44 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Twenty Hymenoptera, 166 Lepidoptera, 22 Diptera and nine Neuroptera ; collected 

 by Lieut. Col. Charles Swinlioe at Candahai* and Chaman, and presented by him. 



Sixty-eight Lepidoptera, collected by the Rev. J. H. Hocking at Kangra, N. "W. 

 Himalayas, and described in the " Proceedings of the Zoological Society " ; purchased. 



One hundred and forty-five Lepidoptera from Tenasserim, including many rare and new 

 species ; presented by Capt. C. Bingham. 



Pifty Lepidoptera and 10 Neuroptera from Jubbulpore; presented by Dr. F. Butler. 



Four Moths and 14 coccoons from Ceylon ; presented by P. N. Braine, Esq. 



Thirty-seven Moths from Sumatra and Java, all extremely rare or new species ; amono- 

 others the second known specimen of Agathia gigantea; purchased. 



(From Pacific Islands.) 



One hundred and seventeen named specimens of Coleoptera from the Sandwich Islands, 

 collected by the Rev. Thomas Blackburn ; purchased. 



Thirty-nine Lepidoptera, including 21 types from the Sandwich Islands; presented by 

 the Rev. Thomas Blackburn. 



One hundred and twenty-seven Lepidoptera, including 89 types of new species from 

 Duke of York Island and New Britain ; purchased. 



Thirty specimens of Hymenoptera, collected by the Rev. Wyatt Gill in Rarotonga ; 

 presented by Sir J. Lubbock, Bart., and A. "W. Franks, Esq., r.K.s. 



(From Australia.) 



Ten specimens of Cdoniidce from East Australia ; presented by Mrs. C. Coxen. 



Ninety-one Lepidoptera from Melbourne, including 10 types; presented by Dr. T. P. 

 Lucas. 



Echinodermata and Vermes. — The additions to these classes have been respectively 

 1,346 and 304 in number; the following should be mentioned specially. 



Two hundred and sixty-three Echinoderms and 59 Vermes collected by Dr. Coppinger 

 during the survey of H.M.S. " Alert" in the Australian seas a,nd the Western Indian 

 Ocean ; presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



Twenty-seven Echinoderms from the coast of Ceylon ; presented by Dr. Oundaatje. 



Seventeen Echinoderms from Mauritius ; purchased. 



Eleven specimens of Asterias rubcns from Aberdeen ; presented by Mr. G. Sim. 



Two hundred named specimens of Gephyrea and Annelids from the Northern seas ; 

 purchased of the Ci^penhagen Museum. 



Fourteen named Gephyrea ; presented by Prof. Selenka. 



Pohjzoa. — 644 specimens have been obtained by donation, viz. : — More than 400 speci- 

 mens from the " Alert " collection ; presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



One hvmdred and twenty-three slides of the Chitinous appendages of Polyzoa; 

 presented by G. Busk, Esq., f.e.s. 



Upwards of 80 specimens presented by the Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew. 



Fourteen specimens from the collection of H.M.S. "Pandora;"' presented by 

 A. Horner, Esq. 



Aiithozoa. — The additions were 313 in number, and Include many examples of remarkable 

 perfection and size, as well as a great proportion of undescribed forms. 



Seventy-six specimeiis from the "Alert" collection; of the Alcyonarlans, about one- 

 half are new to science ; presented by the Lords of tlie Admiralty. 



Eighteen corals fi om Japan ; purchased. 



Fifteen Alcyonarlans, preserved in spirits and named : purchased of the Godeffroy 

 Museum. 



Fifteen Alcyonarlans, dried, from Mauritius; purchased. 



Hydrozoa. — 268 specimens have been added : — 



Ninety-eight specimens from the "Alert" collection; presented by the Lords of the 

 Admiralty. 



Eightv-three specimens from the Atlantic ; collected by H. B. Guppy, Esq., during the 

 voyage of H.JNl.S. " Lark." 



Sixty-five specimens ])resented by the Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew. 



Six specimens from Mauritius ; purchased. 



SpongiidcB. — 554 specimens were received : — 



Two hundred and ninety-two specimens from the " Alert " collection, preserved in 

 spirits and In an excellent state of preservation ; fully one-half of the species represented 

 in this series are new to science ; presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 



Upwards of 50 specimens of SpongillidcB and Calcarea, the majority being named ; 

 presented by H. J. Carter, Esq., f.r.s. 



Six very fine and perfect Sponges {Hyulonema and Geodid) from Japan ; purchased. 



Protozoa. — Ihe additions numbered 388, of which the principal was a collection of 132 

 species of British I'oramlnlf'era, represented by 353 examples mounted on one glass slide ; 

 purchased. 



