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the mounting of a f Royal ’ Stag, shot by the Earl of Stamford 
and Warrington in the Highlands, and presented to the 
Museum by his Lordship. The expense of preparing this 
handsome present was £10, but its majestic appearance has 
already been much admired by visitors, and Mr. Read has no 
doubt that the Society will regard the money expended on it as 
well bestowed. The Society is indebted to Henry Acroyd, Esq., 
of Baddinton Hall, near Nantwich, for the present of a fine 
mounted specimen of the Wild Cat, now becoming one of the 
rarest of British Mammals ; and also to A. Clapham, Esq., of 
Scarbro’, for a female of the White Tailed Eagle, which will 
be added to the Rudston Collection. The thanks of the Society 
are likewise due to Mr. Thomas Brady, of Low Ousegate, for 
his very valuable gift of a beautiful Collection of Eggs of 
British Birds, which have been carefully arranged with the best 
of those already in the Society’s possession. 
The general Zoological Collection has received few additions 
during the past year, and none of these require special notice, 
with the exception of the fine specimens of Gold and Silver 
Pheasants, presented by H. S. Thompson, Esq., M. P. These 
consisted of males of the two species, accompanied by a female 
of the Golden Pheasant, in process of acquiring the male 
plumage. 
The Curator of Entomology reports that the arrangement of 
the Collection of British Lepidoptera is in progress, and he 
hopes that it will shortly be completed. 
The Curator of Botany has to report no additions to the 
Collections under his charge, which are generally in good order. 
The most valuable addition made to the Library during the 
past year is a copy of the magnificent work of Mr. J. B. Waring, 
on the “ Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture in the 
International Exhibition of 1862,” which has been presented 
to the Society by J- P. Brown-Westhead, Esq., M. P. Of this 
splendid book the whole of the letterpress and two-thirds of 
the plates are now published, and have been received from 
Mr. Westliead. Mr. Davies has also presented to the Society 
a copy of “ The Life of Marmaduke Rawdon, of York,” edited 
by him,—a work already referred to by the Curator of An- 
