264 Zoology. 



127 ]:»ircls from the Islands of Torres Straits and Queensland, 

 collected by Dr. Coppinger (Voy. H.M.S. Alert). Presented by 

 the Lords of the Admiralty. 



546 birds, eggs, and skeletons from Madagascar, collected by 

 the Rev. Deans Cowan. 



190 birds from various localities. Presented by Henry 

 Seebohm, Esq. 



1883. 



Specimens presented, 622 ; purchased, 327 ; exchanged, 107. 

 Total, 1056. 



Specially important were : — 



13 specimens of Timeliidse from the Philippine Islands and 

 Burma. Presented by Colonel R. G. AVaidlaw Ramsay. 



28 birds from South East New Guinea, collected l)y 

 Mr. A. Goldie. 



95 birds from Tenasserim, collected by Colonel C. T. Bingham. 



103 birds from the Tenimber Islands, with types of 21 new 

 species, collected by Dr. H. O. Eorbes. Presented by the 

 British Association. 



40 birds from the Nilghiri Hills. Presented liy 

 W. Davison, Esq. 



77 birds from the Lawas River in North West Borneo, 

 collected by Mr. F. Bui-bidge. Presented by Harry Veitch, Est}. 



13 specimens of Malayan birds, including 8 species new to 

 the collection. Presented by the Leyden Museum. 



64 birds from various localities. Presented by Dr. R. 

 Bowdler Sharpe. 



44 birds from Brighton. Pui-chased of Mr. Henry Swaysland. 



23 birds from the Gold Coast. Presented by Sir Alfred Moloney. 



74 specimens of British birds, chiefly L'lmicolae, from the 

 collection of Mr. J. Edmund Harting. 



107 specimens from New South Wales. Received in exchange 

 from the Australian JMuseum, Sydney. 



32 birds from Jajian. Presented by Captain Blakiston. 



1884. 



Specimens presented, 3954 ; purchased, 1320. Total, 5274. 



426 birds from Nigeria, and a collection of Weaver-Birds 

 (Ploceidse) and Finches (Friiiijillidse). Bequeathed by the late 

 W. A. Forbes, Esq. 



19 birds from Ashanti, AVest Africa. Presented by 

 Sir Godfrey Lagden. 



254 birds from Nagasaki, Japan. Presented by F. Ringer, Esq. 



