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Calcutta and the preservation of zoological specimens—82. Large 
Invertebrate Gallery—83. Entomological Gallery—84. Mammal 
galleries—84/ Birds, reptiles and batrachians in the galleries—86. 
Connection between zoology and administration in the Museum—^88. 
CHAPTER VIII (pp, 90—102). 
Biological Work of the Marine Survey of India. 
Connection between the Museum and the biological work of the Marine 
Survey—90. State of deep-sea biology in 1871—90. The Asiatic 
Society appoints a committee (1871)—91. The work commenced by 
James Wood-Mason (1872)—92. The first Surgeon-Naturalist (Dr. J. 
Armstrong) appointed (1875)—92. Presentation of ‘ Challenger ’ 
apparatus—92. The first ‘ Investigator ’ : deep-sea dredging becomes 
a regular part of the work of the Survey (1884)—93. The biological 
equipment of the ‘ Investigator ’—94. Capt. Giles’s work on the Am- 
phipoda—94. Capt. A. Alcock becomes Surgeon-Naturalist (1888)—95. 
An artist appointed (1890)—96. Work in the Andaman Sea—96. 
“ A Naturalist in Indian Seas ”—97. Capt. A. R. S. Anderson’s work as 
Surgeon-Naturalist—97. The Trustees of the Indian Museum com¬ 
mence the publication of the ‘Investigator’ monographs (1898)—98. 
First visit of the ‘ Investigator ’ to the Persian Gulf (1902)—99. Capt. 
MacGilchrist Surgeon-Naturalist—99. Capt. R. E. Lloyd succeeds 
him (1905)—99. The Mergui pearl-fisheries—100. The new ‘Inves¬ 
tigator’—100. Capt. R. B. Seymour Sewell appointed Surgeon- 
Naturalist (1910)—101. Commencement of mid-water work—101. 
Publication of a list of biological stations by the Trustees (1914)—102. 
CHAPTER IX (pp. 103—122). 
Curators and Superintendents. 
Sources of the biographies—103. Nathaniel Wallich : his birth and educa¬ 
tion: he arrives in India (1808): the commencement of his connection 
with the Calcutta Botanical Gardens (1809)—104. His proposals for 
the formation of a Museum (1814)—105. His appointment as Assistant 
Surgeon under the East India Company (1814) and as Superintendent 
of the Botanic Garden (1817) : remainder of his career in India—106. 
John M’Clelland—107. Edward Blyth : his education and early life— 
107. He arrives in India (1841)—108. He leaves India (1861)—109. 
Estimate of his work in India—110. John Anderson : his birth, edu¬ 
cation and early work—111, His appointment as Curator of the 
Indian Museum (1865): state of zoology in India at the time—112. 
His work in Calcutta and expeditions to Yunnan (1867 and 1875)— 
113. To Mergui (1881-2)—114. Further work in India : his retirement 
(1886) and later work—115. James Wood-Mason: his education and 
early work: contributions to the Journal of the Asiatic Society of 
Bengal—116. Appointments held in India: his attitude towards 
economic science: field-work—117. His contributions to science—118. 
Alfred William Alcock : his official career in India—119. The aim of 
