Birds. 269 



13,326 specimens of skins and eggs of Nox'th American birds, 

 forming the Hanshaw collection. Presented by Dr. F. Du Cane 

 Godman, F.R.8. 



13 birds from Muscat. Presented by ►Surgeon-Colonel Jayakar. 



198 birds from various localities. Presented by Henry See- 

 bohm, Esq. 



26 birds from Dominica, collected by Mr. Ramage. Presented 

 by the West Indian Committee of the Royal Society. 



19 Cormorants and Shags from Fowey, Cornwall. Presented 

 by Dr. A. Giinther. 



7G birds from the mountains of Perak. Presented by A. 

 Wi'ay, Esq., jun. 



r)2 birds from South East New Guinea, including the types of 

 four new species, collected by Dr. H. O. Forbes. 



35 birds, collected by M. Humblot in the Comoro Islands. 

 Purchased of Mr. G. A. Frank. 



30 birds and 5 eggs from the Island of Fernando Noronha, 

 including the types of two new species, collected by H. M. Ridley, 

 Esq. Presented by the Royal Society. 



85 birds from various localities. Presented by Dr. Rowdier 

 Sharpe. 



231 birds from the Island of Cyprus. Presented Ijy Lord 

 Lilford. 



23 birds from Chri-stmas Island, Indian Ocean, including the 

 types of five new species. Presented by J. J. Lister, Esq. 



54 birds from North AV'est Borneo, and the neighbouring 

 islands, collected by Alfred Everett, Esq. 



8 birds from the Comoro Islands, with four species new to 

 the collection. Presented by the Paris Museum. 



69 birds from Ichang in Western China, collected l)y Mr. 

 A. E. Pratt. 



44 birds from Benguela, including twenty species new to the 

 Museum collection. Presented by the Lisbon Museum. 



195 birds from Fao, Persian Gulf. Presented by W. D. 

 Gumming, Esq. 



1889. 



Specimens presented, 6936 ; purchased, 4093 ; received in 

 exchange, 76. Total, 11,105. 



364 .specimens of Pigeons, Barbets, Cuckoos, Weaver-birds, 

 Woodpeckers, including types of four species new to the Museum. 

 Presented by Henry Seebohm, Esq. 



4947 specimens of Accipitres, Pfiiitaci, Columbiformcx, Gracidse, 



