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Three Marsupites from the Chalk and three Echinoderms from the Greensaud, Haldon. 

 Twenty-eight Echinoderms from the Carboniferous series, Eskdale. 

 A specimen oi Actinocrinus pulcher, and alsoa section of same; four specimens of ^'cA/wi. 

 One Starfish, and two Eiu yocrinus, from the Carboniferous limestone, Roscobie. 



(6.) Zoopliytd. — One Oolitic and three Devonian Corals. 



A specimen of Acervularia, from the Silurian of Mucli-Wenlock. 



One Trochocyathtts, from the Tertiary of the Vienna Basin. 



Twenty-two specimens, and thirteen microscopic sections of Silurian Corals , from 

 Dudley and North America. 



Four sections of Wenlock Corals, cut and mounted on glass, and two sections of 

 Middle Devonian Corals, from South Devon. 



(7.) Hydrozoa. — A specimen of GraptoUtkui^ from the Quebec Group. 



(8.) Protozoa. — One specimen of Jxeceptaculites, from the Lower Silurian, Illinois. 

 Three specimens of Giiettardia, and two other sponges, and three Cliona, from the 

 Greensand, Haldon. 



Twelve Prolozoa, from the Chalk of Bedfordshire. 



Three specimens of Phctoderma scituJiim, from the Pentland Hills. 



One Ischadites, from the Lower Ludlow of Sedgley. 



C. — Plant^e. 



One specimen of Clathraria, from the Lower Greensand. 



Six specimens of Pachytheca, from the Ludlow Bone-bed, Ledbury. 



Seven Plants, from the Cretaceous formations of Western Kansas. 



Three Plant-remains, from the Lias, Lyme Regis ; and one from the Lower Ludlow, 

 Sedgley. 



A series of Plant-remains, from the Carboniferous formation, Eskdale. 



Ninety-eight Plant-remains, from the Coal Measures, Silverdale, Staffordshire. 



Four Pothocites, from the Carboniferous series, Eskdale, and one slab of TrigonocarpuSy 

 from Dysart. 



The total number of acquisitions during the past year have been as follows: — 



A. Vertebrata : 



By Donation ---__-- 2,122 

 „ Purchase ------ . 790 



B. Invertebrata : 



By Donation 32,794 



„ Purchase - - 2,938 



C. Plants : 

 By Donation ------- 1,858 



„ Purchase - - - - - - - 160 



2,912 



35,732 



2,018 



Total - - - 40,662 



VL — Duplicates. 



A series of specimens, 335 in number, have been transmitted to the Town Museum, 

 Brighton, and 76 specimens to the Museum of Owens College, Manchester. 



VIL — Lectures, Demonstrations, and Visits of Classes and Students, 

 Swiney Lectures on Geology : — 



Twelve lectures on " Aves and Mammalia" were delivered by Dr. K. H. Traquair, 

 F.R.s., from 15th June to 10th July, attended by 617 persons in all ; the Lecturer also 

 gave demonstrations in the south-east Gallery. 



Dr. Woodward gave demonstrations on 7th March to 30 members of the Highbury 

 Microscopical and Scientific Society, and on llth June to 15 members of the National 

 Indian Association ; on 13th June to 50 members of the New Cross Microscopical 

 Society. 



Prof. Duncan on 26th May to 20 students, and on 9th June to 12 students from King's 

 College. 



The number of visits from persons who have consulted the collections during the past 

 year for purposes of study, and who have been assisted by the staff in their special 

 scientific work, was 1,959. 



Henry IVoodwaid. 



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