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A collection from the Island of Palawan, obtained from 

 Mr. E. Lemprière, contained 13 species new to the Museum, 

 with types of 3 new species described by me. 



Mr. W. D. Gumming presented the first of his collections 

 made near Tao in the Persian Gulf. It was remarkable as 

 containing examples of Hypocolius ampelinus, and other rare 

 species (cf. < Ibis/ 1886, pp. 475-493). 



The U.S. National Museum again presented the Museum 

 with many rare specimens, to the number of 227. 



The second instalment of the Sclater collection consisted 

 of 2277 Tanagridœ, Icteridœ, etc., of which 144 were new to 

 the Museum, and 100 were types. 



In 1886 a third instalment of the Sclater collection was 

 received, consisting of 778 specimens of Turdidœ, Ilimidœ, 

 etc., with 45 types. 



Forty-five birds from Southern Manchuria were presented 

 by Sir Evan James, and 84 from Bushire, in the Persian Grulf, 

 by Mr. A. J. V. Palmer. 



Sir William Jardine's collection was sold by auction after 

 his death, and the Museum managed to secure 25 types, but 

 the collection was so badly catalogued and arranged by the 

 auctioneers, whose general line of business lay in another 

 direction, that this beautiful collection was sold for one-tenth 

 of its proper value, and I overlooked a few of the types in the 

 general confusion. Some of the rarer specimens were bought 

 by Professor Newton and Canon Tristram, and were not lost 

 to science. 



In this year, 1886, Mr. L. Wray commenced his explora- 

 tions of the mountains of Perak, in the Malay Peninsula, 

 and his first collection, containing types of seven new species, 

 was received by the Museum. Mr. Henry Seebohm deter- 

 mined to present his large birds, and handed over the first 

 instalment, consisting of Hawks and Owls, to the number 

 of 480. 



The Earl of Crawford also presented the collection of 35 

 Sea-birds from the Island of South Trinidad, off the coast of 

 Brazil. This collection had been worked out by Mr. Howard 

 Saunders. A most interesting collection was made by Dr. J. 

 Aitchison during the Afghan Delimitation Commission, and 



