492 Zoology. 



ItJdXiidura houruc7isis, Monarcha loricata, Philemon moluccensis, Oridlus 

 botcmennis, Edoliisoma marr/inatam, Criniger mystacalis, Athene hantu, 

 Myrislicivora viehmura, Tanyjnathus afflnis, and Ninox squamipila 

 were new to tlie collection. Purchased. [GS. 2. 16, 29-43.] 



25 birds from Gaboon, collected by F. Du Chaillu : Camaroptera 

 brevicaudata, Nigrita lutei/rons, Fyrenestes coccineus, Alcthe caataiiea, 

 and Turdinus fidvescens were new to the collection. Purchased. 

 [63. 12. 15, 1-25.] 



25 birds from Florcs, collected by Dr. A. R. Wallace : Ehvpidura 

 diluta, Fachycephala fidvotincta, Txnioj^ygia insularis, Sporxginlhus 

 Jiavidiventris, Zosterops aureifrons, Bicucuvi iynifer, Osmotreron Jloris 

 and Accipiter sylvestris were new to the collection. Purchased. 

 [63. 12. 16, 1-25.] 



29 birds from various Molucca Islands, collected by Dr. A. R. Wallace. 

 Purchased. [65. 9. 7, 1-29.] 



H birds from Damaraland, collected by Mr, C. J. Andersson. Lanio- 

 turdus toripmtus new to tlic collection. Purchased. [65. 9. 9, 1-8.] 



16 birds from Turkey in Europe, and Asia Minor, collected by 

 T. Robson. Purchased. [65. 9. 10, 1-16.] 



11 birds from various localities. Purchased. [65. 9. 18, 1-11.] 



49 birds from Japan, collected by Capt. 8t. John. Purchased. 

 [65. 11. 29, 1-49.] 



36 birds from Mohambo, Madagascar, collected by Mr. Gcrrard 

 (c/. Newton, P.Z.S., 1865, pp. 833-837). Purchased. [66. 5. 5, 1-36.] 



38 birds from Port Albany, N. Australia. Purchased. [66. 5. 7, 

 1-38.] 



19 birds from Southern Africa, collected by C. J. Andersson. 

 Purchased. [66. 7. 19, 1-19.] 



Stewart {Lieut. A. T.), B.N. 



A specimen of the flightless Merganser (Mergus australis) from the 

 Auk land Islands. Presented. [1904. 4. 30, 1.] 



Stirling (Mrs.). 



21 birds from India and South Africa. Presented. [87. 2. 12, 1-21.] 



Mrs. Stirling is the daughter of the late Mr. Arthur Grote, who wrote 



an excellent memoir of his friend Edward I'lyth ((/. Journ. A. S. Beng,, 



Extra No., August, 1875). The few bird-skins which she found amongst 



her father's eilects contained specimens of some rare African Bustards. 



Stokes (Ca})t.), B.N., H.M.S. Acheron. 



MO birds from Now Zealand. Presented. [49. 12. 12, 1-47; 52. 1. 

 17, 1-93.] 



These specimens were collected by Dr. Lyall. Among them are the 

 ty])es of Xeiiicus sioJirsi and Tarnagra crassirostris, uaw to the collection. 



5 birds in spirit from New Zealand. Presented. [53. 2. 14, 37-4 1.] 



Storey (C. B.). 



55 birds from British East Africa. Presented. [1904. 2. 1, 1-11 ; 

 1901. 4. 8, 1-27; 1904. I. 14, 1-17.] 



Contained a specimen of Laniarius cathcmagmenus, new to the 

 collection. 



48 birds in spirit from Florida. Presented. [1901. 5. 13, 1-24; 

 190i. 5. 14. 1-24.] 



