254 Zoology. 



expetlitiun, and preserv(?tl by 8ir (tlu'ii ]>i-.) .lolin Kirk. 

 Presented by the Foreign Office. 



92 birds from Ecuador. Purchased of Mr. John Gould. 



584 birds from various parts of the Indian Empire, and o 1 

 birds from 8hoa. Presented by the Secretary of State for 

 India. 



1861. 



.■>.'>6 specimens presented ; 407 purchased. Total, 7 13. 



173 birds from Shoa. Collected by Sir W. Cornwallis 

 Harris. Presented by the Secretary of State for India. 



40 birds from Fort Simpson in N.W. British America. 

 Presented by B. R. Ross, Esq. 



116 birds from Dr. A. R. Wallaces ^Malayan expedition, from 

 Mysol, Coram, and Waigiu. 



2G birds from Gaboon. Purchased of Mr. P. B. Du Chaillu. 



17 l)irds from Upper Burma and Sikliim, with types of 6 

 new species. Pi'esented by Dr. T. C. Jerdon. 



1862. 



l.">o specimens presented ; 328 purchased. Total, IGl. 



221 birds from Dr. A. R. Wallace's Malayan expedition, from 

 New Guinea, Mysol, Morotai, Timor, Sula Islands, and Bouru. 



16 specimens from Camaroons, W. Africa, with the types of 

 4 new species, obtained by Sir Richard Burton ; presented by 

 Lady Burton. 



1863. 



874 specimens presented ; 141 purchased. Total, 1015. 



398 birds from British Columbia. Presented by J. K. 

 Lord, Esq. 



After Mr. Lord liad linished his work as naturalist to the 

 British North American Boundary Commission, he remained for 

 some time in British Columbia, and made a considerable collection 

 of bii'ds. 



40 birds from Dr. A. R. A\'allace's Malayan expedition, from 

 Flores and Buru. 



139 birds, 16 nests, and 38 eggs, from the Mackenzie River 

 district. Presented by B. R. Ross, Esq. 



84 birds from Pegu. Presented by Dr. W. T. Blanford, 

 F.R.S. 



87 birds, prcjsented by the Linnean Society. The Linnean 



