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14 Birds from Nyasaland ; presented hy Rodney C. Wood, 

 Esq. 



America, South.. 



56 Birds from Paraguay; presented hy tlie Marguis de 

 Waorin. 



270 Birds and 923 eggs from Argentina; presented hy Mrs. 

 Ernest Gibson. 



55 Birds from Para; collected by the late Dr. A. R. Wallace; 

 purchased. 



85 Birds from Bolivia; presented hy Walter Goodfellotv, Esq^ 



66 Birds from Western Ecuador; purchased. 



840 Birds from the district of Lima, West Peru; presented hy 

 Lord Brahourne. 



Reptilia. 



The accession^ total 1,838; 1,722 were presented, 64 purchased 

 and 47 received in exchange. Of this number 1,631 specimens 

 belong to the magnificent private collection presented by Monsieur 

 Fernand Lataste. This collection includes Reptiles from all parts 

 of the world, but is especially rich in African species; it con- 

 tains the types of the species described by the donor end many 

 rarities. 



The other accessions worthy of notice are : — 



Europe. 



3 Skinks from Cannes; presented hy M. Gaston de Witte. 

 Asia. 



8 Reptiles from Persia, including the types of a new snake 

 [Zamenis hotsoni) and a new Tortoise {Test^do huxtoni) ; pre- 

 sented hy the Bomhay Natural History Society. 



17 Snakes from S. India and Ceylon; ^presented hy Lt.-Col. 

 F. Wall. y ^ I J 



The types of two new Snakes {Rhinopliis porrertvs and R. 

 drummond-hayi) ; presented hy Lt.-Col. F. Wall. 



A very rare Gecko {Teratolepis scahriceps) from Madras; 

 presented hy P. W. Devanesen, Esq. 



6 Reptiles from the Burma-Siam Border; presented by Maj. 

 C. H. Stockley. 



The type of a new Sea-Snake [Hydrophis hlossi) from 

 Selangor; presented, hy the Federated Malay States Miisei(m. 



23 Reptiles from Sumatra; presented by C. J. Brookes, Esq. 



The type of a new Sea-Snake (Hydrophis cyanosoma) from 

 the Philippines; presented by Lt.-Col. F. Wall. 



Australasia. 



9 Reptiles from Ceram, including the type of a new Snake 

 [Typhlops ligorostris) ; purchased. 



Africa. 



47 Reptiles from E. Africa, including the types of the remark- 

 able new ribless Tortoise [Testudo loveridgii), of a new Lizard 



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