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The skeleton of the Quagga has also been mounted, and 
two very fine Elephant Skulls, and many minor specimens, for¬ 
merly hidden, have been displayed and incorporated in the 
general collection. 
Lastly, the whole collection has been satisfactorily re¬ 
labelled. 
Department of Botany. —The Honorary Curator reports 
that the British and Foreign Herbaria are in a fair state of 
preservation. They were examined and proved interesting to 
one of the members of the British Association, who honoimed 
us with his presence at the late Meeting. 
Mr. W. H. Endston Bead has kindly presented to the 
Society a number of Plants, a list of which will be printed 
and added to the appendix of this Beport. 
Beport of Conchological Department of York 
Museum. —A Case in the Foreign Bird Boom has been filled 
with some very fine shells, too large to be placed in the general 
arrangement. 
Among them are some splendid examples of Magilus in 
Coral, presented lately by Mr. Beed. 
Beyond the addition of a few HeUcidce from South Europe, 
nothing has been done to increase the Greneral Collection, as 
lack of space forbids it. The Curator is very anxious for an 
extension of room. 
The Beport of the Curator of Entomology states 
that the Collections are in good order. 
The British Crustacea, which were in a very deplorable 
condition, have been re-mounted on tablets and re-named by 
the Bev. W. C. Hey. The most decayed specimens have been 
replaced by fresh examples, chiefly from the Yorkshire Coast. 
Of these new specimens the most interesting is the elegant 
Pirimela denticulata, from Scarborough. 
The British Echinodermata have been treated in the same 
manner. 
The Curator of Mineralogy reports that during the 
past year a considerable portion of the collection of Minerals 
