUNTS, &C. OF BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The following Catalogues have been prepared, printed and published during the year ; 

 viz. : — 



1. A CatalogTie of Snakes, containing the description of the families Crotalidae 



Viperidse, Hydridae, and Boidse. 



2. A Catalogue of Cephalopodous Mollusca — Part 1. 



3. List of Dipterous Insects — Parts 2, 3 & 4. 



4. Nomenclature of Coleopterous Insects — Part 4. Cleridse. 



A Descriptive Catalogue of Mammalia, of Brachiopodous and Pteropodous Mollusca, 

 and Lists of British Molluscous and Vertebrated Animals, and a continuation of the Cata- 

 logue of Birds, are in a state of considerable forwardness. 



During the past year there have been added to the several parts of the Zoological 

 Collection — 



10,178 Specimens of different classes of Animals, viz. : — 



Vertebrated Animals ------- 1,296 



Osteological Specimens - -^ - - - - 312 



Annulose Animals ----__- 5,011 



Molluscous and Radiated Animals - - - - 3,559 



Total - - - 10,178 



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

 and re-set by the Animal Preserver, during the year 1849, — 



Vertebrated Animals ------- 555 



Skeletons and Skulls - - - - - - - 184 



Insects ---------- 4,050 



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

 selected from the larger 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- 

 Considerable attention has been paid to render the series of British Animals as complete as 

 possible. 



Botanical Branch. 



The Keeper has re-arranged the Families Labiatse, Selagineee, Plumbagineae, Phytolacceae, 

 Chenopodeee, Amaranthaceae and Nyctagineae : he has laid into the Arranged Hei-barium 

 specimens from M. Bourgeau's Collections of the South of France and Spanish Pyrenees; 

 from M. Welwitzsch's Portuguese Collection ; part of M. Fendler's Plants of New 

 Mexico; and part of M. Von Heldreich's Plants of Greece and Asia Minor. 



He has examined and selected specimens from Dr. Horsfield's Javanese Herbarium, in 

 part, and specimens adapted for exhibition from Mr. Griffith's Collection of Indian Palms ; 

 and he has also been engaged in preparing for exhibition Sowerby's Models of English 

 Fungi, and specimens of Woods chiefly ornamental. 



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



292 species of Plants from the South of France and Spanish Pyrenees, collected by 

 M. Bourgeau. 

 1,787 „ Plants of Greece and Asia Minor, collected by M. Von Heldreich. 



70 „ Plants collected in Arabia Petreea, presented by Major M'Donald. 



294 „ Plants from the Mountains of Northern Persia, collected and presented 



by Thomas Q. Lynch, Esq< 



The Grasses and also the concludmg (?) portion of Dr. Wallich's East Indian Herbarium, 

 presented by the Court of Directors of the Honourable East India Company. 



An extensive and valuable Collection of Specimens of Palms, forming part of the Indian 

 Herbarium of the late Mr. Griffith, presented by the Honourable East India Company. 



140 species of Plants from Port Natal. 



20 species or varieties of the Genus Potamogeton, presented by Edward Tuckerman, Esq. 



1,297 species of Plants of New Mexico, collected by Dr. Fendler. 



257 species of Plants from Quito, collected by Mr. Jameson. 



Nine folio volumes of Coloured Drawings, chiefly of Plants, supposed to have been made 

 about the end of the 17th or the beginning of the 18th century. 



Department of Antiquities. 



The Sculptures of the Museum remain, generally, as they have been for some years, waiting 

 for the completion of the new buildings. 



The Assyrian Sculptures are, for the present, deposited in a room under the Lycian 

 Gallery, where they are open to the inspection of the public ; but this room is so exceedingly 

 ill adapted for the purpose, and so inconvenient of access, that a new gallery, for those 

 already received and for the larger objects, now it is hoped on their passage to England, is 

 absolutely necessary. 



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