Birds. 471 



85 specimens of Starlings, including the type of Acridotheres siamensis, 

 Swinlioe. Presented. [88. 7. 10, 1-85.] 



18 Game-birds from the Futtegurh district, in Northern ludia, 

 collected by the late Andrew Anderson. Presented. [88. 8. 1, 1-18.] 



Mr. Anderson was a first-rate field-naturalist, as was abundantly 

 evidenced by the essays which he wrote, and by the collection which he 

 made. This collection was purchased by Mr. Seebohm, and was of great 

 service to him in his exchange with the St. Petersburg Museum, whereby 

 the British Museum benefited to such a wonderful extent by the Seebohm 

 Bequest. At the time of his death, his collection of Paltearctic birds was 

 one of the most celebrated in the world, and contained a number of 

 specimens from the collections made by Kussian travellers, Przewalski, 

 Severtzow, Russow, and others. 



60 birds from Turkestan. Presented. [88. 12. 30, 1-60.] 



Many iiiterestiog species were given by Mr. Seebohm on this occasion, 

 amongst them being examples of Phasianus vlangeli and P. strauchi, both 

 new to the collection. 



21 specimens of Barbets (Capitonidas), including the types of Oyanops 

 nuchalis (Gould), and C.faher (Swinhoe). Presented. [89. 2. 1, 1-21.] 



174 specimens of Pigeons {Columhidm). Presented. [89. 3. 2, 1-174.] 



Among the types of Pigeons presented by Mr. Seebohm at this date 

 were those of Macropygia minor, Swinhoe [= M. swinhoei, Wardlaw 

 Eamsay] , Chalcophaps formosana, Swinhoe {cf. Salvad., Cat. B., xxi., 

 p. 514), Treron sororius, Swinhoe, T. formosse, Swinhoe, Osmotreron 

 domvillei, Swinhoe. 



104 specimens of Ploceidas (Weaver-birds and Weaver- Finches, includ- 

 ing the type of Munia formosana and M. topela, Swinhoe). Presented. 

 [89. 3. 15, 1-104.] 



41 specimens of Pigeons, Cuckoos, etc. Presented. [89. 3. 16, 1-41.] 



4 species of Woodpeckers (Picida:) new to the Collection, being the 

 types of Picus noguchii, Seebohm, lyngipicus doerriesi, Hargitt, and 

 I. nigrescens, Seebohm. [89. 5. 1, 1-4.] 



21 specimens of Weaver-Birds, etc. Presented. [89. 5. 21, 1-21.] 



287 specimens of Larks (Alaudidm). Presented. [90. 1. 29, 1-287.] 

 Included the following types from the Swinhoe collection, Galerita 

 leautungensis, Swinhoe, Alauda intermedia, Swinhoe, A. pekinensis, 

 Swinhoe, A, coelivox, Swinhoe, A. wattersi, Swinhoe, A. sala, Swinhoe, 

 Mirafra parva, Swinhoe, Galandrella cheleensis, Swinhoe. 



79 specimens of Kingfishers {Alcedinidm). Presented. [90. 10. 6, 

 1-8 ; 90. 11. 4, 1-71.] 



44 specimens of Hoopoes, Rollers, and Barbets. Presented. [90. 12. 

 10, 1-25 ; 91. 4. 20, 1-17.] Included specimens of the Mountain Barbet 

 {Gyanops monticola) from Mt. Kina Balu, N.W. Borneo, new to the 

 collection. 



177 specimens of Gulls and Terns {Laridee). Presented. [92. 5. 4, 

 1-120; 94.1.6,1-57.] 



1,013 specimens of Wading-birds (Charadriiformes). Presented. 

 [92. 8. 1, 1-408 ; 92. 8. 3, 1-545.] Gf. Seebohm, Geogr. Dist. Ghara- 

 driidx, 1888. 



3 specimens of Pigeons, new to the collection {Golumha nitens, 

 C. versicolor). Presented. [92. 11. 23, 1-3.] 



370 specimens of Herons (Ardei/ormes), Waders (Charadriiformes), 

 and Rails (Ralliformes), including the type of Ortygops exquisita. 

 Presented. [93. 1. 25, 1-289; 94. 1. 20, 1-81.] 



5 specimens of birds, three new to the collection IGrus nigricollis. 



