104 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEtJM. 



Mammialia. — The accessions to this cLass have been two 

 thousand one hundred and sixty-one, just below the number 

 of last year, which was nearly four times the average number 

 for the last twenty years. The following are most worthy 

 of mention : — 



Sixty mammals from Bombay, thirty-seven from the 

 Nilgiris, and ten from Darjiling ; presented by R. C. 

 Wroughton, Esq. 



Twenty mammals from Machakos ; presented by S. L. 

 Hinde, Esq. 



Forty-six mammals from Oregon, Wyoming, Minnesota, 

 and various other localities, and a Para-type of Ni Isonia 

 neotor)iodon ; presented by the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, through Dr. C. Hart Merriam. 



Twenty-three mammals from near Boulogne, forty-one 

 from Holland and Denmark, fifty-nine from Portugal, ninety- 

 three from Colombia, Argentina, and various other localities ; 

 presented by Oldfield Thomas, Esq. 



Thirteen mammals from Kimberley ; presented by A. W. 

 Curry, Esq. 



Fifteen mammals from Patagonia ; presented by the 

 Zoological Society of London. 



Nine mammals collected chiefly at Lugh, Somaliland, by 

 Captain Bottego ; presented by the Genoa Museum. 



Nine specimens from Altai, including a very fine mounted 

 example of Ovis aminion ; collected and presented by 

 St. George Littledale, Esq. 



Eighty-one mammals from Nan, Siam ; presented by H. H. 

 Lyle, Esq. 



Two stuffed hares from Ireland ; presented by Lieut.- 

 Colonel Biddulph. 



The skull and cannon bones of a new sub species of giraffe 

 from Nigeria ; presented by W. Hume McCorquodale, Esq. 



Five squirrels from Russia ; presented by the St. Petersburg 

 Museum. 



A collection of one hundred and eighty mammals, made by 

 Mr. Dane Coolidge, including many new species ; purchased. 



A collection of one hundred and sixty-four mammals, made 

 by Mr. P. 0. Simons ; purchased. 



Eighteen mammals from Foochow ; presented by C. B. 

 Rickett, Esq. 



Three human skulls and nineteen mammals from Mada- 

 gascar; presented by Dr. C. J. Forsyth -Major. 



Eight mammals from Somali ; presented by C. V. A. Peel, 

 Esq. 



A stuffed specimen of Cervus sika ; presented by the Hon. 

 R. Ward. 



Six mammals from Selangore and five from British North 

 Borneo ; presented by H. N. Ridley, Esq. 



Twenty eight mammals from Bolivia; purchased. 



Twelve mammals from the Andes, near Mendoza ; presented 

 by E. A. Fitzgerald, Esq. 



