ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRIIISH MUSEUM. 



VII. — Acquisitions. 



During the past year the Department has been increased by the addition of 44,087 

 specimens, which are distributed among the various branches, as follows : — 





By 



Presenta- 

 tiou. 



By 

 Purchase. 



By 



Exchange. 



TOTAl.v 









Mammals 



- - _ 



486 



173 



41 



700 







' Salvin and God- 

 man Collection 



5,331 



- 



- 



5,331 







Henshaw Col- 

 lection. 



11,000 



- 



- 



11,000 





Birds - ; 



Seebohm Col- 

 lection. 



203 



- 



- 



203 







Sclater Collec- 

 tion. 



- 



1,718 



- 



1,718 







^Other Sources - 



1,473 



415 



139 



2,027 





Reptiles - 



- 



351 



214 



87 



652 





Batrachians - 



- 



98 



153 



36 



287 





Fishes - 



- 



1,099 



349 



121 



1,569 





MoUusca 



Challenger Col- 

 let!tion. 



Other Sources - 



238 



- 



- 



238 







2,691 



3,058 



- 



5,749 





Polyzoa 



. 



228 



44 



43 



315 





Crustacea 



■ Challenger Col- 

 lection. 



2,315 



- 



— 



2,315 







Other Sources - 



1,107 



68 



- 



1,175 





Arachnida 



- - - 



917 



298 



- 



1,215 





Myriopoda 



. 



130 



86 



- 



216 





Insecta - 



- 



3,506 



3,352 



210 



7,068 





Vermes - 



. 



87 



4 



- 



91 





Echinoderms 



' Challenger Col- 

 lection. 



Other Sources - 



137 



- 



- 



137 







659 



82 



- 



741 





Sponges 



Challenger Col- 

 lection. 



^ Other Sources - 



318 

 566 



26 





318 

 592 





Anthozoa 



- 



168 



26 



- 



194 





Hydrozoa 



Challeno-er Col- 

 lection. 



^Other Sources - 

 Totals - - - 



97 





- 



97 



. 





139 



- 



- 



139 







33,.344 



10,066 



677 



44,087 as compared witli 



0.8i. 







H 





65,199 in the 

 36,348 

 123,358 

 45,574 

 31,466 

 19,902 



49,602 , 

 24,283 , 

 45,881 



year 1887. 

 1886. 

 1885. 

 1884. 

 1883 

 1882. 

 1881. 

 1880. 

 1879. 

 The 



