390 Zoology. 



Hugh (Father). 



94 birds from the province of Shen-si in Western China. [98. 10. 30, 

 1-10 ; 1900. 4. 28, 1-47 ; 1900. 9. 9, 1-17 ; 1902. 10. 10, 1-20.] 



Father Hugh's early collections were described by me in the " Comptes 

 Kendus" of the third International Congress of Ornithologists at Paris in 

 1900 (Ornis, xi., pp. 173, 185). 



Humblot (Governor). 

 See Feank, G. A. 



Hume (Allan Octavian), C.B. 



10 specimens of birds from the Nicobar Islands, and other parts of 

 the Indian Empire. Presented. [74. 1. 17, 1-10.] 



At this time nearly all the species were new to the collection — 

 ^thopyga nicobarica, Halcyon saturatior, Carpophaga insularis, etc. 



75,577 skins and eggs of birds from various parts of the Indian Empire. 



The collection consisted of about 82,000 specimens, of which 75,577 

 were placed in the Museum cabinets, as follows : — 



2830 Birds of Prey (Acdpitriformes). [85. 8. 19, 1-2830.] (Vol. i. 

 of the " Catalogue of Birds.") 



Types of eight species, Astur poliopsis, Accipiter melanoschistus, 

 Spizaetus sphynx, Spilornis davisoni, 8. minimus, Mllvus melanotis, 

 Pernis tweeddalei. Baza snmatrensis, Falco atrkeps, and Polioaetus 

 plumbeus. 



1155 Owls (Strigiformes). [86. 2. 1, 1-1155.] (Vol. ii. of the 

 " Catalogue of Birds.") 



Types of nine species, Scops brucei, S. nicobaricus, S. balli, Curine 

 pulchra, Eeteroglaux bleivitti, Ninox obscurus, Asio butleri, Syrnium 

 maingayi, and Strix de-roepstorffi. 



2819 Crows, Jays, Orioles, etc. [86. 3. 1, 1-2819.] (Vol. iii. of the 

 " Catalogue of Birds.") 



5 types : Corvus lawrencei, Corone insolens, Dendrocitta assirnilis, 

 Gurrulus leucutis, Dissemuroides dicruriformis. 



4493 Cuckoo-shrikes and Flycatchers, (Vol. iv. of the " Catalogue of 

 Birds.") 



21 types: Volvocivora intermedia, V. neglecta, V. innominata, 

 Pericrocotus subardens, P. neglectus, P. flammifer, Pratincola albisvper- 

 ciliaris, P. macrorhyncha, Leucocerca infumata, Terpsiphone nicobarica, 

 Philentoma intermedium, Cryptolopha jerdoni, Siphia rufigularis, 

 Cyornis olivacea, C. albo-olivacta, C. poliogenys, C. mandeUii, Siphia 

 minuta, S.fnnata, Anthipes submoniliger, Muscitrea cyanea. 



4670 Thrushes and Warblers. (Vol. v. of the " Catalogue of Birds.") 



28 types: Sylvia altha, S. tnimda (or S. minuscula), Phylloscopvs 

 burmanicus, P. seebohmi, P. fytlcri,* P. humei, P. flavo-olivaceus, P. 

 neglectus, P. sindianus, P. mandeUii, P. subviridis, P. davisoni, Jerdonia 

 agricolensis, Acrocephalus macrorhynchus, Locustella subsignata, Tribura 

 major, T. mandellii, T. intermedia, Ilerbivocula brooksi, Cettia 

 cettoides, Horornis erythrogenys, II. pallidus, H. brunnescens, Turdulus 

 davisoni, Geocichla tricolor, Tardus subpallidus, Saxicola alboniyra, S. 

 kingi. 



* Canon Tristram (Cat. Coll., p. 150) mentions the type of P. tytleri of 

 Brooks ae being in his collection. Brooks' original sptcimens are in the 

 Hume Collection, and the Museum Las also the example mentioned by 

 Brooks as being obtained by Col. Tytler at Simla (r/. Brooks. Ibis, 1872. 

 p. 22). 



