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



59 



V'll. — Acquiisitioms. 



During the past y^^-i' the Department has been increased by the addition of n9,270 

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



Mammals 



Birds - 



Reptiles 

 Batrachians 



Fishes 



Tunicata 



Mollusca 



Polyzoa 



Crustacea - 



Arachnida 

 Myriopoda 



Insecta 



By 



Presentation, 



Vermes 



Echinoderms 



Sponges 



Anthozoa - 



Hydrozoa - 

 Protozoa 



Salvin and Godman Col- 

 lection. 

 Seebohui Collection 

 Sclater Collection 

 Shelley Collection 

 Other Sources 



(Day Collection 

 Challenger Collection 

 [other Sources 

 I Challenger Collection 

 L Other Soui'ces 

 ! Challenger Collection 

 ' Turton Collection 

 [other Sources 

 /Challenger Collection 

 \_ Other Sources 

 j Challenger Collection 

 l^ Other Sources 



Central European He- 



miptera. 

 Buckler Collection 

 Clifton Collection - 

 Vergara Collection 

 Hampson Collection 

 Raynor Collection 

 Sheppard Collection 

 Other Sources 

 j Challenger - - - 

 [ Other Sources 



j Challenger Collection - 

 \ Other Sources 



Challenger Collection - 

 I Other Sources 



Challengei Collection - 



Other Sources 



Totals 



217 



3,909 



383 



1,340 



361 



77 



4,875 

 137 

 563 

 545 

 16 

 904 



2,558 



1,832 



26 



165 



2,250 

 461 

 783 



1,392 



6,000 



11,100 



1,317 



4,784 



60 



79 



390 



39 



154 



335 



229 



24 



97 



6 



47,444 



By By 



Purchase. Exchange. 



Total. 



83 



1,945 



1,666 



489 



451 



160 



4^63 

 15 



550 

 6 



124 



645 

 100 



5,799 



2,418 

 2,400 

 2,000 

 1,682 



25 

 424 



4 



13 



11 

 23 



21,496 



as compared with 44,087 in the year 1888. 

 65,199 „ 1887. 



36,358 



1886. 



23,358 



1885. 



45,574 



1884. 



31,46(i 



1883. 



19,902 



1882. 



49,602 



1881. 



24,283 



1880. 



66 



74 

 47 

 43 



92 



330 



366 



9,836 



859 

 280 



j 6,130 



J 576 

 5,840 



1 



197 



2,835 



1,428 

 1,492 



37,508 



170 



814 

 197 



577 



132 

 29 



69,270 



0.74. 



H 2 



The 



