Accessions, 574. 

 Accessions, 603. 



Zoology. 

 1850. 

 1851. 

 1852. 



Accessions, 402. 



Gray's Catalogue of the Ungulata, perhaps his most meri- 

 torious work on Mammals, appeared in this year, and proved a 

 great stimulus to our knowledge of the group. It is often of 

 great service in tracing the history of individual specimens. 



1853. 



Accessions, 267. 



In this year the first commencement was made of the transfer 

 of the specimens in the Zoological Society's Museum to the 

 National Museum, but the great mass of them came in 1855. 



Further consignments of the Gould specimens also came in 

 this year, after being used for the preparation of his monumental 

 "Mammals of Australia," 1845-63. 



1854. 



Accessions, 175. 



1855. 



Accessions, 582. 



This year is memorable in the annals of the Museum for the 

 receipt of the chief portion of the Zoological Society's Museum, 

 the most important and historical accession ever received. 



1856. 



Accessions, 435. 



The Theobald collection of skulls and spirit specimens from 

 India, presented by Prof. T. Oldham, the Salle collection of 

 Central American Mammals, specimens from the Voyage of 

 the Herald, collected by Mr. J. MacGillivray, and the first con- 

 signment from Mr. A. R. Wallace form the principal additions 

 of the year. 



1857. 



Accessions, 225. 



1858. 



Accessions, 1174. 



In this year came the second part of the Hodgson collection, 

 formed by him during his residence at Darjiling, Sikhim. The 

 first parts, received in 1843 and 1845, had been all from Nepal. 



