Birds. 263 



83 birds from various localities. Presented by Dr. Bowdler 

 Sharpe. 



66 birds from the Island of Socotra, collected by Professor I. 

 Bayley Balfour. Presented by the British Association. 



97 birds from Duke of York Island, collected by the Rev. G. 

 Brown. 



6315 skins of birds, being the private collection of the late 

 John Gould. 



The mounted series of Humming Birds from the collection of 

 the late John Gould. 



The collection of skins of Humming Birds from the collection 

 of the late John Gould. 



9 specimens from the Eastern Narra, Sind. Presented by 

 Scrope Doig, Esq. 



68 birds from various parts of Great Biitain. Presented by 

 Theodore Walker, Esq. 



17 specimens of Timeliidse from Burma, collected by Colonel 

 R. G. Wardlaw Ramsay. 



260 additional specimens from the North West Himalayas 

 and Malacca. Presented by Capt. Stackhouse Pinwill. 



85 birds from the North West Provinces, India. Presented 

 by Colonel Way. 



19 birds from various localities. Presented by Dr. Coppinger. 



48 birds from Egypt and Algeria. Presented by J. H. 

 Gurney, Esq., jun. 



1394 birds from Queensland, collected by Mr. T. J. Cockerell. 

 Presented by Dr. F. Du Cane Godman, Esq., F.R.S. 



21 birds from the Solomon Islands and Seychelles, collected 

 by Lieut. G. H. Richards, R.N. 



11 birds from the New Hebrides. Purchased from the 

 Godeffroy Museum. 



341 birds from Kandahar. Presented by Colonel Charles 

 Swinhoe. 



106 birds from California. Presented by Lord Walsingham. 



200 birds from Gilgit. Presented by Colonel John Biddulph. 



1882. 



Specimens presented, 1293 ; purchased, 2593. Total, 3886. 



Of special interest were the following accessions : — 



31 nests, 392 eggs, and 31 sterna of birds from Pegu. 

 Presented by Eugene W. Gates, Esq. 



1544 bu-ds from Pegu, including 32 now species to the Museum, 

 collected by Eugene W. Oates, Esq. 



