j() ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE niUTISH MUSEUM. 



The following volumes of Catalogues have been published : — 



Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum : 



Vol. XI. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the collection of 

 the British Museum. Fringilliformcs : Part II., contiining the families Coerebidfe, 

 Tanagridge, and Icteridae. By Philip Lutley Sclater, m.a., f.r.s. Pp. xvii., 431. 

 [With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes.] Woodcuts and 18 coloured plates. 

 8vo. 1 /. 



Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the 

 British Museum — Part VI. By Arthur Gardiner Butler. Pp. xv., 8f). 101-120 

 coloured Plates. [Systematic Index.] 4to. 2 /. 4 s. 



Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum (Natural History): — 



Part III. Containing the Order Ungulata, Suborders Perissodactyla, Toxodontia, 

 Condylaithra, and Amplypoda. By Richard Lydekker, b.a., f.g.s. Pp. xvi., 186. 

 [With a Systematic Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including 

 Synonyms.] 30 Woodcuts. 8vo. 4 s. 



Catalogue of the Pala30zoic Plants in the Department of Geology and Palajontology, 

 British Museum (Natural History). By Robert Kidston, f.g.s. Pp. viii., 288. 

 [With a list of works quoted, and an Index.] 8vo. 5 s. 



Catalogue of the Blastoidea in the Geological Department of the British Museum 

 (Natural History), with an account of the morphology and systematic position of the 

 group, and a revision of the genera and species. ( lUusti-ated by 20 plates, &c.) 

 By Robert Etheridge, jun., of the Department of Geology, British Museum (Natural 

 History), and P. Herbert Carpenter, D.Sc, F.U.S., F.L.s. (of Eton College). [With a 

 Preface by Dr. H. Woodward, Table of Contents, General Index, Explanation of the 

 Plates, &c.) Pp. XV.. 322. 4to. 25 s. 



These publications have been distributed to Free Public Libraries and various other 

 institutions in Great Britain and Ireland ; to Indian, Colonial, and Foreign Libraries and 

 Museums ; and to individuals who have either rendered assistance in the preparation 

 of the catalogues, or presented specimens for the collections. 



The twelfth volume of the Catalogue of Bird?, by Mr. R. B. Sharpe ; the fourth part 

 of the Catalogue of Fossil Mammalia, by Mr. R. Lydekker ; and the third volume of the 

 Catalogue of Lizards, by Mr. G. A. Boulenger, are in the press. 



The fifth part of a Catalogue of Fossil Mammalia, by Mr, R. Lydekker, and a Cata- 

 logue of Fossil Cephalopoda, by Mr. A. H. Ford, are in preparation. 



Progress has been made in the Avork of the General Library ; 1,316 volumes have been 

 added by purchase, presentation, and transfer; 1,304 volumes have been catalogued; 

 and 982 works have been bound in 592 volumes. 



The total number of volumes catalogued up to the end of the year is 12,284. 



W. H. Flower. 



Department of Zoology. 



The gallery devoted to the exhibition of Insects, Arachnids and Crustaceans, and the 

 British Room have been opened to visitors, so that the whole of the Exhibition series of 

 the zoological collections are now accessible to the public. Much attention has been paid 

 to labelling the specimens and cases in the Mammalian, Reptile, Shell, Starfish, and 

 Coral Galleries, and perfecting their arrangement. By far the greater portion of the 

 time and strength of the staff has been occupied in incorporating in the study collections 

 the immense number of specimens which were acquired, chiefly by donation, during the 

 past and previous years. Unfortunately, the progress of this Avork has again been impeded 

 by the protracted illness of several members of the staff. 



I. — Airungenient. 



The additions to the collections of Vertebrate animals have been entered in the printed 

 Catalogues as soon as they have been examined and named. 



The specimens of Marsupialia, which were named in the previous years and enumerated 

 in a preliminary nominal list, are now undergoing a final examination. Detailed descrip- 

 tions of the species of Macropodida and of a portion of the DasyuridcE have been drawn 

 up. 



The incorporation of the Hume and Godman-Salvin collections of birds has been steadily 

 proceeded with ; and in order to complete this most necessary work at as early a date as 

 possible, the arrangement of the collection of Birds' eggs had to be temporarily discontinued. 

 The arrangement and labelling of the Passerine Birds have been continued, without in- 

 terruption, chiefly by employing external aid. 



The arrangement of the Lizards has been completed. This part of the collection is, 

 with regard to arrangement and preservation in a most efficient state, although many ot 



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