442 Zoology. 



This publication was a matter of small concern to nie, but he failed 

 to send back all the types, as he had promised, and consequently I do not 

 know to this day what became of the original specimens of Cisticola 

 landanx, etc. 



Petrie (Professor W. M. Flinders). 



Bones of a Crane from Egypt. Presented. 



Professor Flinders Petrie has also collected a large series of mummies 

 of Mammals and Birds in Egypt. 



Philbrick (His Honour Judge F. A.), E.G. 



109 eggs from Gippsland. Presented. [93. 2. 2, 1-109.] 



These eggs were collected by Judge Philbrick's son, and were a 



valuable addition to our Museum, 

 Cf. " Who's Who," 1904, p. 1207. 



Phillips (E. Lort). 



6 specimens of birds from Somali Land. Presented. [89. 3. 20, 1-6.] 



Included a specimen of Saxicola phillipsi, new to the collection. 



79 birds from Somaliland. Purchased. [95. 7. 12, 1-79.] 



Thirteen species were new to the collection, and the following 9 types of 

 new species : Trachyphonus sheUeyi, Upupa somaliensis, Coracias lorti, 

 Dryoscopus ruficeps, Telephonus j'amesi, Argya aylmeri, Parus thruppi, 

 Saxicola phillipsi, Spreo shelleyi. 



Most of these species were described by Captain Shelley in his paper 

 " Oil Mr. E. Lort Phillips's Collection of Birds from Somali-Land," ' Ibis, 

 1885, pp. 389-418, pis. x.-xii. 



257 birds and eggs from Somaliland. Purchased. [98. 7. 27, 

 1-257.] 



Included many rare birds, and types of the following new species: 

 Corvus edithx, Poliospiza p'dlidior, Rhyncostritthus louisse, Pseudaloemon 

 freemantlei, Merida ludovia'se, Tricholxma blandi, Francolinus lorti. 

 The eggs of the new Ouzel {M. ludovicix) were also in the collection. 



20 birds in spirits, from Somali Land, [1900. 10. 5, 1-20.] 



Mr. Lort Phillips was one of the earlier explorers in Somali Land, 

 having accompanied the late Mr, F. L. James in his celebrated expedition 

 (see James, " Horn of Africa,") The party consisted of Messrs, James 

 Aylmer, Thrupp, and B. Lort Phillips (Gf. "A Journey through the 

 Somali Country to the Webbe Shebeyli," P. K, Geogr, Soc, 1885, 

 pp, 625-046), and tlie names of all of these explorers were associated by 

 (-aptain Shelley %vith the new sj^ecies obtained on the expedition, 

 Mr, Lort Phillips has since made three visits to Somali Land, the results 

 of which have been published by himself in the 'Ibis' (1896, pp, 62-87, 

 pi, ii, ; 1897, pp, 448-449; 1898, pp, 382-425, pis. viii.-x, ; 1899, 

 pp, 303-5 ; 1900, p. 369). 



A hybrid Pintail and Wigeon from Loch Swilley, Donegal. Presented, 

 [1905. 1. 11, 1,] 



Pickard-Cambridge (F. O.) and Austen (E.). 



20 si^ecimens from the River Amazon. Presented. [96. 5. 12, 1-20.] 



Pierre (A.). 



308 birds from Cochin China. Presented. [78. 6. 19, 1-308]. 



