768 Zoology. 



the Recent Foraminifera of Great Britain," published by the 

 Ray Society ; also types of species of Lagena, described in the 

 Annals and Magazine of Natural History in 1848. 



In 1903, 1040 slides of Foraminifera from Funafuti, col- 

 lected by the Australian Funafuti Boring Expedition, and 

 described by F. Chapman (Journ. Linn. Soc, vol. xxviii., 1900). 

 Presented by the Royal Society, London. 



In 1904 the collection consisted of about 5130 slides, 1150 

 named species and 350 unnamed specimens. 



B. Radiolaria. 



The small collection of Radiolaria mainly consists of 

 specimens selected from the various oozes obtained by the 

 "Challenger" Expedition and described by Prof. E. Haeckel, 

 the specimens being mounted on 281 distribution slides. 



PORIFERA (Sponges). 



The " Old Collection," consisting of 687 specimens, includes 

 54 fragments from the Jarclin des Plantes labelled with Lamarck's 

 names. The following important additions, arranged in chrono- 

 logical order, have been made since 1846 : — 



In 1847, the Johnston Collection, comprising 148 specimens, 

 presented by Dr. G. Johnston and described in his " History of 

 British Sponges and Lithophytes," 1842. 



In 1867, and in subsequent years, Sponges from the Adriatic, 

 off Algiers, and from the Atlantic, to the number of 407 

 specimens and preparations, described by Oscar Schmidt in his 

 works on Sponges. Purchased. 



In 1877, the Bowerbank Collection, consisting of 1932 

 specimens and preparations of British and foreign Sponges, the 

 British Sponges having been described in Dr. J. S. Bowerbank's 

 Monograph of British Sponges (Ray Society). Purchased. 



In 1882 and in subsequent years, the collections obtained 

 during the live cruises of H.M.S. Porcupine in the N. Atlantic 

 and Mediterranean, and during the cruise of H.M.S. Lightning 

 in the N. Atlantic, and Faroe Channel. These collections, 

 comprising 178 specimens, were presented by the Lords of the 

 Treasury, and were described mainly by Dr. H. J. Carter in the 

 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, in 1874 and 1876. 



