104 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A foetus of the Fin-whale (Balaenoptera physaliis) from Saldanha 

 Bay : presented hy Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist. 



America, North. 



An Arctic Fox, an Arctic Hare, and a Lemming brought home 

 from Parry's expedition to the North-west of Baffin's Bay, 1818, 

 by Midshipman Joseph Nias, of H.M.S. Alexander ; presented hy 

 Miss Caroline JVias. 



7 mammals collected by Sir A. H. Markham, K.C.B., in Grant 

 Land and Grinnell Land during the voyage of H.M.S. Alert, 1875- 

 1876 ; presented hy Lady Markham. 



Head of an Elk (^Alces aires americanus) from Nova Scotia ; 

 presented hy Lady Inglis. 



6 Bats from Goleta, California ; presented hy W. S. M. L/ Urhan., 

 Esq. 



America, South, 



3 Agoutis from British Guiana ; purchased. 

 6 manmials from Bogota ; received in exchange. 

 10 rodents from Santa Cruz and Bolivia, including the type of 

 Euneoniys dahheni ; presented hy the Buenos Aires Masevm. 

 The following specimens collected by Sr. S. Budin : — 



68 mammals from Patagonia, including the types of two new 



species ; 

 62 small mammals from Otro Cerro, Catamarca, including 



the types of 8 new species. 

 6 small mammals from Jujuy and 8 from Salta, North 



Argentina. 

 78 small mammals from Abrapampa and 44 from Jujuy, 

 North Argentina ; presented hy Oldjield Lhomas, Esq.. 

 F.E.S. 

 The head of a Javiro Indian from Amazonian Peru ; presented 

 hy E. Kanthark, Esq. 



Australasia. 



50 Bats from New Caledonia, collected by the late Lieut. P. D. 

 Montague ; presented hy Mrs. Montague. 



A native Mouse (Pseudomys ( Thetomys) <irarilicauda) from 

 Queensland : presented hy H. BatcJielor, Esq. 



An immature skull of Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius caviros- 

 tris) from New Zealand ; purchased. 



Ayes. 

 The acquisitions number twelve thousand three hundred and 

 ninety-four. Of these the most noteworthy are as follows : — 



Europe. 



12 birds, 99 nests and 7,010 eggs, collected by the late Capt. 

 F. C. Selous, D.S.O. : presented hy Mrs. F. C. Selous. 



1,759 British birds, collected by the late Mr. Fergus Menteith 

 Ogilvie ; pre.'iented hy Mrs. Menteith Ogilvie. 



