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greatest desiderata of zoological collections. Dr. 
Goeldi afterwards received specimens from many 
parts of Amazonia. 
Another most interesting form of the Lung-fishes 
is the “ Barramuda ” or Ceratodus, the discovery 
and description of which does not date further back 
than 1870. Both species, Ceratodus forsteri and C. 
miolepis, from the rivers of Queensland, are on 
view. 
The next two cases contain 
Echinodermata, Corals, Shells, Sponges, 
and others, but they are not yet arranged. Special 
attention may be called to the enormous red Para- 
gorgia arhorea from the sea near the Norwegian coast, 
and the Giant Crab {Macrocheira kaempfert), the 
largest Crustacean, on the top of the second case. 
Close to this we find a small mahogany case with 
drawers containing a collection of all Macrolepidoptera, 
Butterflies as well as Moths, known to occur in Great 
Britain. Species of which the right to be called 
British is doubtful have red labels. On the top of 
this case an entire very large nest of the Hornet 
(Vespa crabro), taken at Watford, is on view. 
We must now turn back again and face the centre, 
as we have so far only looked at the side-cases. 
We now see right in front of us long rows of yellow 
pine-boxes, in which a small number of the in- 
