Birds. 261 



265 birds from various localities. Presented by Dr. Bowdler 

 8harpe. 



87 birds from the Pacific Islands. Purchased from the 

 Godetfroy Museum. 



87 birds from Queensland and Abeokuta, West Africa. 

 Presented by Francis Nicholson, Esq. 



54 birds collected by Colonel H. W. Feilden, C.B., duiing 

 the voyage of the Alert and Discovery to the Arctic Regions. 

 Presented by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasuiy. 



1878. 



Specimens presented, 989 ; purchased, 19o6. Total, 2925. 



The acquisitions of special interest were : — 



163 birds from the Ellice Islands, Fiji Islands, ajid Samoa. 

 Purchased of the Rev. S. J. Whitmee. 



115 birds from various localities. Presented by Dr. Bowdler 

 Sharpe. 



108 birds from Uruguay and Argentina, collected Ijy Mr. 

 Alan Peel. 



82 birds from the Congo River, West Africa, and from 

 Kessang, Malay Peninsula. Purchased of M. A. Bouviei'. 



308 birds from Cochin China. Presented by M. E. Pierre. 



46 birds from the Arctic Regions, collected by Colonel H. W. 

 Feilden, C.B. (H.M.8. Alert). Presented Ijy the Lords Com- 

 missioners of the Treasury. 



82 birds and eggs from Discovery Bay, collected by Mr. H. 

 Chichester Hart (H.M.8. Discovery). Presented by the Lords 

 Commissioners of the Treasury. 



88 birds from Ceylon. Presented by Colonel Vincent Legge 

 121 birds from West Java. Presented by Francis 



Nicholson, Esq. 



12 Ijirds from the interior of Viti Levu, collected by 

 Dr. Kleinschmidt. Purchased from the GodefFroy Museum. 



1038 African birds, being the fifth instalment of Dr. Bowdler 

 Sharpe's collection. Purchased. 



200 birds from Western Siberia and Turkestan, being the 

 first set of the specimens obtained by Dr. Finsch on his 

 expedition into Siberia. 



1879. 



Specimens presented, 3128 ; purchased, 332. Total, 3460. 



Of special interest were the following items : — 



52 Ijirds from East Africa, collected by Dr. llildcbrandt. 



