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28 specimens of Parus, two specimens of Halcyon tristrami, g and 2 
(types), specimens of Ara tricolor, Turacus schuetti, Myrmeciza exsul, 
Dysithamnus olivaceus, Lanius poliocephalus, were lent to Dr. E. 
Hartert, Zoological Museum, Tring, Herts. 
Specimen of Dipper, Cinclus aquaticus var. minor @ (type), lent to 
Mr. H. E. Dresser. 
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Eleven specimens of Fossils from the coal measures, Ravenhead, 
- lent to Mr. R Kidston, Stirling, Scotland. 
Several Lantern Slides for lecture purposes, lent to Mr. Taylor, 
Elgin Museum, N.B. 
(d) PRESENTS. 
Among the donations with which the Museum collections have 
been enriched, the following deserve special mention :— ; 
: A collection of Land, Freshwater and Marine Shells, chiefly British, 
presented by Mr. T. McLellan, Herschell Street, Liverpool. 
A collection containing Insects, Shells and Lizards, from Uganda, 
East Africa, collected and presented by Dr. C. Christy, of the 
Sleeping Sickness Commission. 
A small collection of Fossil Shells from the Wealden of the Isle 
of Wight, presented by Colonel L. Worthington Wilmer, O.M., 
Lothian House, Ryde, I.0.W. 
Collection of samples of Timber and other specimens pertaining 
thereto, presented by Mr. James A. Weale, Boundary Place, 
Liverpool. 
1 (e) AcQuISITIONS. 
_ INVERTEBRATES— | 
: Protozoa. 
 Micro-preparations of Polycystina and Infusorial Earth (D. 22. 5. 
05. 18 and 19); presented by Mr. James A. Weale, Boundary Place, 
