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and arrangement of a greatly increased Zoological collection. They 

 believe, however, that they may now venture to do so, with confidence 

 that under Dr. Anderson's direction, the Invertebrate collections, 

 henceforth to be added to the Museum, will be fully cared for, and 

 their importance duly appreciated. 



Besides the donations already mentioned, the Society have received 

 many others of considerable importance. A highly interesting and 

 perfect specimen of a Meteorite which fell in the neighbourhood of 

 Jessore in May, 1865, has been presented by Baboo Gour Doss By sack ; 

 and a stone of large dimensions, and exhibiting some peculiar external 

 characters, which fell near Shergotty in August, 1865, has been most 

 liberally presented by His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor. In con- 

 nection with these, the Council feel it their duty to express their obli- 

 gation to Mr. H. H. Locke, to whose careful superintendence the 

 Society are indebted for a series of models of these stones, produced 

 with a fidelity, which they believe will be highly appreciated by the 

 European Museums to which they have been or will be presented. 

 They cannot too highly appreciate the advantages offered by the 

 School of Art, under Mr. Locke's direction ; both in enabling the 

 Society to procure accurate and artistic models of meteorites, and 

 ethnological and other casts, and also in furnishing illustrations for 

 their publications, of an excellence and accuracy of execution, hitherto 

 but rarely obtainable in Calcutta. Some specimens of meteorites, 

 some of which are new to the Museum, have been received from Pro- 

 fessor Shepard. From Mr. Blyth the Society has received a fine 

 series of skulls, with a few other specimens ; from Dr. "Williams, late of 

 Mandelay, and from Dr. Jerdon, collections of birds' skins ; and from 

 Baboo Rajendra Mullick, a large number of birds and mammals. 

 Dr. Stoliczka has presented some specimens of birds, and a Lagomys 

 from the snow region of the N. W. Himalaya, which had long been 

 a desideratum in the Museum. To Major Ford of Port Blair, the 

 Society are indebted for 3 Andaman skulls, and a fine collection of 

 shells ; and to Lieut. Beavan, Col. Tytler and many other donors, for 

 Zoological specimens of various kinds which have been enumerated in 

 the Society's proceedings. 



From Col. Fytche and Major Ford, the Society have received speci- 

 mens of the weapons and manufactures of the Andaman Islanders ; 



