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MUSEUMS. 



Birds.. 



The species indicated by an asterisk are new to the Collection. 



Ringed Dotterel, jEgialitis hiaticula (Linn.), $ , shot on the River Teign, 

 South Devon (B. 11. 1. 98. 1| ; presented by Mr. Richard Owen. 

 ' Specimens collected by Mr. Mansfield Parkyns in Abyssinia : — Halioetus vocifer, 

 Daud. : Bute* augur, Riipp. ; Bufes (sp. indet.) ; *Centropus monachus, Riipp., 

 3 , Golvmba guinea, Linn. ; *Thamnolcea semirufa (Riipp.) ; Colitis macrurus 

 (Linn.); *Bucarax abyssinicus (Bodd.) ; Limndcorax niger (Gm.); Galerida 

 isabellina, Bp. (B. 8. 2. 98. 1-10) ; purchased. 



Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti, Meyen) and Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) 

 (Mol.) (B. 8. 2. 98. 11 & 12); purchased. 



Specimens from the Nicobar and Andaman Islands: — Ex-calf actoria chinensis 

 (Linn.), t} ; Centropus andamanensis, Beavan, 9 > Palceornis fasciata (Mull.), 

 $; *Tumix albiventris, Hume, 3; Stwrnia erythropygia, Blyth, 3 and 2 $ 

 (one immature), female new to collection ; Oriolus andamanen&is, Tytler, 3 

 imm. ; Geocichla andamanensis, Wald., 3 and $ \ Dendrocopus rmdamanensis 

 (Blyth), 3- Ci/nnyris pectoralis (Horsf), <} ; *Nettion albigulare, Hume, 3 

 and ? (B. 8. 2. 98. 11-20); purchased. 



Specimens from New Guinea and Fergusson Island : — * Paradisea decora, Salv. 

 and Godm., 3 (new to collection) and $ ; *Epimachus tneyeri, Finsch, 3 and 

 9 ; *Phonygama hunsteini, Sharpe, 3 ', *Amblyornis subalaris, Sharpe, 3 

 (B. 22. 2. 98 1-4); purchased. 



Specimens from the Philippine Islands : — *Chrysocolaptes rufopunctatus, 

 Harg., 3 and $ ; *Tkriponax hargitti, Sharpe, 3 (B. 8. 3. 98. 1 & 2) ; 

 purchased. 



Pternistes leucoscepiis, G. R. Gr., 3 3 (B. 19. 4. 98. 1) ; purchased. 



Nest of Flamingo (B. 19. 4. 98. 2); presented by the Trustees of the 

 British Museum. 



Tigrornis leucolophus (Jrd.) from Ukaka, Eloby, West Africa (B. 19. 4. 

 98. 5) ; presented by Mr. W. G. Stokes, per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Specimens of Bird Skins, ex J. Whitehead's Collection from the Philippine 

 Islands : — Turdus mi?idore>tsis, Grant, 3 and ? j Pitta steerii (Sharpe), 

 3 and ty *Bolbopsittacus intermedins, Salvad. 3 juv. ; * Loriculus regulus, 

 Souance, ? ; *L. worcesteri, Steere, 3 '. *Iole everetti, Steere, 3 and $ ; 

 *Artamides panayetisis, Steere, 3 ; * Edol iisoma panayensts, Steere, 3 ; 

 *Rhinomyias ruficauda, Sharpe, 3 ; *R. albigularis, Bourns and Worces. $ ; 

 *Orthotomus castaneiceps, Wald., 3 ; *Dendrophila aenochlamys, Sharpe, 3 ; 

 ''Dicceum everetti, Tweed., 3 ; * Macronus mijidanensit-; Steere, 3 and $ > ar "d 

 Rhipid ura albiventris (Sharpe), $ (B. 26. 4. 98. 1-15); purchased. 



