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Birds Presented by Lieut.-Colonel Wragge. 
No. 
Species. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
No. 
Species. 
Sex. 
Locality. 
428 
429 
430 
431 
432 
433 
434 
435 
436 
437 
Ampelis pompadora . 
„ cotinga . 
Oriolus chrysocephalus . 
Certhia coerulea . 
Trochilus pella. 
” mango . 
99 99 # . 
„ gramineus . 
m 
m 
m 
m 
f 
m 
y 
m 
y 
m 
Berbice 
» 
438 
439 
440 
441 
442 
443 
444 
445 
446 
447 
Trochilus prasina . 
„ moschitus . 
„ mellivorus . 
„ cyanogenys. 
„ furcatus . 
99 99 . 
m 
m 
f 
m 
m 
m 
m 
m 
m 
m 
Berbice 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
99 
Languages.— The Classes for the study of the Trench and German lan¬ 
guages have continued throughout the year. 
Surveying and Practical Astronomy. — Captain Drayson has attended 
regularly to give instruction to all Officers desirous of availing themselves of 
his services. * 
Photography. —The facilities afforded, by the excellent apparatus and 
rooms specially constructed, for the pursuit of this art, within doors, as well 
as the Photographic Tent for Landscape Photography, will, it is hoped, lead 
to a more prevalent use of these means than has been the case hitherto. It 
is the desire of the Committee to encourage, as far as they are able, the 
acquisition by Artillery Officers of an art so interesting in itself, and appli¬ 
cable to so many useful ends. 
The services of an instructor are now engaged, pending only the announce¬ 
ment of a sufficient number of names to form a Class.'* 
Chemistry .—The admirable Laboratory, well stocked with every appliance 
for the pursuit of this most interesting science should induce many Members 
to avail themselves of the opportunities within their reach, for following up 
the knowledge they gained at the Loyal Military Academy. The Class 
meets for instruction once a week, but every Member of the Class is free to 
pursue his studies in the interval. 
Taxidermy. —Mr Whitely, the curator of the Museum, is always at hand 
to instruct in the method of preparing and setting-up birds, &c; and it is 
much to be desired that many of the younger Officers, whose love of sport is 
doubtless keen, should acquire by a few simple lessons, before they go 
abroad, the power to preserve the best specimens they may obtain in their 
shooting excursions. The insight that Mr Whitely .could also impart in 
many of the branches of Natural History would be of great advantage to 
those who may yet be quartered in Poreign Stations abounding with oppor¬ 
tunities of gratifying a taste for this study. 
Drawing. —A numerously attended Drawing Class has been formed, and 
well maintained, under Mr Aaron Penley. 
* Since this Eeport was written a numerous Class has been formed, and a good beginning 
