Mammals. 1 



referred to below. A considerable <i>iisignment of the Andrew 

 Smith collection from South Africa : and the greater part of 

 the valuable series presented by Sir George Grey from South 

 Australia were also include) I. 



In 1843, Dr. Gray published the fir si and only complete list of 

 the Museum collection of Mammals; a most valuable work, and 

 one of constant service in tracing the earlier histories of the 

 specimens. 3062 specimens were enumerated, assigned to 1031 

 species. 



1844. 



Accessions, 636. 



A series acquired from the Leyden Museum, representing 

 species described by M tiller, Schlegel, and Temminck. 



Further important contributions from Mr. Gould and Sir 

 George Grey, and the collections made during the Antarctic 

 Voyage of the Erebus and Terror under Sir James Ross. 



1845. 



Accessions, 1103. 



A further large consignment of Mr. Hodgson's Nepalese col- 

 lections came this year. Also contributions from Dr. Kiippell 

 from Abyssinia, and Mr. 1\. Graham from Para. 



1846. 



Accessions, 1360. 



The Hodgson skulls and skeletons, the first instalment of the 

 Bridges specimens from Bolivia, the Fraser collection from Tunis, 

 and the duplicates of the Wahlberg collection from South Africa, 

 received from the Stockholm Museum, were mainly responsible 

 for the large increase in 1846. 



1847. 



Accessions, 587. 



Mr. Gosse's Bats from Jamaica, and j\lr. Dysons collection 

 from Venezuela were the most notable additions this year; besides 

 additional consignments from Bridges, Fraser, and others. 



1848. 

 Accessions, I 13. 



1849. 

 Accessions, 397. 

 Specimens from Bahia, presented by Couut Y\ de Castelnau. 



