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



Four Pennatulids, including Ko2)hohelemnon moeheii and Vverimjiajruticosa from 

 the North Sea ; purchased of the Bergen Museum. 



Six Alcyonaria from Mergui, including Gorgonia ojipositipinnu, Spongodes 

 boletiformis and Sarcophyton madreiwroidea ; presented by Dr. .,v.iin Ander- 

 son, F.R.S. 



A fine specimen of Pleurocorallium johnsoni from Madeira; presented by J. Y. 

 Johnson, Esq. 



Eight Anthozoa, including the beautiful A rachnojxithe.'i e ricoides, from Mauritius; 

 purchased. 



Hydrozoa. — One hundred and thirty-two additions were made to this class, of 

 which the following should be mentioned : — 



A small well-preserved series of forty British Hydroidcti from the English 

 Channel ; presented by F. Beckford, Esq. 



Protozoa. — No additions of importance have been made during the year, with the 

 exception of twenty-three models which were purchased. 



VIII. — Visitors and. Students. 



The number of visits from persons who have consulted portions of the collection, 

 or who have required attendance or assistance, was eight thousand three hundred 

 and sixty, as compared with : — 



- 1888 



- 1887 



- 1880 



- 188.5 



- 1884 



- 1883 



- 1882 



- 1881 



- 1880 



8,797 in 



the year 



8,9.5.5 





8,372 





8,313 





0,818 





5,229 





9,628 





7,407 





4,960 





Department of Geology. 

 I. — Arrangement. 

 A. — Vertebrata 



Fossil Mammalia (Galleries 1 and 2). — Pier-case 9. This case has been refitted 

 and rearranged, and a fine reproduction of a nearly complete specimen of Fhena- 

 codus primcevus, from the Lower Eocene, Northern Wyoming, United States of North 

 America, has been exhibited therein. 



A cast of the cranium and mandible of Brontoj^s rohustus (Marsh), from the 

 Miocene of Dakotah, North America, with upper and lower molars of Menodus 

 Proutii, from the same horizon, are exhibited upon a table in the centre of the 

 Gallery, in fi-ont of the skeleton of the Mastodon. 



A large series of Pliocene Mammalia {Hipparion, Rhinoceros, Giraffa, Palcvoryx, 

 Mastodon, Hello dotJi.erium, &c.), from the Older Pliocene of Maragha, Persia; also 

 a selection of the Mammalia from the " Forsyth Major Collection," from the Older 

 Pliocene of the Island of Samos (including Orycteropus, Palieomanis, Samotherium, 

 Criotherium, Palcvoreas, Gazella , Paloiory.r, Hipjxirion, Mastodon, Hywna, Szc, <fcc.), 

 have been added to the series of exhibited specimens in this Gallery. Printed labels 

 have been placed with all the newly incorporated specimens. 



Several additions have been made to the specimens in the Cave series, Pier-case 2, 

 and Table-case, No. 1. 



The collections of Marsupialia and Edentata, contained in drawei-s beneath the 

 Table-cases in the Pavilion, have all been arranged and labelled in accordance with 

 the published Catalogue of these orders. 



Fossil Reptilia (Galleries 4 and 5). The large series of specimens in drawers, 

 beneath the Table-cases in these Galleries, have all been assorted and arranged for 

 labelling, or for exhibition, as space may iiermit, pending the completion of the 

 published Catalogue. 



Fossil Fishes (Gallery 6). — All the .specimens of Elasmobranchii and the Ganoidei, 



&c., contained in Wall-cases, Nos. 1-4, have been removed, the cases entirely refitted, 



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