JfO ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



One liundred and tliirty-three Fossil Plant-remains (chiefly wood) from the Carboni- 

 ferous and other formations ; part of the late Alexander Bryson's Collection. 



Fifteen Fossil Plants from the Coal-measures of Grundy County, Illinois, United 

 States. 



Works of the Department. 



In Room L, a case of Plant-remains from the Upper White Jura of Solenhofen, has 

 been placed on the North Wall of this room. 



The large slab of New Red Sandstone from Massachusets has been examined, with the 

 aid of Professor C. H. Hitchcock, and the foot-prints upon its surface have been traced 

 out, identified, and named. 



A new case for the exhibition of Tertiary leaves from the Isle of Wight, Greenland, 

 &c., is being fitted up, and a series of specimens have been prepared for it. 



In Room II., the wall-cases, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, have been cleared of the series of Fossil 

 Fishes arranged in them, with the view of making certain alterations in the cases ; of re- 

 arranging this 2)ortion of the collection, and of incorporating additional specimens. The 

 fossils thus removed have been cleaned, and temporarily arranged in drawers. The 

 recently acquired specimens have been mounted, and otherwise prei:)ared for exhibition. 



The Cestraciont Fishes in the Table-cases of this room have been re-mounted and re- 

 arranged, with the incorporation of many additional specimens. 



In Room III., a case has been made for the reception of the skeleton of the Dinornis 

 eJephantopus, and is now placed in this room near to tlie Wall-case 11, where the other 

 species of Dinornis are exhibited. 



Cases 4, 5, and 6, have been re-whitened, and the Pliosaurian and Plesiosaurian re- 

 mains contained therein, cleaned, re-arranged, and labelled. 



In Room IV., the large Saurian remains placed upon the top of the Wall-cases 1, 2, 3, 

 4, and 5, along the southern side of this gallery, have been entirely re-arranged, and 

 space has thus been gained for the exhibition of a nearly entire skeleton of Ichthyosaurus 

 tenuirostris (upwards of 12 feet in length) from Lyme Regis. 



Two more of the window-recesses in this room are now fitted with small glazed cases, 

 to dte:hibit a further series of Sponges fiom the Oolite and Cretaceous deposits. 



In Room V., a series of Shells of the Carboniferous formation has been mounted, named, 

 and arranged in Table-case No. 4. 



In Table- case No. 5, has been placed a series of Silurian fossils from Bohemia ; part of 

 the Barrande Collection. 



In Room VI., a fine slab of Pevtacrinus briaraus (5 ft. by 3 ft.) from the Lias of 

 Lyme Regis has been placed on Pier-case No. 4, on the north side of this gallery. 



The rail around the Mastodon and Elephant remains in the centre of the gallery has 

 been completed. 



The Pier-case No. 2, containing the Dinotherium remains, has been emptied of its con- 

 tents and cleaned, and the original figured specimen of the skull oi Dinotherium gig anteum, 

 Kaup (purchased in 1867) having been repaired, strengthened, and properly mounted, has 

 been placed in this case, together with the other remains of this rare extinct gigantic 

 herbivore. 



Specimens Registered during the past year : — 

 Invertehrata ; 



Plants - . - . 



Sponges - - - - 



Foramlnlfera - _ - 



Corals - _ _ _ 



Echinodermata - - - 



Artlculata - - - - 



Bryozoa _ - - - 

 Mollusca generally 

 Ditto Cephalopoda- 



Vertebrata : 



Pisces - - - - 



Reptilla - - - - 

 Mammalia - - - - 



- 



- 



36 





- 



- 



43 





- 



- 



8 





- 



- 



126 





- 



- 



401 





- 



- 



504 





- 



- 



15 





- 



- 



8,342 





- 





489 



9,964 







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* 



120 





- 



- 



44 





- 



- 



244 







_ 





408 





. - . 



Total 



10,372 







Geo. R. Waterhouse. 



