ACCOUNfS, kc. OF THE IJUITISH MUSEUM. 6$ 



MoUusca ; — The additions during the year were 3,180, of which the following are the 

 most interesting : — 



A piece of mother of pearl enclosing a small crab ; presented by H. Willett, Esq. 



A mother of pearl shell enclosing a small fish; presented by Dr. Giinther, f.r.s. 



A hundred and twenty-five specimens of Helicida and Cyclostomidcc from the Caucasus; 

 purchased. 



Three hundred and forty Helicidce, Limnaeidiz, Sec, from Sardinia; purchased. 



Twenty four specimens of Clausilia and Helix from Crete ; presented by Admiral 

 Spratt. 



Three hundred and sixty-four HelicidcB from Japan; presented by George Lewis, 

 Esq. 



Fifty-five specimens of Clausilia, Helix, and Melania from China and the Corea ; 

 presented by J. H. Leech, Esq. 



Seventy-five land shells, chiefly species of Buliminus, from European and Asiatic 

 Turkey ; purchased. 



One hundred and eighteen specimens of CyclopJiorus, Helix, &c., from the Andaman 

 Islands, Perak and China; presented by Dr. J. Anderson, f.r.s. 



Thirteen marine sbel's from South Africa, including the types of Turbo splendidulus 

 and ten other species ; purchased. 



Fifty marine shells of the families Pectinidce, Milridce, kc, from Mauritius ; purchased. 



A very valuable collection of 1,007 land and mai-Iue shells from the Pacific Islands, 

 Chili, and other localities ; presented by J. C. Lambert, Esq. 



Seventy-six specimens of Helix, Helicina, Unio, &c., from New Guinea and Australia ; 

 presented by G. F. Angas, Esq. 



Thirty specimens of Ohva, Scalar/a, Terebra, &c., from N. W. Australia ; purchased. 



Eigh+y-seven specimens of Nudibranchinta, Tunicata, &c., from Australia and New 

 Zealand : purchased. 



Thirty-one specimens of Cephalopoda, Limacida, Ko,., from New Zealand ; purchased 

 of the Commissioners for New Zealand, Indian and Colonial Jllxhibition. 



Three hundred and seven specimens of marine and freshwater shells, including species 

 of VeneridcB, Uiiionidce, Littorinida, &c., from Australia ; presented by J. Brazier, 

 Esq. 



Polyzoa : — Two hundred and thirty specimens were added to the collection, the 

 following being most worthy of record :— 



A series of 40 Polyzoa from the Irish Sea; presented by J. Lomas, Esq. 



Forty mounted Polyzoa, with the Zooids expanded ; purchased. 



Thirty-one Polyzoa from various localities ; transferred from the Kew Herbarium. 



Forty Polyzoa from Queen Charlotte Island ; presented by the Geological and Natural 

 History Society of Canada. 



Mchitiodermata and Vermes : — The additions to these classes have been respectively 513 

 and 144. The following are the most important : — 



Thli'ty-three Echinoderms and Worms from Mauritius; purchased. 



One hundred Echinoderms from the Andaman Islands ; presented by Dr. John Ander- 

 son, F.R.S. 



Twenty-six Holothurians from Mergul, received In exchange from the Calcutta 

 Museum. 



Sixteen Echinoderms from Singapore ; presented by Dr. Irvine Rowell. 



Forty-seven Echinoderms from Australia ; presented by the Trustees of the Australian 

 Museum, Sydney, and Dr. E. P. Ramsay. 



Forty-eight Echinoderms and Worms from New Zealand; purchased of the Commis- 

 sioners of the New Zealand Court of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. 



Cruftiacea : — Seven hundred and thirty-four specimens were added to this class ; the 

 following may be especially noted : — 



Eighty-five specimens from Jersey ; purchased. 



One hundred and eighty-five specimens, principally Brachyura, collected at Mergui by 

 Dr. John Anderson ; purchased. 



Thirty-five specimens, chiefly Brachyura, from Singapore ; presented by Dr. J. Irvine 

 Rowell. 



Forty specimens collected by Dr. R. von Lendenfeld in the Australian seas ; pur- 

 chased. 



Fifty -eight specimens from New Zealand ; purchased of the Commissioners of the New 

 Zealand Court of the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. 



Arachnida and Myriopoda : — The additions amount to 124, of which the following are 

 the most interesting : — 



Two examples of a Solpuga from Philae ; presented by E. K. Ridley, Esq. 



Two specimens of the rare and interesting Myriopod, Eucorybas crotalus, from the 

 Camaroon Mountains; presented by J. M. C. Johnston, Esq. 



Three specimens of a large spider (^Nephila bodwickii) from the Gold Coast ; presented 

 by G. A. HIglett, Esq. 



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