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



(6.) Hydrozoa. — A series of Graptolites, from the Lower Silui'ian, Victoria, Australia. 

 Thirty-seven specimens of Graptolites, &c., from the Arenig Rocks, Wales. 



(7.) Protozoa. — Eight Fossil Sponges, from British Cretaceous formations. 

 Twenty-eight Fossil Sponges from the Wenlock Limestone, Dudley. 



(8.) Foraminifera. — Eighty slides of typical figured Loudon Ciay Foraminifera. 

 (Figured and described in the Journal of the Koyal Microscopical Society, 1886.) 



C. — Plants. 



Forty Plant-Remains from the Keuper of Germany. 



One specimen of Pecopteris (showing sori), and one Lepidophyllwri, from the Coal Mea- 

 sures. 



Four hundred and thirty-eight Plant-remains, from the Oligocene, Chiavone ; fifty 

 Plant-remains, from the Gres des Soissons, and upwards of five thousand six hundred 

 British Plant-remains, from the Eocene of Bournemouth and Alum Bay. (Part of the 

 Gardner Collection.) 



A series of Fossil Fruits of the Newer Tertiary age, from Deep Gold Leads, Victoria, 

 Australia. 



Six hundred Tertiary Plants, from Atanakerdluk, Disco, and Hare Island, North 

 Greenland, &c. (Whyraper Collection.) 



Seven hundred and fifty-nine Plant-remains, from the Carboniferous of Staffordshire. 

 (Part of the Henry Johnson Collection.) 



Twenty Carboniferous Plants, from near Ilfracombe. 



One slab with Plant-remains, and a specimen of Fosoil "Wood. 



By Exchange. 

 A nearly complete Skeleton of Dinornis gravis, from the South Island, New Zealand. 

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

 A. Vertebkata : 



By Donation ------- 262 



„ Purchase ----_-. 69 



B. Invertebeata : 

 By Donation ------- 19,444 



„ Purchase ------- 10,882 



331 



30,326 



C. Plants : 

 By Donation ------- .304 



„ Purchase - - 6,860 



7,164 



Total - - - 37,821 



VI. — Duplicates. 



A series of 38 Duplicate Fossils, and 13 Plaster- Casts, have been transmitted to the 

 Science and Art Museum, Dublin, and 80 specimens of Fossil Fishes to the Charterhouse 

 Schools at Godalming. 



VII. — Lectures, Demonstrations, and Visits of Classes and Students, 

 Swiney Lectures on Geology : — 



Twelve lectures on " The Fauna and Flora of the Carboniferous Period " were 

 delivered by Dr. R. H. Traquair, f.r.s., from 15th June to 9th July 1886, attended by 

 868 persons in all ; the Lecturer also gave demonstrations in the Galleries. 



Dr. Woodward gave demonstrations on 13th February to 30 members of the Metro- 

 politan Scientific Association, and on 16th Api-il to 25 boys from the Haberdashers' 

 School, who were accompanied by the Head Master, Mr. Hinton. 



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 2,466. 



Henry Woodward. 



