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The number of visitors to the Museum for the year was 12,462, 
making a total of 256,290 since the opening. 
The Perthshire or Local Museum. 
The specimens added to this collection during the year are 
indicated by an * in the list of additions on page 7. Several of 
these are important. r lhat of the common bat is a dark variety 
and is the second example in the Museum of this departure from the 
normal colour. The otter has been mounted to show the teeth. 
The common hare from Capt. H. Drummond Moray was shot by Mr. 
Anderson near Auchterarder. It is tawny coloured throughout, 
the usual dark tips of the ears and tail being absent. The eyes 
were pink. 
A pair of great crested grebes in hue plumage and a series of 
young sparrow hawks were added to the bird cases. 
A number of curious birds’ nests were acquired, including one of 
a blackbird and one of a song thrush built under railway carriages 
engaged in traffic between Perth and Fife stations. 
A most important addition is the warted newt, a rare species in 
the County, which was hitherto unrepresented in the Museum. 
The slug, Testacella haiiotidea , is a rare species in this locality, 
and though known, no examples were in our collections. 
A considerable amount of time was devoted to working through 
the Perthshire insect groups. Additions to the Bees, etc. 
(Hymenoptera), cabinets received in recent years made it necessary 
to increase the number of drawers in this series. Four wasp’s nests 
were mounted and placed in the exhibition case ; one of these, 
Vespa vulgaris, measures 24 in. x 12 in. x 7 in. 
The cabinets containing the Hies (Diptera) were also extended to 
accommodate the recent additions from Mr. Carter and Mr. Wylie. 
The dragonflies (Odonata) had a number of additions incorporated, 
making it necessary to increase the space for the group. Ihe local 
and British collection of this series was investigated by Mr. W, 
Evans in connection with his recent paper on their distribution 
in Scotland. 
The beetles (Coleoptera) from Mr. W. E. Sharp contained no less 
than 19 species new to the collections. The specimen received per 
Mr. M‘Glashan was also up till now unrepresented. 
