^2 ACCOUNTS. &.C., OF THE BUniSH MUSEUM. 



Of Minerals and Meteorites — With the National Museum, Rio de Janeiro; Troyes 

 Museum ; the United States National Museum ; the University of Cambridge ; Pro- 

 fessor J. W. Judd, and Mr, J. R. Gregory. 



The Guide-books published during the year are the undermentioned: — 



A General Guide to the British Museum (Natural History). With two plans and a 

 view of the building. (New edition.) 1888. Svo. 2d. 



Guide to tlie Galleries of Reptiles and Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the 

 British Museum (^Natural History). 2nd edition. 1888. 101 woodcuts and one plan. 

 8vo. 6 d. 



Guide to the Shell and Starfish Galleries (Mollusca, Echinodermata, Vermes) in the 

 Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural History). 2nd edition. 1888. 

 51 woodcuts and one plan. 8vo. 4 d. 



A Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the Department of Geology and Palaeontology, in 

 the British Museum (Natural History). 5th edition. 1888. 48 woodcuts and one plan. 

 Svo. 4 d. 



Guide to the Collection of Fossil Fishes in the Department of Geology and 

 Paleontology, British Museum (Natural History). 2nd edition. 1888. 81 woodcuts. 

 Svo. 4 c?. 



An Introduction to the Study of Meteorites, with a List of the Meteorites represented 

 in the collection. (New edition.) 1888. One plan. Svo. 3d. 



The following volumes of Cat-ilogues have been published : — 



Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the collection of the British Museum. 

 By Oldtield Thomas. Pp. XIII., 401. (With Systematic and Alphabetical Indexes). 

 Four coloured and 24 plain plates. Svo. 1 /. 8 s. 



Catalogue of Birds, Vol. XII. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in 

 the collection of the British Museum. Fringilliformes; Part III., containing the family 

 Fringillidffi. By R. Bowdler Sharpe. Pp. XV., 871. (With Systematic and Alpha- 

 betical Indexes). Woodcuts and ]6 coloured plates. Svo. 1 /. 8 s. 



Catalogue of Birds, Vol. XIV. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, 

 in the collection of the British Museum. OHgoniyoda; or the families Tyrannidae, 

 Oxyrhamphidse, Pipridje, Cotingidoe, Phytotomidfe, Philepittidse, Pittidse, Xenicidas, and 

 Euryljemida;. By Philip Lutley Sdater, m.a. Pp. XIX., 494. (With Systematic and 

 Alphabetical Indexes). Woodcuts and 26 coloured plates. Svo. 1 /. 4 s. 



Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum, Part I., con- 

 taining the Orders Ornithosauria, Crocodilia, DInosauria, Squamata, Rhynchocephalia 

 and Proterosauria. By Richard Lydekker. Pp. XXVIII., 309. (With Systematic 

 Index, and Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species, including Synonyms). 69 Wood- 

 cuts. Svo. 7 s. 6 d. 



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 individiials who have either rendered assistance in the preparation 

 of the catalogues, or presented specimens for the collections. 



The following Catalogues are in preparation : — 



Catalogue of Birds, Vols XIII., XV., XVI., XVIIL, and XX., by lilessrs, Sharpe, 

 Sclater, Salvin, Shelley, and Hargitt. 



Part VII. of Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera, by 

 Mr. A. G. Butler. 

 Catalogue of Fossil Reptilia, Part II., by Mr. R. Lydekker. 

 Catalogue of Fossil Fishes. Part I., by Mr. A. Smith Woodward. 

 Systematic list of the lid wards collection of Eocene Mollusca, by Mr. R. B. Newton. 



Natural History Library. 



The special grant of 25,000 I. which was voted by Parliament for the foundation of a 

 Library for the use of the Officers and Students of the Museum, and which has been 

 received in yearly instalments since 1881, was all expended at the conclusion of the 

 last financial year, 31st March 1888, and the result has been that the Estimate of the 

 cost of such a Library as the Institution ought to possess at the present time, has proved 

 remarkably correct. The Books are arranged for convenience of use in five subdivisions, 

 one corresponding with each of the four Departments of the Museum, and the other 

 called the "General Libra-y " containing the works and serials of a general nature, or 

 which relate to the subjects of more than one Department. 



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