508 Zoology. 



The Hon. Walter Eothschild and Dr. Hartert have written a memoir 

 on this great expedition, the chief series of specimens, with the types 

 of the new species, being in Mr. Kothschild's collection. Cf. Nov. Zoo!., 

 vi., pp. 85-205, pis. v., vi. (1899). The British Museum secured the 

 second set, and the following species were new to the collection : 

 Nesomimus macdonaldi, N, adamsi, N. personatus, N. harringtoni, N. 

 hulli, N. bindloei, N. bauri, Certhidea ridgwayi, C. luteoJa, 0. becki, C. 

 mentalis, C. cinerascens, C. bifasciata, Geospiza platyrhyncha, G. coni- 

 rostris, G. propinqua, G. albemarlei, G. duhia, G.fratercula, G. minor, 

 G. acutirostris, G. debilirostris, G. interjnedia, G.fatigata, G. barring- 

 toni, G. septentrionalis, G. salvini, G. townsendi, G. pauper, G. incerta, 

 and G. affinis. 



Weiske (Emil). 



47 birds and 78 eggs from the interior of British New Guinea. 

 Purchased. [1901. 4. 28, ]-47 ; 1901. 7. 4, 1-78.] 



This collection contained the types of several species described by 

 Professor Reichenow (Orn. M.B., ix., pp. 185-188), Eutolmaetus weiskei, 

 Oreopsittacus frontalis, Cacomantis weiskei, Syma weiskei {= S. megar- 

 hynclia, ? ; cf. Rothschild and Hartert, Nov. Zool., viii., p. 149), Graucalus 

 comix, Rhectes phssocephalus, Rhectts schistaceus, Chasmostoma iveiskei, 

 all from S. E. New Guinea, Climacteris weiskei, from N. Queensland. 



The following species were new to the collection : Astnr meJano- 

 clilamys, Syma megarhyncha, Bhipidura auricularis, R. fallax, Pachy- 

 cephala obscurior, Heteromyias armiti, Pcecilodryas caniceps, P. suhcyanvs, 

 Nasiterna bruijni, Ifrita coronata, Sericornis nigrorufa, S. perspicillata, 

 and Melanocharis striativentris. 



Wellington, New Zealand. Colonial Museum. 



80 birds from New Zealand and the Chatham Islands, including a 

 specimen of Apteryx haasti,nevf to the collection. Received in exchange. 

 [75. 7. 2, 1-89.] 



West Australia, Government of. 



98 specimens of West Australian birds. Presented. [94. 10. 26, 

 1-98]. 



Tills collection formed the exhibit of the Government of Western 

 Australia at the Colonial Exhibition held in London. The specimens 

 were of value to the Museum, as very few examples of birds Irom this 

 portion of the Australian Continent were in the National Collection. 



West Australian Museum, Perth, W.A, {Dr. Bernard 

 Woodward, Director). 



32 specimens of Accipitres from various parts of Western Australia, 

 presented through Dr. Bernard H. Woodward, the Director of the W. A. 

 Museum. [1902. 12. 30, 1-32.] 



52 birds from Western Australia, including six species new to the 

 collection. [1905. 1. 24, 1-52.] 



Wharton (C. Bygrave). 



25 specimens from Darjiling. Presented. [76. 2. 3, 16-40.] 

 3 specimens from Corsica. Presented. [76. 7. 26, 1-3.] 



Wharton (Henry T.). 



Presented. [98. 7. 3, 2-17.] 



