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*^ Three specimens of Steller's Sea-eagle {Haliaetus pela- 

 gicus), from Kamtchatka; presented by Henry Seebohm, 

 Esq. 



" A collection of 198 specimens from Fao^ in the Persian 

 Gulf; presented by W. D. Gumming, Esq. 



" Twenty-four specimens from the Island of Palawan^ 

 collected by W. E. Lempriere^ containing 13 species new to 

 the collection, with three new species ; purchased. 



" Two specimens of Falco babylonicus and one of F. pere^ 

 grinus from Rajputana ; presented by Scrope Doig, Esq. 



" Sixty-six skins from Muscat, including the types of 

 Merops muscatensis and Bubo milesi ; presented by Colonel 

 Miles. 



'^Twenty-two birds from Aden; presented by Major Yer- 

 bury, R.A. 



" Eight hundred and fifty-three specimens from Buenos 

 Ayres and Patagonia, collected by the late Mr. Henry Durn- 

 ford-, containing the types of Cyclorhis altirostris and Porzatia 

 spiloptej'u ; purchased. 



' A specimen of the rare Swainson's Warbler {Heloncea 

 swainsoni) from Charleston ; presented by Dr. Elliott Coues. 



'' An example of the rare Pygmy Owl {Micrathene whit- 

 neyi) from Arizona; presented by H. K. Goale, Esq. 



" Two specimens of the Tooth-billed Bower-bird {Sce- 

 nopeus dentirostris) , and a pair of Cracticus rufescens from 

 Queensland; presented by T. H. B. Bowyer, Esq.^^ 



Sale of the Jardine Ornithological Collection. — The dispersal, 

 on the 17th of June last, of this historical collection by 

 Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, the well-known auctioneers of 

 literary property, is an event which can hardly be passed 

 without notice. It is true that nearly twelve years have been 

 allowed to elapse since the death of Sir V/illiam Jardine, in 

 1874, and the intimate knowledge of the treasures contained 

 in his collection was confined to an annually narrowing 

 circle ; but ornithologists were not wanting who remembered 

 the numerous species described by him from time to time 



