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In the small collection acquired by the Museum were four species 

 new to the collection, two of them being new to science (Oreopsittacus 

 grandis. Grant, Melipotes atriceps, Grant (= 3f. furaigatus, Meyer). 

 Specimens of Paramythia montium, De Vis and Amblyornis macgregorix, 

 De Vis (= A. inornatus, Schl.), were also added to the Museum 

 collection. 



Mcintosh (Donald). 



229 birds from Australia, mostly from Victoria. Presented. [1900. 

 6. 11, 1-204 ; 1900. 6. 24, 1-25]. 



A well-known Australian sportsman, who presented some interesting 

 birds. 



Mackinder {Prof. H. J.). 



85 specimens from the Mackinder expedition to Mount Kenya. 

 Purchased. [1900. 1. 19, 1-85.] 



For an account of Professor Mackinder's Expedition, see the 

 " Geographical Journal " for 1900 (vol. xv., p. 453). 56 species were 

 obtained during the journey, which were described by me in my account 

 of the collection (P.Z.S., 1900, pp. 596-609). Four were new to science, 

 viz., Buho machinderi (pi. xliii.), Pinarochroa ernesti and Hgphantornis 

 camburni, Campothera hausbergi ; and a fifth species, Cisticola neumanni, 

 from the iSettima Eange, has been described by Dr. Hartert (Bull. 

 B.O.C., xii., p. 13, 1901). A Flycatcher which I at first identified as 

 Chloropeta interina turned out to be new, and I described it as C. kenya 

 (Bull. B.O.C., xii., p. 35). Laniarius abhotti was also new to the collection. 



McKinlay (Dr. A.). 



36 birds from the Malay Archipelago and the coast of China. 

 Presented. [82. 12. 1, 1-36.] 



Dr. McKinlay was surgeon on board H.M.S. Mosguito during the 

 service of this battleship on the China station. He procured a specimen 

 of the rare Scops Owl {Pisoi'hina stictonota). 



Macmillan (W. N.). 



430 birds from the Baro and Sobat Rivers and Upper White Nile, 

 collected by Mr. Zaphiro. Presented. [1905. 12. 25, 1-430.] 



Macpherson (J.). 



One of Mr. Hume's correspondents who sent him eggs from Mysore. 

 Majastre (A.). 



See Gerrard, E. 

 Major {Br. Forsyth). 

 See Royal Society. 



A collection of birds and skeletons of birds from Madagascar. An 

 account of the expedition made by Dr. Forsyth Major and Mr. A. Robert 

 will be found iu the "Proceedings" of the Zoological Society for 1896 

 (pp. 971-981). For a full account of his work cf. Hist. Coll., i., 

 Geology, p. 309. 



Maltzan {Baron H. von). 



29 specimens from Haiti and San Domingo. Purchased. [89. 3. 27, 

 1-29.] 



Man (E. H.). 



6 eggs of the Nicobar Megapode {Megapodius nicdbariensis). Pre- 

 sented. [81. 7. 29, 19-24] {cf. Gates, Cat. Eggs Brit. Mus., i., p. 16). 



