258 Zoolofiy. 



them contributing towards the accomplishment of the " Catalogue 

 of Birds," which Dr. (riinther had then inaugurated. 



2474 specimens from the jNIalay Archipelago, collected by 

 Dr. A. R. Wallace, and containing the types of all the new 

 species described by Mr. G. R. Gray a,nd Dr. A. R. Wallace 

 himself. 



27 Hawks and Owls from the River Amaz(m, collected by 

 Dr. A. R. Wallace {cf. Sclater and Salvin, RZ.S., 1867, pp. 589, 

 590). 



Dr. Wallace allowed the Museum to acquire his Amazonian 

 collection of Accipitres for the purposes of the " Catalogue of 

 Birds." The remainder of his South American collection passed 

 into the possession of Dr. F. D. Godman, and was afterwards 

 presented by him with the rest of his great collection. 



(571 birds from various localities. Presented by Dr. Bowdler 

 Shai'pe. 



33 birds from Avington, Hants, and 117 from Egypt, etc. 

 Presented by Captain G. E. Shelley. 



18 specimens from the Fanti country in Western Africa. 

 Presented bj Andrew Swanzy, Esq. 



41 specimens from Bogos Land, collected by Mr. Esler. 

 Purchased. 



97 specimens from various localities. Presented by John 

 Gould, Esq. 



107 birds from Kattiawar. Presented by Colonel J. Hayes 

 Lloyd. This collection was described by the donor in the " Ibis " 

 for 1873 (pp. 397-421), and his memoir is still the only detailed 

 account of the ornithology of this part of India. 



62 birds from Belgium. Presented by the Brussels Museum. 



42 birds from Bahia {Wucltcrcf), S. Ural (Strader), and other 

 localities. Purchased of Mr. Gerrard. 



39 birds from the Lower Congo. Presented by Commander 

 R. M. Sperling. This collection was described by me in the 

 " Proceedings of the Zoological Society " for 1873 (pp. 716-717). 

 A new Goatsucker was named Macrodij^deryx sperlmgi, but it 

 afterwards proved to be only the female of Gosmetornis vexillarius. 



179 birds from Angola and Benguela, collected by Mr. J. J. 

 Monteiro. This collection contained typos of the new species, 

 described by the late Dr. G. Hartlaub and myself. 



18 specimens from various localities, including the type of a 

 new species of Owlet, Glauridinm ieplironotum. Presented by 

 W. Wilson Saunders, E.sq. 



