VIU INTRODUCTION, 



of specimens arc due to The Marquis of Tweeddale, Captain Shelley, 

 Messrs. Salvia and Godman, Howard Saunders, R. Swinhoe, Dr. 

 Otto Finsch, Prof. J. B. Steere — but particularly to Dr. A. B. 

 Meyer, who has sent him for description his interesting series of the 

 genus Rectcs, procured by him during his voyage to the Moluccas. 



As in the former volumes, the aiBxes to the names of the persons 

 from whom the specimens were obtained may be explained as fol- 

 lows :— " [P.] " means " Presented by ; " " [C] " = " Collected by ; " 

 " [E.] " = " Obtained by exchange." Where none of the above signs 

 are used, the specimens were purchased. 



R. BOWDLER SHARPE. 



British Museum, 

 June 6, 1S77. 



