Birds. 489 



These were duplicates from the first collection which was described 

 by me [Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) i., pt. vi., pp. 307-355, pis. xlvi.-liv. (1877;]. 

 20 species were new to the Museum. 



2650 birds, nests and eggs from the Philippine Archipelago, including; 

 the types procured by Prof. Steere and his companions during the second 

 expedition to those islands. Purchased. [96. 4. 14, 1-88 ; 96. 4. 15, 

 1-117; 96. 6. 6,1-1445.] 



The following types of new species were included in this series : — 

 Circus philippinensis, Fenelopides mindorensis, P. hasilanica, P. 

 samarensis, Corvus samarensis, Oriolus hasilanicus, Artamides min- 

 dorensis, A. panayensis, Edoliisoma panayensis, Pseudolalage 7ninor, 

 Pericrocotus leytensis, Hypothymis samarensis, Cyanomyias heletix, 

 Bhinomyias samarensis, Orthotomus panayensis, 0. samarensis, Citto- 

 cincla cebuensis, lole guimarasensis, L mindorensis, I. siquijorensis, 

 Poliolophus hasilanicus, Macronus mindanensis, Ptilocichla hasilanica, 

 P. mindanensis, Zosterops hasilanica, Cinnyris jugularis intermedia, 

 C. guimarasensis, Arachnothera philippensis, Dicseum hesti, Prionochilus 

 samarensis, Sarcophanops samarensis, Ceyx hasilanica, C. samarensis, 

 C. fluminicola, Thriponax philippensis, T. mindorensis, Chrysocolaptes 

 rufopunctatus, lyngipicus fulvifasciatus, I. leytensis, Centropus min- 

 dorensis, Bolhopsittacus mindanensis, Loriculus worcesteri, L. siquijorensis, 

 L. mindorensis, Prioniturus luconensis, P. mindorensis. 



Steet (G. Caerick). 



18 birds from New Zealand. Presented. [95. 2. 1, 1-18.] 



Stephens (Gr.). 



52 specimens from Sierra Leone, Madeira, and the West Indies, 

 including a specimen of Thryotkorus musicus new to the Museum. 

 Presented, [94. 5. 23, 1-52.] 



Stevens (Samuel). 



64 specimens from various localities. Purchased. [48. 11. 21, 1-17 ; 

 50. 8. 14, 1-24 ; 51. 4. 29, 1-23.] 



86 skeletons, chiefly of British Birds. Purchased. [49. 11, 13, 

 21-57 ; 51. 12. 23, 9-13 ; 52. 1. 23, 11-39 ; 52. 2. 28, 8-12.] 



17 specimens from Bolivia, probably collected by T. Bridges. 

 Purchased. [51. 5. 23, 7-23.] 



27 specimens from the River Amazon, collected by Wallace and 

 Bates. Purchased. [51. 10. 3, 1-20.] 



9 birds and eggs from the Himalayas, "from Major Charlton's 

 collection." Purchased. [52. 9. 4, 1-9.] 



44 specimens from Bogota, U. S. Colombia. Purchased. [53. 10. 30, 

 1-44.] 



24 birds and eggs from Greenland, collected by Governor Holboell, 

 including the type of Hierofalco holboelli, Sharpe, as well as the eggs. 

 Purchased. [53. 12. 21, 1-9 ; 53. 12. 29, 1-15.] 



26 birds from Ceylon. Purchased. [54. 1. 12, 1-15 ; 54. 3. 15, 1-4.] 



127 birds from Bogota. Purchased. [54. 1. 25, 1-127.] 



50 specimens from South America. Purchased. [56. 1. 31, 1-50.] 



50 specimens from the island of Lombok, collected by Dr. A. R. 

 Wallace. Purchased. [87. 6. 13, 1-50.] 



This was the first collection sent from the Malay Archipelago by 

 Dr. Piussel Wallace. I'he understanding between the traveller and George 

 Robert Gray was, that the latter should describe the collections in their 



