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number there is a very considerable proportion of specimens which are the types of the 

 species described in various collections, such as those of the Zoological Society, of Haslar 

 Hospital, and of other Museums. 



These 24,378 specimens have been regularly marked and described in the Manuscript 

 Register of accessions, with an account from whom, and whence, and how they were derived, 

 and have all been arranged in their systematic places in the General Collection, and properly 

 labelled. 



The following Catalogues have been published during the year 1855, viz.: 



1. Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds, by G. R. Gray, p. l. s. 



2. List of Birds — Part llamphastidBe, by G. R. Gray, f. l.s. 



3. List of Lepidoptera Heterocera — Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by Francis Walker, f. l. s. 



4. List of Diptera — Parts 6 and 7, by Francis Walker, f. l. s. 



5. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects — Part 3, Mutillidae, by F. Smith, m.e. s. 



6. Catalogue of British Hymenoptera — Part 1, Apidae, by Frederick Smith, m. e.s. 



7. List of British Anoplura, Euplexoptera, and Orthoptera, by A. White, m. e. s. 



8. Catalogue of Crustacea — Part 1, Leucosiadae, by Thomas Bell, f. r.s., Pres. l.s. 



9. Catalogue of Conchifera — Part 2, Petricoiadae and Corbiculadse, by M. Deshayes. 



10. Catalogue of Pulmonata — Part 1, by Dr. L. Pfeiffer and Dr. J. E. Gray, p. r.s. 



11. Catalogue of the MoUusca and Shells collected and described by Messrs. Eydoux 



and Souleyet. 



12. Catalogue of Mollusca — Part 1, Volutidee, by Dr. J. E. Gray, f. r.s. 



13. Catalogue of recent Echinidae, or Sea Eggs, by Dr. J. E. Gray, f. r. s. 



The following Catalogues are in preparation, and will very shortly be issued : 



Catalogue of Testudinata, with figures of all the new species, by Dr. J.E. Gray, f. r.s. 

 Catalogue of the non-parasitic Worms of the British Islands, by the late Dr. George 



Johnston, of Berwick. 

 Catalogue of Longicorn Coleoptera — Part 2, by A. White, m. e. s. 



In addition to the several thousand Fish, Reptiles, Mollusca, Insects, Crustacea, and 

 other smaller Animals, prepared in the Museum, there have been set up, or re-set by 

 the Animal Preservers — 



Mammalia -------- 44 



Birds --.. 88 



Reptiles ---------25 



Fish 38 



Skeletons ---------80 



Animals in Spirits ------- i,072 



Insects --------- 2,000 



Among the acquisitions the following may be specially noticed : 



The Zoological specimens, stuffed and in spirits of the Museum of the Naval Hospital of 

 Haslar, presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



The Type specimens which had been presented to the Zoological Society, and described 

 in the Transactions and Proceedings of the Society ; presented by the Council of the Zoolo- 

 gical Society. 



Numerous specimens of Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Mollusca, selected from 

 the Collections of the Zoological Society, as those most desirable for the completion of 

 the Museum Collection. 



A series of Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Shells, Insects, and Crustacea, collected during 

 the voyage of H. M. S. "Herald," presented by John Macgillivray, Esq. 



Specimens of Mammalia from Nepaul, presented by his Highness Maharajah Dhuleep Singh. 



Specimens ot Musk Oxen, Reindeer, and other animals, and their skeletons, from Arctic 

 America, collected by Dr. Rae, of the Hudson's Bay Company. 



A fine specimen of the Wild Yak, from Thibet, shot and presented by Captain Smyth, 

 13th Bengal Light Infantry. 



Insects of Arctic America, collected and presented by Dr. Rae and Captain Collinson, r. n. 



A Collection of specimens of European Trichoptera, determined and presented by Dr. 

 Haagen, of Konigsberg. 



The Collection of Coleopterous Insects of Madeira, made, described, and figured by 

 T. Vernon Wollaston, Esq., in the " Insecta Maderensia." 



Insects of St. Domingo, collected by Mr. Tweedie, the late Consul. 



Insects of Celebes, Ceram, and Amboyna, collected by Madame Ida Pfeiffer. 



Insects of Northern China, collected by Mr. Fortune. 



Insects of Singapore and Borneo, collected by Mr. Wallace. 



Insects of the Banks of the Amazon, collected by Mr. Bates. 



The Coleoptera of Guatemala and Venezuela, collected by Dr. Scherzer and Mr.Birschell , 

 and the Insects of Port Natal, collected by Mr. Gueinzius. 



John Edward Gray. 



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