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Twenty-one marine fishes, from the New Hebrides and other islands ; collected by 

 W. Wykeham Perry, Esq., of H.M.S. " Pearl." 



A fourth series of Tasmanian marine fish, containing 79 specimens; also three Salmonoids 

 bred in the colony ; presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 



Forty-two specimens of freshwater fishes from High Peru ; obtained by exchange 

 from the Warsaw Museum. 



One of the types of a singular parasitic fish (^Stegopliilus insidiosus), from Brazil, 

 discovered by Professor Reinhardt of Copenhagen. 



A collection of 130 specimens of freshwater fishes, from Guatemala; purchased. 



Mollusca. — With very few exceptions, the additions made in the last year to this 

 branch of the Department have been donations, the most important of which has been a 

 very extensive collection of shells bequeathed by the late Rev. R. T. Lowe. It consists 

 of about 15,500 specimens, representing chiefly the fauna of Madeira, the Cape Verd 

 Islands, and the neighbouring parts of Africa. Of the other accessions the following may 

 be mentioned : — 



A collection of 125 marine shells, from Madeira, is one of the most important acquisi- 

 tions, as it includes a complete set of the Rissoidce of that fauna, and types of many of 

 the species described by the donor ; presented by the Rev. R. B. Watson. 



A collection of 46 shells, made by the donor in Southern Morocco ; presented by 

 T. Blackmore, Esq. 



A collection of 46 marine shells from the coast of Algeria ; presented by Mrs. H. G. 

 M. Murray Aynsley. 



A collection of 88 land and freshwater shells, from the vicinity of Yokohama, con- 

 taining several new species; presented by C. W. Goodwin, Esq. 



A selected series of 88 marine and land shells, collected by the donor in the Seychelle 

 Islands ; presented by his Excellency Sir Arthur Gordon. 



Two hundred and sixty-eight specimens of Mollusca, collected by the donor In Ceylon ; 

 presented by E. W. H. Holdsworth, Esq., f.l.s. 



A series of 316 land shells, collected by Colonel Beddome in Southern India, the 

 majority of Avhich were new to the collection or types of the species described by him and 

 other Conchologists ; partly presented by the collector, partly obtained from him by 

 exchange. 



Five hundred and fifteen land and marine Mollusca, from various islands of the South 

 Pacific, collected by W. Wykeham Perry, Esq., during the cruise of H.MS. "Pearl." 

 The value of this collection is enhanced by the care with which the exact localities of all 

 the specimens have been noted. 



Thirty-one specimens of shells from the Samoa Islands ; presented by the Rev. S. J. 

 Whitmee. 



A series of 30 land and marine shells from N. E. Australia, including the types of 

 eight species described by the donor ; presented by J. Brazier, Esq. 



A large collection of New Zealand Mollusca, including 28 species described by Captain 

 Hutton ; obtained by exchange from the Otago Museum. 



A collection of 36 freshwater shells from Tasmania, with a complete set of the species 

 of Pliysa of that fauna ; presented by the Rev. H. D. Atkinson. 



A series of shells, from Trinidad; the majority being species described by the donor ; 

 presented by R. J. Lechmere Guppy, Esq. 



Four hundred and forty-one specimens of West Indian marine shells, representing 

 156 sjjecies ; purchased. 



Crustacea. — The additions amount to 234 specimens ; the following may be mentioned : — 

 One hundred and thirty-five specimens, collected by E. W. H. Holdsworth, Esq., In 



Ceylon, and presented by him. 



A small collection, containing six new species, from the Samoa Islands ; presented by 



the Rev. S. J. Whitmee. 



Imecta. — The collections sent from the New Hebrides, Feejees, and other islands by 

 W. Wykeham Perry and A. Corrie, Esqrs., oflficers of H.M.S. "Pearl" whilst imder the 

 command of the late Commodore Goodenough, are, perhaps, the most important additions 

 to the Entomological branch. They comprise insects of all orders, which as far as 

 they have been examined, prove to be either new to science or to the Collection in the 

 British Museum. The series of Butterflies from the New Hebrides alone comprises 

 some 50 new species. The very rare Papilio schmeltzi and Diadema octocula were 

 contained in it. 



Of the other numerous additions, the following are more particularly worthy of 

 notice : — 



Four specimens of the very rare Chrysomela marginata, from Scotland ; presented by 

 W. A. Forbes, Esq. 



Eight Hymenoptera and 27 Lepidoptera, new to the collection, from Mongolia; 

 purchased. 



A collection of 165 Lamellicorn Beetles, from Japan; containing a new genus (PoZ/- 

 aplonyx), and 42 new species; presented by George Lewis, Esq. 1 



One hundred and seventeen named Lepidoptera (chiefly Noctuidai), from Canada; 

 presented by George Norman, Esq. 



177. D 3 A collection 



