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Mr. W. L. Sclater — The Indian Museum 



possible, aud 1 hope tliat before long it may be made much 

 more perfect. 



The most valuable part, however, of our collection is 

 undoubtedly the type specimens of the very numerous species 

 described by Mr. Blyth, chiefly in his numerous reports 

 published in the Asiatic Society^s ' Journal.' 



The!<e have all been carefully aud critically examined, and 

 the following list of them (pp. 73-87), together with the 

 types of species since described by Messrs. Blanford and 

 Anderson, has been drawn up, together with a record of the 

 localities and the donors. 



1 much regret to say, however, that there are no less 

 than thirty-nine species described by Blyth of Avhich 1 have 

 been unable to find the types, ;ind I fear that these are 

 irretrievably lost. The following are the thirty-nine species 

 in question : — 



Types Missing. 



^'Parus ajilonotus, Blytli, J. A. S. B. xvi. p. 444. (Central India.) 



Suthorapoliotis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xx. p. 522. (ClnSrra Puuji.) 

 - Geocichla ijvwtata, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xv. p. 370. (Nicobar Islands.) 

 ■^ JSuspiza stewarti, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xxiii. p. 215. (N. India.) 

 "- Garrulax jerdmii, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xx. p. 522. (Chtlrra Punji.) 

 " Garrulaz cinereifrons, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xx. p. 176. (Ceylon.) 

 ^Pomaiorhinus olivaceus, Pilyth, J. A. S. B. xvi. p. 451. (Tenasserim.) 

 ^ Malacocercus ? albocjularis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xvi. p. 453. (S. India.) 

 ^ Rimator malacoptilu)^, Blyth, J. A, S. B. xvi. p. 155. (Darjeeling.) 

 •^ Brachypteryx'^ paUuerx, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xx. p. 178. (Ceylon.) 

 ~^ Lioptila annectcms, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xvi. p. 450. (Darjeeling.) 

 ■^ Pycnonotics bengalensis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiv. p. 566. (Bengal.) 

 v.' Troglodytes punctahis, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiv. p. 589. (Darjeeling.) 

 ^Tesia caiidafa, Blyth, J. A. S. B. xiv. p. 588. (Darjeeling.) 

 '^^ T/asyor?iis locustelloides, Blytli, J. A. S. B. xi. p. 602. (Calcutta.) 



