ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 43 



Fishes. — The additions to this class amount to 1,373. Besides those received from the 

 International Fisheries Exhibition and enumerated above, the following may be men- 

 tioned : — 



Ninety specimens from various localities, mostly typical of species described by Dr. 

 Sauvage ; presented by the Paris Museum. 



A fine specimen of Oblong Sun-fish ( Orthar/oriscus truncatus') captured at St. Bride^s 

 Bay by R. P. Dawson, Esq. ; ijresented by the Editor of the ■' Field." 



Two very fine specimens of Leuciscus erythrophthalmus from Abington ; presented by 

 T. H. Powell, Esq. 



A specimen of the Bonito ( Thynnus pelaniys) in s[)irits, from Luce Bay, Scotland ; 

 i)resented by "W. Senior, Esq, 



Two specimens of {Atherina hepselus) from Achnamara, Lochgilphead, Argyleshire ; 

 presented by J. W. Malcolm, Esq. 



A collection of 16 specimens of Coregoni, mostly from the lakes of Switzeiland, and 

 typical of the new species and varieties recently described by Dr. Nvisslin ; presented by 

 Dr. 0. Niisslin. 



Two specimens of Gadus viorrhiia and one of SaJmo cambricus, from a fresh-water lake 

 at Soreide (Sogne fjord); presented by the Earl of Ducie, r.R.s. 



Sixty specimens from Presidio, W. Mexico, collected by Herr Forrer; presented by 

 F. D. Grodman, Esq., F.R.S. 



Eighty-five specimens from Ceylon ; presented by Dr. Oudaatje. 



A collection of 50 selected specimens fi-om New Britain ; purchased. 



MoUusca. — Three thousand six hundred and twenty-seven specimens have beeu added 

 to this class during the past year ; the following acquisitions are most Avorthy of record : — 



A collection of land and fresh- water shells from New Caledonia, consisting of 1,180 

 specimens, selected from the collection of M. Gassies ; many of these are type specimens, 

 described and figured in his work, entitled " Faune Conchyliologique terrestre et fluvio- 

 lacustre de la Nouvelle Caledonie," or in the " Journal de Conchyliologie ; purchased. 



One thousand five hundred and seventy-nine specimens of the genus Clausilia from all 

 parts of the world, a large number of them being new to the Museum collection. The 

 ■whole series is especially valuable as having been examined and identified by Dr. Bottger, 

 who has made a special study of this group ; purchased. 



A further important set of 304 CVawsiViVc exclusively from the Island of Crete, com- 

 piising a very complete series of the known species of that locality ; purchased. 



Forty-one shells from Japan and six ornaments for the hair, made by the Japanese out 

 o^ shells; presented by Dr. Burge. 



Nineteen marine shells from Vancouver Island; presented by i\liss Helen Taylor. 



Eighteen terrestial MoUusks from Dominica ; presented by G. F. Angas, Esq. 



Twenty-nine specimens of land-snails (Helicidce) from Algeria; purchased. 



Twenty six land and fresh-water shells from the Island of Socotra ; jwesented by the 

 Socotra Exploration Committee of the British Association. 



Thirty-five shells from New Guinea, among which are several new and remarkable 

 forms ; purchased. 



Polyzoa. — Two hundred and twenty specimens have been acquired during the past 



year. ... * . 



Two mounted specimens of Lagenipora socialis from Hastings ; presented by Miss 

 Jelly. 



Two specimens of the genera Hetepora and Hornera from Japan ; ^^I'esented by Dr. 



F. J. Burge. 



Thirteen examples from Kurrachee; received in exchange from the Kurrachee Museum. 

 One hundred and forty-five specimens from Australia, including a fine collection of 

 Adeona and Catenicilla ; presented bj' J. B. Wilson, Esq. 



Echinodermata and Vermes. — The acquisitions in these classes have been respective!}'" 

 294 and 58 in number, the following being most important : — 



The only specimen of a Peripatus hitherto recorded from Dominica ; presented by 



G. F. Angas, Esq. 



tighteen Echinoderras with name attached, from Mexico ; purchased. 



Twenty-four Echinoderms from Mauritius; purdiased. 



Fifty-seven Echinoderms from Billiton, including a fine series of Oreastcr, saveral of 

 the species apparently undescribed ; purchased. 



Twenty-three Echinoderms and 14 Worms from India; received from tlie Ivuri'achee 

 iluseum. 



About 40 specimens of 12 species of Parisitic Woi'ms ; received from the Government 

 Central Museum, Madras. 



Crustacea.— '\'\\e number of specimens added during the year was 622. 



Two small collections consisting respectively of 12 and 15 specimens from the Mauritius, 

 several of the species being either new to science or desiderata to the Museum series; 

 purchased. 



One hundred and sixty -eight Decapod Crustaceans, chiefly from Kurrachee; received 

 from the Kurrachee Museum. 



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