DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. Ill 



Type specimens of Morinyrus tenuicauda from Liberia ; 

 presented by Dr. A. Giinther, f.r.s. 



One hundred and three specimens collected by Miss Kings- 

 ley from the Ogowe River, including types ot' several new 

 species (Ctenopoma kingsleyce, Chroniis ogotuensis, Clarias 

 walker i, Alestes kingsleyce, 3Iormyrus kingsleyce, and 

 Mormyrus aTnhlystoma) ; purchased. 



Twenty-seven specimens from the Upper Congo, among 

 them types of four new species [Mastaceinhelus congicus, 

 PelmatochroTiiis guentheri, Ctenojionia weeksii, and Clarias 

 dolloi) ; presented by J. W. Weeks, Esq. 



Two Fishes new to the collection [Gliniis versicolor and 

 Clupea ocellata) from Table Bay ; presented by J. D. F. 

 Gilchrist, Esq. 



Six deep-sea Fishes from the Bay of Bengal, including 

 types of Lamprogrammus niger and Dermatorus r.ielano- 

 cephalus); presented by the Trustees of the Indian Museum, 

 Calcutta. 



A Fish new to the collection {LepidotvU/la. longipinnis) 

 from Ceylon ; presented by P. W. Bassett Smith, Esq. 



Three hundred and sixty-two specimens, mostly from the 

 deep sea off the coasts of North America, including types of 

 many species recently described by Goode and Bean ; received 

 in exchange from the Smithsonian Institution. 



Thirteen skeletons of Californian Fiijlii-s ; purchased. 

 Examples of a Fish new to the collection {Etheostonia 

 quiescens ) from Florida ; presented by Dr. E. Loennberg. 



Twenty-two specimens from Rio Janeiro Province, Brazil, 

 including types of a new species (Trichomycterus goeldii) ; 

 presented by Dr. E. A. Goeldi. 



Seventy-four specimens from Victoria, including a Fish new 

 to the collection (Threpteri LIS inaculosus) ; purchased. 



Fourteen specimens from New Zealand ; presented by the 

 Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand. 



A Fish nev^r to the collection (Lahrichthys coccineus) from 

 New Zealand ; presented by F. W. Hutton, Esq., f.r.s. 



Urochordata. — Ninety-five specimens were added to this 

 class. The principal acquisitions consist of : — 



A series of eighty-eight specimens of British Tunicates 

 purchased from the Marine Biological Association. 



Hemichordata.— Only Si smgle example belonging to this 

 class was obtained, namely, a specimen of the lately-described 

 Ptychodera australiensis, from Sydney, New South Wales; 

 presented by Professor G. B. Howes. 



0.125. Mollusca.— 



