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A collection of Fishes from Zanzibar, partly dried, partly in spirits, presented by Lieut.- 

 Colonel Play fair, H. M. Consul at Zanzibar. 



A collection of Fishes from the Cape de Verde Islands, presented by the Rev. R.T. Lowe, 

 contained several new species. 



The typical specimens of some new genera of deep sea Fishes from Madeira, discovered 

 and presented by J. Y. Johnson, Esq. 



Several collections of Fishes from Central America, made and presented by Captain 



Dow, C.M.Z.S. 



Several smaller collections of Australian Fishes were presented by G. KreflTt, Esq., as 

 illustrative of the species described by liim. 



Large specimens of a Salmonoid from Dalmatia, presented by G. Lenox Conyugham, Esq. 



After the very large addition made to the collection of Insects last year, including, as it 

 did, the munificent donation of Mr. John Bowring, the addition of only 2,800 and odd 

 specimens may appear to be a great falling ofFj but such acquisitions are not to be expected 

 yearly, or even more than once in a lifetime. Amongst the above specimens, however, 

 are included many very interesting additions to the collection, especially a series of large 

 Beetlts from Central Africa. 



During the past year the Insects belonging to the families Cetoniada, SuprestldcB, and the 

 straight-horned Curculionida have been re-arranged, incorporating with the collection pre- 

 viously in the Museum those portions of the Bowring Collection which were particularly 

 rich in these families, not only on account of tlie number of species, but because a large 

 proportion of them were type specimens from which many species had been described and 

 figured. 



Several families of Diurnal Lepidoptera have also been re-arranged, to insert in their 

 proper places the additions made since the last arrangement, and to revive the nomenclature. 



Eleven hundred and six specimens of Moilusca and Radiata have been added to the collec- 

 tion during the past year. Among them may be specially mentioned — 



A veiy interesting small collection of Shells made by Dr. Kirk during the Zambesi Expe- 

 dition, from Eastern Africa, Lake Nyopa, &c., containing several new and raie species from 

 countries seldom visited by Europeans. 



Several rare and valuable Shells have been purchased at different times, as specimens of 

 the rare genus MuUeria from Bogota, the Oleacina priamus, a rare Fusus (,F. nobilis), 8cc. 



Collections of Pteropods and Pelagic Shells have been presented by Captain Baxter of 

 the ship " Blenheim," and Captain Jones ; several of them rare and good additions to our 

 collection. 



A collection of British Shells, the produce, in part, of Mr. J. G. Jeffrey's dredging off the 

 Shetland Islands, consisting of several fine specimens, and some new additions to the species 

 in our collection. 



A small collection of Shells from Trinidad, the type specimens of a series described by 

 Mr. Guppy of that island, and presented by him. 



Several smaller collections of Shells have been received; such as a collection made by the 

 late Captain Speke in East Africa, Lake Victoria, Nyanza, illustrative of his journey to discover 

 the source of the Nile; part of a collection of Shells to be presented by the Smithsonian 

 Institution ; a collection of Shells from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, &c. 



A fine specimen illustrative of a new genus of Echinoderms has been presented by the 

 Trustees of the Free Museum, Liverpool. 



Several additions have been made to our collection of Annelides, amongst them several 

 specimens of the new Chatopterus from the Menai Straits, and several undescribed species 

 from the Frith of Clyde and from the Shetland Islands. 



John Edward Gray, 



Department of Geology. 



Of the additions to this department the following are the most important : — 



Vertebrate Classes. — A very extensive Collection of Mammalian Remains, accompanied 

 by skulls and other parts of the skeletons of human beings, together with flint and bone 

 implements, from the Cavern of Bruni(juel, in the South of France; procured by purchase 

 from the Vicomte de Lastic. Among the Mammalian Remains are characteristic parts of the 

 Red Deer, Reindeer, Ox, a species of Chamois, a species of Ibex, the Horse, Wolf, Fox, and 

 Hare. The collection also contains some Bird Remains. 



A nearly perfect skull, with the tusks (of about nine feet in length), of the Mammoth 

 {Elephas primigenius) ; from the brick-clay ofllford, in Essex. Presented by William Hill, 

 Esq. 



Teeth and parts of the skeleton of Hippopotamus major, and Bos primigenius, from the 

 Pleistocene deposits at Moulsham, near Chelmsford, Essex. Presented by William 

 Roper, Esq. 



Remains of Sus scrofa, from Lough Gur, Limerick. Presented by W. F. De Salis, 

 Esq., F.G.S. 



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