Ivi 
JOURNAL 
OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
United States Geological Survey. ' Annual Report Smithsonian 
Institution/ 1884, by the Institution. 'Annual Report Guardian 
of Mines, New South Wales/ 1885, by the Department. ' Journal 
and Transactions of the Linnean Society/ by J. J. Mac Andrew, Esq. 
'Proceedings Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, 1885, by the Society. 
' Journal and Proceedings Royal Society, NeAv South Wales/ 1885, 
by the Society. ' Report Geological and Natural History Survey 
of Canada/ vol. 1, and maps to accompany, 1885, by the Society. 
'Journal British and American Archaeological Society of Rome/ 
vol. i. parts 1 and 2. ' Transactions Natural History Society, 
Northumberland, &c, 1886, by the Society. 'Transactions of the 
Essex Field Club/ vol. iv. part 2. 'Essex Naturalist/ January 
and February, 1887, by the Society. 'Proceedings of the Literary 
and Philosophical Society of Liverpool/ vols, xxxix. and xl., by 
the Society. 'Journal of the Cincinnati Society/ vol. ix. No. 4, 
by the Society. 
" The following books have been purchased : ' Reports Challenger 
Expedition/ Zoology, vols. xiv. xv. xvi. ' Quarterly Journal of 
Microscopical Science/ 3 vols, towards completion of set. ' Larvae 
of British Butterflies and Moths ' (Butler), vol. ii. ; Royal Society. 
' Folk Lore of British Birds/ by Rev. C. Swainson. ' Coleoptera 
of the British Islands/ by Rev. W. Fowler, parts 1 to 10. ' Zoological 
Record/ vol. xxii. 'Ibis,' vol. vi., part 22, and Supplemental 
Index to vol. iv., towards completion of set. 
The following periodical publications have been continued : 
' Nature/ ' The Entomologist/ ' The Philosophical Magazine/ 
'The Geological Magazine/ 'The Zoologist/ 'Annals and Magazine 
of Natural History,' 'The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine/ 
'The Journal of Botany,' 'The American Journal of Science/ 
'The Western Antiquary,' 'The Folk Lore Journal,' 'The Ibis,' 
'Mind,' 'Grevillas,' 'Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science/ 
'Journal of Anatomy and Physiology."' 
The Curator of Mammalia and Osteology reports : 
" During the past year your Curator has to report the addition 
to your osteological collection of the following specimens, pre- 
sented by Mr. F. Brent. The cranial bones of the following 
local fish : Pollock [Gadus pollachius), Whiting (Gadus merlangus), 
Haddock {Gadus ceglefinus), Megrim (Amoglossus laterna), Plaice 
(Pleuronectes platessa), Red Gurnard (Trig/a cuculus) ; the superior 
