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is a species of [[underline]] Atalapha [[/underline]], which is apparently distinct from those hitherto described and I have chosen for it the name of [[underline]]Atalapha semota[[/underline]]. Mr F. A. Lucas presented a skull of Burchell's Zebra. A skull and skeleton of the ziphoid whale, known as [[underline]] Ziphius grebnitzkii [[/underline]], were received from Mr. N. Grebnitzky, who obtained them from Bering Island.

[[double underlined]] Routine Work [[/double underline]]

In my last report I stated that new cases for almost the entire exhibition series were received  at the end of the fiscal year. The month of July, 1887 was spent in planning the interior fittings for these  cases and in rearranging the collection. The improvement in the appearance of the collection resulting from this work has been much