MUSEUMS. '2 L 



Two Nests of Waxbill from Sepelli, Benin (4. 5. 97. 1) ; presented by 

 Mr. R. Wade. 



Wren's Nest in the crevice of a Willow Tree, from New Ferry, Cheshire 

 (11. 5. 97. 1) ; presented by Mr. G. Smith. 



* Rhipidomis gidielmi tertii (12. 5. 97. 2); purchased. 



Young Razor-bill (Alca torda) from the Mersey Estuary (9. 7. 97. 1) ; 

 presented anonymously. 



Eight specimens of Otocorys leticolcema; seven Plectrophanes nivalis, Canada ; 

 Turdus mustelinus, Honduras ; Micropternus gularis ; Thereiceryx zeylonica ; 

 two Xantholcema hcematocephala and Campophaga sykesi, from Southern India; 

 Species (indet.) of Tyrannidce, from' Omoa, Honduras ; * Finsch's Bird of 

 Paradise (Paradisea finschi) ; four Piezorhynchus lencotis, $ aud $ ; and 

 P. gouldi, from Cooktown, N. Australia (14. 12. 97. 76-102) ; purchased. 



Common Scoter (CEdemia nigra) (9. 12. 97. 1); purchased. 



Zenaidura carolinensis (Linn.), 3 and ijS ; Melopelia leucoptera (Linn.), 

 $ aud $ ; * Columba nigrirostris, Sclat., two <$ ; Leptoptila brachyptera, 

 G. R. Gr. ; * L. cassini, Lawr., two $ ; Scardafella inca, Bp., $ ; Peristera 

 cinerea, Temra. & Knip., <$ (31. 12. 97. 1-11); purchased. 



Abnormal Egg of "Domestic Fowl (13. 5. 97. 1) ; presented by Mrs. Gamlin. 



A collection of North American Birds' Eggs and Nests, including rare 

 species from the far North and extreme South- Western regions, consisting 

 of over 200 species (25. 6. 97. 2-); presented by H. Noble, Esq., Temple 

 Combe, Henley-on-Thames. 



Mammals. 

 Red Howler Monkey (Mycetes seniculus), from New Granada ill. 1. 97. 1) ■ 

 Orang-utan (Simia satyrus), juv. <?(19. 1. 97. 1); Grey-cheeked Maugabey 

 (Cercocelus albigena), ? (9. 3. 97. 1) ; White-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus 

 schmidti), S (15. 3. 97. 1); Diana Monkey (Cercopithecus diana), $ (18. 3.. 

 97.1); Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus mona),$(\§. 3. 97. 1); White-nosed 

 Monkey (Cercopithecus schmidti?), c?(26. 3. 97. 1); Green Monkey (Cercopithecus 

 callitrichus), c? (31. 3. 97. 1); African Brush-tailed Porcupine (Atherura 

 a/ricana) (13. 3. 97. 2); Siamese Cat (Felis domesticus) (19. 1. 97. 2); young 

 Duyker-bok (Cephalophus grimmi), $, (30. 1. 97. 1); Vulpine Phalanger 

 (Trichosurus vulpecula), $ ,(30. 1. 97. 2); Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), 

 three hours old (10. 5. 97. 1) ; purchased. 



Ancient Egyptian Mummy Head, unrolled, from Egypt (2. 3. 97. 43) ■ 

 presented by Mrs. Dodd, Birkenhead. 



