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ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRIIISH MU3EUM. 



VII. — Acquisitions. 



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

 by the addition of 65,199 specimens, as follows : — 



' 





By 



Presenta- 

 tion. 



By 



Purchase. 



By 



Exchnnge. 



Total ^ 









Mammals _ - - _ 



274 



95 



27 



396 







'Salvin and Godman 

 Collection. 



3,359 



- 



- 



3,959 





Birds - 



Tweeddale Collec- 

 tion. 



■ 



27,000 



- 



- 



27,000 







Sclater Collection - 



- 



485 



- 



485 







Seebohm Collection 



682 



- 



_ 



682 







.Other Sources 



1,347 



210 



63 



1,620 





Reptiles - - - - - 



404 



353 



142 



899 





Batrachians - - - - 



333 



121 



99 



553 





(' Challenger Deep 

 Fishes - ^ Sea Series. 



261 



- 



- 



261 





Other Sources 



735 



183 



69 



987 





Mollusca r Challenger CoUeo 



and < tion. 

 Tunicata [ Other Sources 



3,840 

 1,472 



749 



34 



3,840 

 2,255 





' Challenger Collec- 

 Polyzoa < tion. 



[ Other Sources 



956 

 148 



6 



21 



956 



175 





Crustacea - - - _ 



665 



79 



- 



744 





Arachnida _ - - _ 



191 



53 



- 



244 





Myriopoda - _ - - 



28 



16 



- 



44 





/ 



Walsingham Collec- 

 tion of LarvEe, &c. 



5,680 



- 



- 



r,680 



^ 



Insecta 



Walsingham Califor- 



nian Collection. 

 Hocking Collection - 



1,737 



3,561 



- 



1,737 

 3,561 





Vermes - 

 Echinodei'i 



Other Sources 

 ns - 



3,725 

 368 

 206 



3,462 

 10 

 35 



1 



7,188 

 378 

 241 





, Challenger Series - 

 Sponges J 



j Other Sources 



447 

 219 



227 



19 



447 

 465 





Anthozoa - _ _ _ 

 Hydrozoa - _ _ _ 

 Protozoa - - _ _ 



97 



29 



133 



43 

 100 



- 



140 



29 



233 







Totals - - - 



54,936 



9,788 



475 



65,199 as 



compared with 



36,348 in the year 1886. 

 123,358 .. 1885. 



45,574 



1884. 



31,466 



1883 



19,902 



1882. 



49,602 



1881 



24,283 



1880. 



45,881 , 



1879. 



20,960 



1878. 



