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REPORT OF THE 
wanting. This may be remedied by effecting exchanges. The 
present selection aims at being little more than generic ; there 
are neither the books nor the time for the identification of many 
of the species. Nevertheless, it will be broadly instructive and 
more useful for general instruction than a fuller series. The 
absence of localities is much to be deplored. The species 
recently added belong to groups which the old collections 
scarcely represented, and are valuable from being precisely 
localised. They belong strictly to the genera Helix, Nerita, 
Cerithiim, and Oyelodoma. 
It is to be hoped that, as soon as possible, flat cases may be 
provided for the foreign shells, as they cannot be safely 
exhibited at an angle, while all the larger species are excluded 
by their size and weight. 
Comparative Anatomy. —The Skeletons have been cleaned, 
and their position and mounting attended to. The most im¬ 
portant part of this work was on the skeletons of British Birds. 
A large number of bones, skulls, and stuffed animals, 
including several fish skins and stufied fishes, mostly British 
or from Jamaica, which have long been hidden in the store¬ 
rooms, have been arranged in their places in the Museum. 
A large and valuable collection of skulls and other osteo- 
logical remains, the gift of W. Reed, Esq., F.Gr.S., has been 
incorporated with the collection. Thanks are due to this 
gentleman for the supervision of the rearrangement mentioned 
above. 
The cases have been cleaned, and painted inside a pale 
tint, which contrasts well with the colour of the contents; and 
the collection only requires re-labelling and the addition of 
descriptive tablets to render its arrangements complete. 
Mineralogy. —The Curator of Mineralogy reports that no 
alterations or additions have been made dimng the past year. 
It is in contemplation to relabel and, to a certain extent, to 
rearrange the collection. 
