ACCOUNTS, JiSTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 25 



A large collection of Mammalia and of Fishes, collected in Central America by O. Salvin, 

 Esq., and F. God man, Esq. 



A collection of Fishes, from the Chinese Sea ; collected by Mr. Consul Swinhoe. 



A series of Fishes from India, presented by F. Day, Esq. 



A series of Fishes fVoni the. West Coast of America, presented by Captain J. M. Dow. 

 Various specimens of Sa/mon/rfffi recently obi ained from different rivers, for tlie purpose 



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Esq., Professor Maskelyne, J, Gould, Usq., and Professor Steenstrup. 



The skin of a Crocodile from the Kiver Nile, presented by G. Lennox Conyngham, Esq. 



A specimen of Rhizomys, and a series of Reptdes and of Fishes from Siam, presented by 

 the late Sir R. Schomburgk. 



A large serii s of Reptiles from South Africa, presented by Sir A. Smith. 



A series of Reptiles, and one of Fislies, presented by Dr. Peters. 



Two large Crocodiles from India, presented by General P. R. Thompson. 



A series ot Reptiles fiom the West Indies, presented by the Zoological Museum of the 

 University of Copenhagen. 



A small series of land and fresh-water Shells from Victoria, Nyanza, and Urganama, col- 

 lected by the late Captain Speke. 



A series of Shells from the West Indies, presented by Dr. P. P. Carpenter. 



A small series of Shells from the Island of Irmidad, presented by Dr. Giippv. 



A very complete collection of Shells of the Madeira Islands, presented by Baron Capello 

 de Pavia. 



A very extensive collection of Shells from Panama, West Coast of America, &c., presented 

 by the Smithsonian Institution. 



A large collection of fossil remains of Crustacea and Zoophytes, from the Suffolk Crag. 



A series of Shells, presented by the Trustees of the Christy Collections. 



A series o( Aniielides from the North Sea, presented by the Museum of Stockholm. 



A serie-i of Aiiiie/idcs from the seas off the Shetland Islands, presented by J. Gwyn 

 Jelfereys, Esq. 



A series of Insects of all orders from the shores of the Amazon; a large series of Chilian 

 Coleopterous Insects; a series of rare Coleopterous Insects from Russia and Siberia; a 

 fine specimen of Goliothus giganteus ; a large series of European Lepidopterous Insects; a 

 large collection of Hymenopterous Insects, collected by Mr. Wallace ; presented by W. 

 Wilson Saunders, Esq. 



A series of Honey Bees of Brazil, presented by John Miers, Esq. 



A seiies of South African Hymenopterous Insects, presented by Dr. Kannemayer. 



A new species of Goliathus, presented by H, JNorton, Esq. 



John Edward Gray, 



Department of Geology. 



The chief additions to this department during the past year are as follows : — 



A selected series of specimens from the collection of Dr. Bowerbank. This is a most 

 important acquisition, not only from the very numerous Fossil Remains which were found in 

 the collection to be desiderata to the Museum, but from there being among them a large 

 number of specimens which have been described and figured in various geological works. 

 The number of specimens selected is: — Mammalian Remains, 53; Birds, 5; Reptilians, 

 167; and Fishes, 361. Tntal, 580 remains of Vertebrate animals. To the Invertebrate 

 series has been added, 143 Cephalopoda -^ 776 tablets of MoUusca; 147 of Echhiodermata; 

 93 Crustacea; 47 Cirripedia; 21 Vermes; and 263 JBryozoa and Corals. Total number of 

 Invertebrata, 1,490. Of Fossil Plants there are SiO specimens, besides 264 bottles con- 

 taining Fossil Fruits from the London clay of Sheppey. 



A selection of some very choice specimens from the collection of the late Mr, Harrison 

 of Charmouth, containing figured and de>cribed S2)ecimens of Plesiosaurus doUchodeiriis, 

 Scelidosaiirits Harrisoid, and very fine examples of Fishes, from tiie Lower Lias of Char- 

 mouth and Lyme Regis ; the type specimen of Scaplievs oiicylochelis, u fine example of 

 Hoploparia longiniana, and a selected series of Ammonites and Belemnitcs from the same 

 locality. 



From the Lias of Lyme Regis have been also obtained several species of fishes of the 

 genera Oxygnathus and Pholidophorus, togetlur with a very perfect specimen of a small 

 Ichthyosaurus, showing the skin, and in the hinder parts, exhibiting the ouiline of the 

 fleshy portions of ihe body. 



A selection of 18 specimens, from an extensive collection of Fossil Fishes from the 

 Cretaceous deposits of Mount Lebanon, formed by the Rev. H. B. Tristram. 



A cast of an extinct gigantic Armadillo {Glyptodon reticulatus), having been procuied by 

 exchange, has been set up in Room VI. Tlie original was found in the Estuary deposit 

 at Buenos Ayres, South America. 



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