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they are available to students. In 1892 a catalogue (8vo, 202 pp., 

 16 pis.) of British Echinoderms was published. The accessions 

 to the collections are generally made known in faunistic papers, 

 published in journals, or by the Trustees (e.g. "Voyage of Alert" 

 "Voyage of the Discovery"), or in reports such as that of 

 Dr. Willey or Mr. Stanley Gardiner. 



1900 species are represented by 19,000 specimens, nearly all 

 of which are named. 



C. Chronological List of the Principal Accessions to 

 the Collection of Echinoderms. 



1840. 



The Lansdowne Guilding Collection from St. Vincent's was 

 obtained. 



1841. 



Dr. Gunn presented his Tasmanian collections. 



1846. 



The collections made by Mr. J. B. Jukes on H.M.S. Fly 

 were obtained. 



1854. 



The Holboll Collection of Arctic Echinoderms was obtained. 



1859. 



The Echinoderms collected by H.M.SS. Herald and 'Rattle- 

 snake were presented. 



1861. 



The Peters Collection of Echinoids and Asteroids from the 

 Red Sea was obtained. 



1866. 



66 specimens, chiefly from the West Indies and Greenland. 

 This collection was valuable, having been named by Professor 

 Lutken ; purchased. 



1868. 



The Lords of the Admiralty presented the collection made by 

 Dr. Cunningham in the Straits of Magellan. 



A series of 56 specimens from Sweden and Spitzbergen, 

 named by Professor Loven ; obtained by exchange. 



