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[46. 10. 26, 1-10, type of Eirundo pceciloma, Gosse (= Petroclididon 

 fulva (Vieill.) ; cf. Sharpe, Cat x., p. 155).] 



17 birds from Caracas, Venezuela, collected by Auguste Salle. [47. 

 7. 16, 1-17.] 



30 specimens from Nicaragua, collected by Salle. [48. 11. 1, 1-22, 

 27-34.] 



64 specimens from San Domingo, collected by Salle. [50. 11. 13, 

 17-52 ; 51. 11. 14, 1-28.] 



140 skins from Ceylon, collected by Thwaites. [52. 2. 5, 0-43 ; 

 63. 5. 3, 1-34 ; 53. 10. 29, 1-20 ; 54. 1. 13, 1-48.] 



39 specimens from the Philippine Islands. [53. 5. 4, 1-19 ; 54. 5. 8, 

 1-20.] 



17 birds from California, collected by Bridges. [58. 3. 1, 1-0 ; 58. 

 25,1-8.] 



19 birds from the Pacific Islands and other localities. [58. 5. 8, 

 1-19.] 



22 birds from New Caledonia, collected by John Macgillivray. 

 [59. 4. 19, 1-22.] Type of PhaenorUna goliath. Gray. 



Gumming (Walter D.). 



634 birds, nests and eggs from Fao in the Persian Gulf. Presented. 

 [85. 3. 7, 1-189; 85. 7. 15, 1-9; 88. 12. 6, 1-95; 90. 11. 1, 1-216: 

 1903. 2. 17, 1-25.] 



64 specimens of birds, nests and eggs from Fao. Purchased. [95. 

 11. 15, 1-64.] 



5 birds from the Mekran Coast. Presented. [1904. 11. 27, 1-5.] 



These very valuable collections, from a locality whence the Museum 

 had never received any specimens, were described by me in the " Ibis "' 

 for 1886 (pp. 475-493), and 1891 (pp. 103-116), when the nest 

 and eggs of HypocoUus ampelinus were made known for the first time. 

 Mr. "Whitaker has recently described a new species of Chat from 

 Mr. Cumraing's collection, as SayicoJa cummingi (Bull. Ji. 0. C, x. 

 p. xvii., 1900 ; figured, Ibis, 1902, pp. 58, 59, jjI. iii.). His last donation 

 included specimens of the Pied-throated Diver (^Colymhus septrionalis 

 and Merganser serrator), recorded from S. Persia for the first time. 



Mr. Cumming entered the Persian Gulf Telegraph Service in August 

 1876, and was stationed at Fao in 1883, 1886, 1890-1894, aud 1896. Fao 

 proved to be a good collecting ground, being situated at the north end of 

 the Persian Gulf, on the right bank of the Eiver Shat-al-arab, and about 

 fourteen miles from its mouth. It belongs to Turkey, the river forming 

 the boundary between Persian and Turkish territory. 



Cuninghame (R. J.) 



A Saddle-billed Jabiru from Fashoda. [1902. 11. 20, 1.] 

 Cunninghame (J. F.). 



54 birds from AVestern Uganda. Presented. [1904.6.27,1-9; 1904. 

 7. 17, 1-45.] 



Cutter (W.). 



32 birds from South America. Purchased. [69. 8. 16, 1-32.] 



57 birds from INIadagascar. Purchased. [70. 5. 20, 1-31 ; 72. 10. 12, 



1-7 ; 75. 2. 1, 5. 23.] 



7 birds from the Zambesi district. Purchased. [76. 7. 5, 1-7.] 



Mr. Cutter was a well-known natural history agent in Great Russell 



Street, and had a shop at the opposite corner to Mr. John Gould's house 



