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With the donation of Mr. Allan Hume's splendid series of 

 Tenasserim birds, many specimens from the old Packman collection 

 have been disposed of as duplicates. 



107 birds, mostly from North Australia, collected by Dr. J. 

 Beete Jukes, during the voyage of H.M.S. Fly. 



222 specimens from Brazil. Presented by M. Claussen. 



8 specimens purchased of Leadbeater, duplicates from the 

 Leyden Museum. 



1845. 



2203 specimens presented; ^^71 purchased; 10 received in 

 exchange. Total, 2584. 



Among the notable accessions were : — 



1391 birds from Nepal, and 301 from Behar, being the second 

 and third instalments of the collections presented by B. H. 

 Hodgson, Esq. 



57 birds from the Madras Presidency, including several types 

 of new species figured in the " Illustrations of Indian Ornith- 

 ology." Presented by T. C. Jerdon, Esq. 



30 specimens from New Zealand, including the type of 

 Ocydromus earli and other rare species. Presented by Percy 

 Earl, Esq. 



52 specimens from Cayenne. Presented by H. C. Rothery, Esq. 



35 birds from Port Essington. Presented by Dr. Sibbald. 



54 birds from Shoa, duplicates from the collection made by 

 Sir W. Cornwallis Hari'is. Presented by the Hon. East India 

 Company. 



296 specimens from South Africa and Madagascar. Presented 

 by Sir Andrew Smith. 



91 specimens from Para. Presented by R. Graham, Esq. 



1846. 



849 specimens presented ; 1072 purchased. Total, 1921. 



Among the principal acquisitions were : — 



124 birds from Central Australia. Presented by Capt. Sturt. 



270 birds from various localities. Presented by Edward 

 Wilson, Esq. 



271 birds from Bolivia. Collected by Mr. T. Bridges. 



147 birds and eggs from Tunis. Collected by Mr. Louis 

 Eraser. 



59 birds from New Zealand, Tasmania, and the Pacific 

 Islands. Presented by Sir Everard Home, Bart. 



