114 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Arthroleptis whytii and Hylamhates johnstoni) ; presented 

 by Sir H. H. Johnston, k.c.b. 



A Frog new to the collection (Rappia tristis) from the 

 Lower Congo ; presented by the Department of the Interior, 

 Congo Free State. 



Ten specimens from Central Australia ; presented by W. A. 

 Horn, Esq. 



Thirteen specimens from various parts of the United 

 States ; purchased. 



A Newt new to the Collection (Autodax iccanus) from 

 California ; purchased. 



Thirteen specimens from Mexico, among them the type of a 

 new Salamander (Amhly stoma altamirani) ; presented by 

 Dr. A. Duges. 



Nine specimens from Trinidad ; presented by R. R. Mole 

 and F. W. Urich, Esqrs. 



Four specimens from the Andes of Colombia, including a 

 Newt (Spelerpes altamazonicus) new to the collection, and a 

 rare Csecilian {Rhinatrema hicolor) ; purchased. 



Pisces. — The additions number one thousand three hundred 

 and fifty-nine. 



The most important are : — 



A Thrasher Shark {Alopecias vulpes) from South Devon; 

 presented by Sir Thomas Freake, Bart. 



Six large Fishes from the Danube ; received in exchange. 



A rare Sturgeon {Acipensev neccarii) from Trieste; 

 received in exchange. 



Ninety-three specimens from Dalmatia, Bosnia, and 

 Herzegovina ; purchased. 



Forty-four specimens from various parts of the Russian 

 Empire, mostly types of species described by the late 

 Prof. Kessler ; received in exchange from the Museum of 

 St. Petersburg University. 



Specimens of Salmo lacustris, var. romanovii, from the 

 *<I!aucasus ; presented by Dr. G. Radde. 



Five specimens from Muscat, including a Fish new to the 

 collection (Acantkocyhium solandri) ; presented by Surgeon 

 Lieut.-Col. A. S. G. Jayakar. 



Thirty-two specimens from the mouth of the Persian Gulf, 

 including types of five new species {Anthias toivoisendi, 

 Fseudochromis nigrovittatus, Gohius toivnsendi, Salarias 

 curtxis, S. 2^hantasticus) ; presented by F. W. Townsend, Esq. 



Twenty-five specimens from Penang ; presented by S. S. 

 Flower, Esq. 



Forty-four specimens from Siam, among which is a fish new 

 to the collection (Laheo jullieni) ; received in exchange from 

 the Royal Siamese Museum, Bangkok. 



