396 Letters, Announcements , ^~c. 



" A collection of 85 Gulls and Terns from various localities ; 

 presented by Howard Saunders, Esq. 



'^ Three species of Titmice from Russia and Central Asia, 

 new to the collection; purchased. 



"^ Thirty-six specimens from various localities between 

 Eastern Siberia and the Straits of Malacca; collected aud 

 presented by Dr. A. McKinlay, of H.M.S. 'Mosquito.' 



'' Forty-two specimens from North China, collected by the 

 late Capt. Ince ; presented by Mrs. Ince. 



''A series of 190 Timeliine birds from the Himalayas ; pre- 

 sented by H. Seebohm, Esq. 



'^A collection of 294 specimens made in Gil git by JNIajor 

 J. Biddulph. 



"A specimen of the rare Trochalopteronjerdoni from Coorg ; 

 presented by A. O. Hume, Esq., C.B. 



'' Thirty-five specimens from the Nilgherri hills ; presented 

 by W. Davison, Esq. 



'^'The complete set of the birds collected by E. W. Gates:, 

 Esq., during his twelve years^ residence in Pegu, and con- 

 sisting of 1544 specimens ; purchased. 



" The type specimen of a Hornbill {Buceros subcylindricus) ; 

 purchased of the Zoological Society. 



" Two specimens of Honey-suckers new to the collection 

 [Melilestes iliolophus a,nA Ptilotis cinerea) ; received from the 

 Museo Civico, Genoa. 



" Thirty-five specimens collected in the province of Wasa, 

 Gold Coast, and presented by Major Burton and Captain 

 Cameron. 



'' Four species from Benguela new to the collection {Fiscus 

 souza, Sylviella rvficapiUa, Parus rufiventris, Nilaus affinis) ; 

 presented by the Lisbon Museum. 



" Sixty-eight specimens from Mombasa, East Africa ; pre- 

 sented by the Rev. H. Fowell Buxton. 



''' Fourteen specimens from the Orange river ; presented by 

 Dr. Bradshaw. 



''A selected series of 177 specimens and 373 eggs, collected 

 by the Rev. W. Deans Cowan in the Betsileo country. 



