Birds. 281 



1898. 



Specimens presented, 4130; purchased, 2227 ; received in 

 exchange, 485. Total, 6842. 



Of special interest were the following : — 



678 eggs of Chilian birds. Bequeathed by the late H. 

 Berkeley James, Esq. 



1344 birds from various parts of the Indian Empire. Pre- 

 sented by Dr. W. T. Blanford, F.R.S. 



186 birds from Somali Land and South Arabia, including 

 seven types and nine species new to the Museum. Presented by 

 R. McD. Hawker, Esq. 



232 birds from Bering Sea. Presented by Capt. G. E. H. 

 Barrett-Hamilton. 



40 specimens of Larks (^Alaudidse) and other rare species from 

 Morocco and Tunis. Presented by J. I. S. Whitaker, Esq. 



116 birds from N. W. Foh-Kien, China, including the types 

 of seven new species. Presented by C. B, Rickett, Esq., and J. 

 D. La Touche, Esq. 



77 skeletons and birds in spirit. Presented by Dan Meinertz- 

 hagen, Esq. 



Types of two new Pigeons from Alligator River, N.W. 

 Australia. Received in exchange from the Christiania Museum. 



26 birds from Nyasa Land. Presented by General Manning. 



42 birds fi'om Somali Land. Presented by J. Benet 

 Stanford, Esq. 



14 birds and eggs from New Zealand. Presented by Capt. 

 R. Snow. 



75 birds from Muscat. Presented by Surgeon-Colonel 

 Jayakar. 



64 eggs of Gulls and Ducks from the Smolen Islands, N. 

 Norway. Presented by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe. 



61 birds from Somali Land and the Lake Rudolf district. 

 Presented by Lord Delamere. 



118 birds from British Guiana. Presented by F. M. 

 McConnell, Esq., and J. J. Quelch, Esq. 



72 birds from N.W. Borneo, collected by J. B. Bell, Esq. 



A nest with eggs of Prince Albert's Rifle-Bird {Craspcdopliora 

 alhertl). Received in exchange from D. Le Souef, Esq. 



93 birds from the Louisiade Archipelago, collected by 

 Albert S. Meek, Esq. 



66 birds from Mashona Land, collected by J. L. Sowerby, Esq. 



