422 Zoology. 



and of an open boat expedition up the "Wellington Channel in search of 

 Sir John Fi-anklin and Her Majesty's ships ' Erebus ' and ' Terror,' in 

 Her Majesty's boat ' Forlorn Hope,' under the command of the author 

 to which are added an autobiography, appendix, portraits, maps, and 

 numerous illustrations." 2 vols., 8vo, vol. i., pp. xii, 412 ; vol. ii., 

 pp. XX, 432. 



Cf. Diet. Nat. Biogr., xxxv., p. 11. 



McFarlane {Bev. S.). 



26 birds from British New Guinea. Purchased. [76. G. 16, 1-13 ; 

 80. 3. 11, 1-13.] 



Mr. McFarlane was one of the early pioneer missionaries iu British 

 New Guinea, and interested himself in the natural history of the country. 

 An account of his collection was published by me in the Linnean Society's 

 Journal, vol. xiii., pp. 79-83. Two species, Oraucalus angustifrons 

 (=0. hypoleucus) and Zosterops albiventer, were described as new. 



MacGillivray (J.). 



14 birds from Cape York (Voyage of H.M.S. Sattlesnake, 1846-1850). 

 Presented. [51. 1. 11, 1-14.] 



Among these specimens were the types of three species described by 

 Gould, viz., Tanysiptera sylvia, Syma flavirostris, Chlamydodera cervini- 

 ventris, and of Calornis purpurascens, Gray. 



16 birds from the Falkland Islands (Voyage of the Battlesnake). 

 Presented. [51. 1. 29, 1-16.] 



5 birds and 4 eggs from Moreton and Goose Islands (Voyage of the 

 Battlesnake). Presented. [51. 4. 2, 1-9.] 



13 birds from Cape York and the Louisiade Archipelago (Voyage of 

 the Battlesnake). Presented. [51. 10. 11, 1-13.] 



The types cif Ptilop>us strophium, Gould, and Piezorhynchus lucidus 

 (Gray) are in this collection. 



14 birds from New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, also from 

 Tristan d'Acunha (voyage of H.M.SS. Battlesnake and Herald). 

 Presented. [56. 10. 14, 1-14.] 



In this donation were included the types of Nesocichla eremita, Gould, 

 Ptilopus f/reyi, Gray, Columba hyjioenochroa, Gould, CorypJisenas C7'assi- 

 rostris, Gould, Lorius chlorocercus, Gould, Centropus milo, Gould, 

 Hirundo subfusca{ = ff. tahitica) (cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., x., p. 141), and 

 Tropidorhynchus lessoni, Gray. 



MacGregor {Sir William). 



3 rare birds from British New Guinea (Paramythia montium and 

 Daphxnositta miranda). [97. 4. 20, 1-4.] 



McGregor (R. C. S.). 



10 birds from Battle Creek, California. Presented. [98. 12. 14, 

 1-10.] 



Mcllwraith, McEacharn and Co. 



7 birds from Mt. Victoria, British New Guinea. Purchased. 

 [96. 1. 5, 1-7.] 



A small selection from a New Guinea collection, ofiercd to the 

 Museum by the above-named gentlemen, who are merchants in the City. 

 Since that date the collections have been acquired by the Tring Museum. 

 They have all contained specimens of value, and a Lorikeet has been 

 described by Mr. Rothschild as Cydopsittacus macihvraithi. 



