24 ACCOUNTS, &C.J OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



5. Oriental Series : — 

 A gold coin of Asaliel, King of Abyssinia. 



III. — The following have been presented to the Trustees: — 



An Ortokite coin set in a locket. By W. Armstrong, Esq. 



A gold Gaulish coin, found in the Seine at Paris. By John Evans, Esq., F.E.S. 



Nine silver coins of the Iceui, and two copper of Claudius, found with ihem, at Santon 

 Downham. By the Rev. W. Weller Foley. 



A cast of a die for coining shillings of James I. By Ellison Powell, Esq. 



A silver drachme, and pieces of ten, five, two, lepta, and one lepton, respectively, of 

 George, King of Greece. By Hugh de Fellenburg Montgomery, Esq. 



Twelve copper Chinese coins. By Ernest Satow, Esq. 



Sixteen copper Australian tokens. By Dr. Hector. 



A silver tetradrachm of Orophernes, King of Cappadocia. By A. O. Clarke, Esq. 



Two copper coins of Carausius. By Col. Setou Guthrie. 



A silver sterling of Marie d'Artois. By the Rev. T. E. Chataway. 



An episcopal coin of Worms of the twelfth century. By Mrs. Thompson. 



Eour clay coin moulds of Constantine and Licinius found at Crocodilopolis (Arsinoe) 

 Feiyoom, and two Arabian glass coins. By the Rev. Greville G. Chester. 



A bronze medal in commemoration of the visit of the Sultan of Turkey to the City of 

 London. By the Corporation of the City of London. 



An honorary medal in silver presented to Mr. Joseph Steevens in 1801. By A. W. 

 Franks, Esq. 



Two bronze medals of the College of the City of New York, and Confederate notes 

 for 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, and 5 dollars. By Professor J. C. Draper of the above college. 



A silver medal of the Martyrs' memorial at Oxford. By A. W. Franks, Esq. 



A Swedish steamboat ticket. By John Evans, Esq., f.k.s. 



An Angel of EdAvard IV. By Lady Holland. 



A bronze medal presented to John Ward, Esq., C.B., by the Senate of Hamburg. By 

 John Ward, Esq. 



Two silver coins of the Patriarchs of Aquileia. By A. W. Franks, Esq. 



The number of visitors to the Medal Room during the past year has been 1,382. 

 The number of visitors to the Ornament Room during the past year has been 5,863. 



Reginald Stuart Poole. 



Departments of Natural Histort. 



The Departments of Natural History have received, in the year 1870, 16,310 additional 

 specimens. Of these 8,014 have been registered in the Department of Zoology, 7,620 in 

 that of Geology, and 676 in that of Mineralogy. 



The collections in these several Departments of Natural History have been maintained 

 in a good state of preservation. 



The stuffed and mounted skins of the species of Mammalia have been preserved, with- 

 out other deterioration than is inevitable in regard to those exhibited specimens for which 

 there is not room in the glazed cases. The unstuffed skins of the Mammalia kept in store 

 are in such a state of preservation as to subserve the purposes of scientific examination 

 and comparison, and most of them are in a state fit for future mounting and exhibition. 



The portion of the collection of Aves, both skins and skeletons, mounted and exhibited 

 in systematic order, is in a good state of jireservation. The collection of Bird-skins, 

 unmounted and in store, is in a state of preservation available for the purposes of study 

 and comparison of characters ; but, in a certain proportion, not readily accessible, the space 

 allotted in the basement vaults now becoming crowded. 



The portion of the collection of Reptiles and Fishes preserved and displayed in the 

 public gallery is in a good state of preservation. 



The greater proportion of the examples of the cold-blooded classes, including the bulk 

 of the specimens of Lizards, Serpents, Batrachiaus, and Fishes, is stored in the basement 

 vaults, in a space now so crowded, as to oppose difficulties to their access for scientific 

 study and comparison. The conditions of their preservation have been noted in previous 

 Annual Reports, and still apply. 



The portion of the series of the Shells of the Mollusca, arranged and exhibited in the 

 public gallery, is in a good state of preservation, Avell displayed, and labelled for instruction 

 and reference. This series gives an epitome of Conchology, and models of the soft parts 

 of the fabricators of the shells are added, to exemplify the characters of the leading groups 

 of the Mollusca. 



The proportion of the class Insecta publicly displayed is in a good state of preservation, 

 is systematically arranged, and instructively labelled. The very large proportion of the 



class 



