160 RECOEDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM. 



" Dr. George Hurst and Mr. J. Gabriel donated nests, Mr. 

 George Savidge nests and eggs, and Mr. R. Grant the curious 

 tracheas of Manucodia comrii, Scl., and Phonygama gouldi, Gray. 

 An example of Paradisea intermedia, De Vis, not previously 

 existing in our collection, was obtained by exchange with Mr. 

 Wallace Russell." 



The Nest Groups were increased by the addition, more par- 

 ticularly, of the nest and eggs (with birds) of the Black- 

 breasted Lark ( Cinclorhamplms cruralis, V. & H.), from near 

 Goulburn, donated by Mr. A. Payten. Other important groups 

 illustrative of the life-histories of Australian Birds, added to the 

 series were those of Lambert's Wren (Mahiriis lamberti. V. & H.), 

 the Diamond Bird ( Pardalotus punctatus, Temm.), and the 

 acclimatised Skylark (Alauda arvensis, Linn.) 



By donation, two hundred and two specimens were received ; by 

 exchange, ten; by purchase, one hundred and eight; and by col- 

 lection, seventy-three. 



Reptilia and Batrachia. 

 (Mr. E. R. Waite, Assistant-in-Charge). 



Mr. Waite reports that " the acquisitions were unusually 

 numerous, five hundred and fifty entries are contained in the 

 Register, a figure produced largely by the purchase of a miscel- 

 laneous collection. The donations of West Australian Reptilia by 

 Mr. W. D. Campbell were also many, other donors to be specially 

 mentioned being Messrs. E. N. Atkin, H. Richards, and the Rev. 

 C. W. Abel." 



The exhibited collection remains in good order and excellent 

 condition. Nineteen groups of Amphibia were mounted, and 

 placed in the cases, inclusive of seventeen groups of Frogs and 

 Toads, and two of Newts. Amongst the former were three of the 

 large Solomon Islands forms, viz.: — Rana opistliodon, Boul., R. 

 hufoniformis, Boul., R. guppyi, Boul. 



Two hundred and forty-four specimens were received through 

 donation, two hundred and thirty-six by purchase, and twenty- 

 three by collection. 



Pisces. 

 (Mr. E. R. Waite, Assistayit in-Chai'ge.) 



In this Section, the Assistant-in-Charge reports that his energies 

 during 1900, "were devoted chiefly to the Fish Gallery. Four 

 hundred and seventy species were selected, determined, and 

 mounted, the total number in the cases now being seven hundred 

 and twenty. The whole of the Fishes exliibited were fully cata- 

 logued, and labels for about half of them printed. All the Sharks 

 were labelled anew. So far as I can at present judge, the gallery 

 will be in a sufficiently advanced state by the middle of 1901 to 



