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Two skulls of a turtle new to the collection (Carettochelys 

 insculpta), from the Fly R., New Guinea ; purchased. 



Eight specimens from St. Aignan Island, British New 

 Guinea, collected by Mr. Meek ; including the types of a new 

 Lizard (Lygosoma aignanum) ; purchased. 



Seventeen specimens from Australia ; presented by D. Le 

 Souef, Esq. 



Twelve specimens from W. Australia, including types of 

 two new Lizards (Varanus brevicauda and Lygosowia 

 gastrostigma) ; collected by Dr. E. Clement ; purchased. 



Eight specimens from S. Central Australia, among which 

 a new Death-Adder {Acantho2)his 'pyrrhus) ; purchased. 



Seventeen specimens from the United States of America, 

 including two Snakes new to the collection (Rhadincea 

 jiavilata and Virginia elegans) ; purchased. 



A rare Snake from California ( Coronella califomice) ; 

 purchased. 



Eleven specimens from Lower California and Mexico, 

 including a Snake new to the collection {Chilomeniscus 

 fasciatus) ; presented by Dr. A. Duges. 



Specimen of a Mexican Lizard new to the collection 

 {ScelojpOTUs utiformis); received in exchange. 



Seven specimens from Costa Rica, including a Lizard new 

 to the collection (G^err/io-Jio^us monticola); purchased. 



Eleven specimens from the Andes of Colombia ; purchased. 



Types of a new Lizard (Arthrose'ps werneri) and of a new 

 snake (Helicops pictiventris) from Brazil ; presented by Dr. 

 F. Werner. 



A new Snake {Apostolep>is pymi) from Brazil, from the 

 collection of the late J. Pym, Esq. ; presented by Mrs. Pym. 



One hundred and one specimens from Ecuador comprising 

 the type of seven new Lizards and four new Snakes, besides 

 examples of several species new to the collection, collected 

 by Mr. Rosenberg ; purchased. 



Thirty-two specimens from Bolivia and the N, Chaco ; 

 presented by the Genoa Civic Museum. 



Eighteen specimens from Bolivia and Argentina, including 

 examples of several species new to the collection ; received 

 in exchange from the Turin Museum. 



Sixteen specimens from the Prov. Mendoza, among them the 

 types of a new Lizard [LiolcBmus fitzgeraldi) ; presented by 

 - E. A. FitzGerald, Esq. 



Batrachians. — The additions number six hundred and fifty- 

 "six ; two hundred and ninety -five by presentation, one 

 hundred and sixty-eight by purchase, one hundred and 

 ninety-three by exchange. The following deserve notice : — 



Type specimens of a new species of Newt {Molge italica) 

 from Ital}^ ; presented by Count M. Peracca. 



Ninetj^-three specimens from Siam and the Malay Penin- 

 sula, including representatives of several species new ig the 



