ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BlilTlSH MUSEUM. 



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VI. — Acquisitions. 



During the past year the various branches of the Department have been increased 

 by the addition of specimens, as follows : — 







By 

 Presenta- 

 tion. 



By 

 Purchase. 



By 



Exchange. 



Totals 









Mammalia - - - _ 



184 



151 



45- 



380 







' Salvin and Godman 

 Collection. 



1,622 



- 



- 



1,622 





Birds - 



Sclater Collection - 



- 



778 



- 



778 







Jardine Collection - 



- 



507 



- 



507 







V Other Sources 



1,418 



173 



- 



1,591 





Reptiles - - - - - 



235 



224 



115 



574 





Batrachians - - - . 



474 



51 



29 



554 





Fishes - - - _ . 



104 



371 



5 



480 





MoUusca - _ - _ 



2,404 



776 



- 



3,180 





Polyzoa - - - _ _ 



183 



47 



- 



230 





Crustacea - - - _ 



299 



435 



_ 



734 





Arachnida - _ _ _ 



53 



34 



_ 



87 





Myriopoda - _ - _ 



26 



11 



_ 



37 







Baly Collection 



— 



5,797 



- 



5,797 





Insects- ( 



Salvin and Godman 

 Collection. 



8,811 



- 



- 



8,811 





Vermes - 



^ Other Sources 



4,609 

 48 



2,392 

 96 



- 



7,001 

 144 





Echinoderms - - - _ 



390 



97 



26 



513 





■ Lendenfeld Collection 







799 



_ 



799 





Sponges ( B. Wilson Collection 



508 





_ 



508 





, Other Sources 

 Anthozoa - _ _ 

 Hydrozoa - _ _ 

 Protozoa - _ _ 



124 

 431 

 146 

 192 



805 



174 



112 



5 



1 

 31 



930 

 636 

 258 

 197 







Totals - - . 



22,261 



13,835 



252 



36,348 as compared 



with 



123,358 in the year 1885. 



45,574 

 31,466 

 19,902 

 49,602 

 24,283 

 45,881 

 20,960 

 24,184 



1884. 

 1883. 

 1882. 

 1881. 

 1880 

 1879. 

 1878. 

 1877. 



The most important acquisitions were the following :— 



Comm'islrrs ofT^T^TyT- ' ''•^•'- " ^'^^"^°-^^^'" ^^ P^-"*^^ ^y the Lords 



cot\i!nTfS;1;fcimenr^^ of Eeef Corals, being the main part of the 



{h.) The second instalment of Holothurians, comprising species from 185 locaHties. 

 (c.) A series of 100 Schizopoda. 

 ' ^' H 2 2. Thirty-three 



