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Society dctenninecl in this year to hand over its collection of 

 birds to the British Museum. It was a very important donation, 

 containing the types of the Australian birds described by Vigors 

 and Horsfield (Tr. Linn. See, xv., pp. 180-330), and the 

 Parrots described by Temminck (Tr. Linn. Soc, xiii., pp. Ill- 

 ISO). 



39 birds collected by 8ir John Kirk during the Livingstone 

 expedition. Presented by the Foreign Office. 



41 birds from the Zambesi and 8hire Rivers. Collected and 

 presented by the Rev. Charles Livingstone, including the type 

 of the Livingstone Touraco (Turacus Uvingstonei). 



An adult specimen of the Whale-headed Stork {Balseniceps 

 rex), obtained by Consul Pethcrick. 



1864. 



79 specimens presented ; 394 purchased. Total, 473. 

 365 birds from Palestine. Collected by the Rev. Canon 

 Tristram. 



1865. 



216 specimens presented ; 323 purchased. Total, 539. 



88 birds from Guatemala, duplicates from Mr. Osbert Sahin's 

 collection. 



115 sets of eggs. Purchased of j\Ir. John Gould. 



160 birds from Malacca. Presented by W. Harvey, Esq. 



At this time the Museum had very few specimens from the 

 Malay Archipelago, and the collection was of great use. By 

 the presentation of the Hume and Tweeddale collections, Mr. 

 Harvey's series, which had no exact localities or dates, was 

 superseded, and most of the specimens have been given away to 

 other Museums. 



29 birds from Halmahera, and other islands in the Malay 

 Archipelago, collected by Dr. A. R. Wallace. 



1866. 



122 specimens presented; 336 purchased. Total, 458. 



In this year were acquired : — 



66 birds from Upper Amazonia, from Mr. Edward Bartlett's 

 expedition to the River Amazon, being the first set of his 

 collection [cf. Sol. and Salv., P.Z.S., 1867, pp. 748-759]. 



68 nests from North America. Presented by Osbert 

 Salvin, Esq. 



