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W. Forsyth Hunter — various drawings of Bombay insects in 1871. 



Major J. Le Mesurier — specimens from Sind in 1873. 



Major-Gen. G. Kamsay — numerous butterflies and moths collected during his 

 residency in NepaL Several of these are recorded in Proc. Zool. Soc, 1874, ^"n , '78, 

 '79, and 1883. 



Lt.-Col. H. H. G. Godwin-Austin — specimens from Dera Dhun and the Khasia 

 Hills; several of these are recorded in P. Z. S. 1872 to 1883. 



Oapt. R. Bayne Reed — specimens from Malabar, Solun, and Kashmir in 1873, 

 '79 ; many recorded in P. Z. S. 1874 and 1881. 



W. B. Farr — numerous specimens in 1875 to 1878 from various parts of India. 



G. H. Wilkinson — butterflies from Bombay and Kutch, collected in 1871, '72, 

 and '73. 



Dr. A. Leith — numerous specimens from Bombay District in 1875. 



Dr. J. Shortt — various butterflies and moths from the Shivaroy Hills in 1864 

 and 1878. 



Oapt. H. B. Hellard, R.A. — Cashmei^e butterflies. Many of which are recorded 

 in Proc. Zool. Society for 1874-78. 



W. C. Hewitson — many species at various times, and rare specimens from the 

 " Atkinson " collection. 



Prof. J. 0. Westwood — for copies of numerous drawings of larv^se, pupjB, &c., 

 made by R. Hunter at Saugor in 1851-2. 



Dr. J. Anderson, the Superintendent of the Indian Museum, Calcutta — for 

 specimens of Andaman and Mergui butterflies and moths, recorded in P. Z. S. for 

 1877, and Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. for 1886. 



Prof. J. "Wood-Mason, Deputy-superintendent Indian Museum, Calcutta — for 

 placing in my hands for description the collection made bj Mr. Limborg in 

 Tenasserim, and recorded in Proc. Zool. Society for 1878. 



Rev. J. H. Hocking — for butterflies and moths from the Kangra district; 

 recorded in Proc. Zool. Society for 1832 and 1888. 



Mrs. F. A. de Roepstorff— for specimens in 1884, collected in the Andaman and 

 Nicobar Islands. 



A. Lindsay — specimens from the Nilgiris in 1882. 



G. A. J. Rothney — for specimens collected at Barrackpur, near Calcutta, in 

 1882, '83, '84. 



Colonel C. Swinhoe — for very numerous specimens from Bombay, Mhow, Karachi, 

 &c., including many typical examples; and for the opportunity of recently examining 

 the whole of his collection. 



