Miscellaneous. 377 



Dr. Peters records Monotrophis capensis as found in Mozambique; 

 but on comparison it may prove a distinct species. In my notes I 

 have a reference to Lepidosternon sphenorhynchum, Peters, MS., as 

 an East-African species, but I cannot find it described or noticed 

 anywhere. Can it be the name Dr. Peters gave to his Monotrophis 

 before he discovered it had been described by Sir Andrew Smith 1 



Dalophia. 



The head covered with a single nail-iike shield, with a linear slit 

 on the hinder part of its side edges ; the rostral plate small, trian- 

 gular, with the point upwards between the nasal plates ; the shields 

 of the sternal disk rather irregular, but symmetrical, each with an 



Fig. 8. Fig. 7. 



Dalophia Welwitschii. 



acute front edge ; the rings of shields in front of the sternal disk 

 formed of unequal but symmetrical polygonal shields. 



Dalophia Welwitschii. 



Monotrojjhis capensis, Giinther, MS. B.M. (not A. Smith). 



Pale brown. 



Hab. Angola; Fungo Andongo (Welwifsck). B.M. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Dr. Sturm's Collection of Objects of Natural History in Nuremberg. 



The families of the late brothers Dr. J. H. C. F. and Dr. J. W. 



Sturm wish to dispose of the above collection, which consists of the 

 undermentioned four divisions : — 



I. Birds. — Of these there are 1 700 species, with 2700 specimens: 

 1 600 of these specimens were stuffed by the master hand of the late 

 Dr. Fr. Sturm, and set up by him in 557 glass-cases ; the remainder 

 consists of well-preserved skins. 



A specimen of almost every species of bird is to be found, and of 

 several species there are numerous specimens. It would be hardly 

 possible to meet with another collection of specimens so well pre- 

 served or so artistically prepared. The 100 species with 253 speci- 

 mens of Humming-Birds, as well as the 26 species with 62 specimens of 

 Rhamphastides, deserve especial notice. The latter served Dr. Sturm 



