THE SECRETARIES' REPORT. 
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The following works have been presented by members and 
friends of the Institution: British Association — 'Report,' 1881; 
from the Society. Rowe, J. Brooking — ' Address to Members of the 
Devonshire Association,' large paper reprint ; from the author. 
Brent — 'Canterbury in the Olden Time.' By J. Brent, f.s.a. ; 
from Mr. F. Brent. Devonshire Association — ' Report and Trans- 
actions,' vol. xiv., 1882; from the Society. Dymond, C. W. — 
'Duloe Stone Circle;' from the author. Geographical Society — 
Many numbers of 'Proceedings;' from Mr. W. Square. Hooker 
and Taylor — 'Muscologia Britannica,' ed. 2, 1827; from Mr. F. 
Brent. Hooker — 'English Flora,' vol. v. Cryptogamia; from 
Mr. F. Brent. Linnsen Society — 'Journal of Zoology,' Nos. 93- 
97 ; from T. R. A. Briggs. Midland Union of Natural History 
Societies — 'Report,' 1882. Plymouth Free Public Library — 
' Index Catalogue of Lending Department ; from the Librarian. 
" The following works have been purchased : ' Challenger Ex- 
pedition Report/ vols, iv.-vi. ; ' Zoology : ' Narrative, vol. ii. ; 
'Folk-Lore Record,' vol. v.; 'The Book of Sindibad' (Folk-Lore 
Society), 1882 ; 'Index to Ibis,' 1859-76 ; ' Jago's Glossary of the 
Cornish Dialect;' ' Pala3ontographical Society's Monographs,' vol. 
xxxvi. ; Ray Society's vols. — 'Bowerbank's Monograph of the 
British Spongiadae,' vol. iv. ; ' Cameron's Monograph of the British 
Phytophagous Hymenoptera,' vol. i. ' Western Antiquary,' current 
numbers of. Willughby Society — 'Forster's Catalogue of the 
Animals of North America ;' ' Forster's Animals of Hudson's Bay;' 
'YarrelTs History of British Birds,' parts 14, 15, ed. 4; 'Fauna 
and Flora of the Bay of Naples,' monographs vi. viii. ; ' Zoological 
Record,' 1881." 
The Curator of Vertebrate Zoology reports : 
"The collections of specimens in this department, which 
were removed to the cellars and lofts during the building of the 
new Museum, have been placed in the cases. 
" Your large and valuable collection of birds has been added to 
by the gift of a valuable collection by T. Bulteel, Esq. 
" This collection, together with that of mammals and fishes, 
has been placed in the cases provisionally, preparatory to a better 
classification, which your Curator has not had time enough to make. 
The collection of mammals has been enriched by a specimen of the 
ornithorhyncus, presented by Mr. J. Windeatt. 
