10 Zoology. 



1866. 



Accessions. 298. 



1867. 



Accessions, 772. 



The chief addition of the year was the large series (613) 

 of skulls and spirit specimens purchased from the Museum of 

 the late Prof. Van Lidth de Jeude. This collection was afterwards 

 found to include a number of specimens figured by Seba, these 

 being in many cases types of Linnean species. 



1868. 



Accessions, 190. 



1869. 



Accessions, 247. 



The important collections made in Abyssinia by Blanford and 

 Jesse, during Lord Napier's expedition to Magdala, formed the 

 chief accession of the year. A series collected by Mr. E. Bartlett 

 on the Upper Amazons is also worthy of note. 



1870. 



Accessions, 275. 



The chief portion of Mr. Robert Swinhoe's Chinese collection 

 came in this year. 



1871. 



Accessions, 168. 



This period, till about 1883, shows the lowest rate of increase 

 of the collection of Mammals, owing to the fact that Dr. Gray 

 was incapacitated from paying them so much attention as 

 hitherto, and that there was no Mammalogist on the staff, 

 although Dr. Gunther described a certain number of the novelties. 

 The appointment of a special assistant in 1878, after a few years, 

 produced a marked effect on the annual rate of increase. 



1872. 



Accessions, 187 



1873. 



Accessions, 231. 



A series of North American Muridse, illustrating Dr. E. 

 Coues's Monograph of the group, proved the chief addition of 

 the year. 



1874. 



Accessions, 241. 



A really important addition, received in 1874, was the typical 



