126 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A Fish from Plymouth {Syngnatnus rostellatws), new to 

 the collection ; presented by W. L. Byrne, Esq. 



A Fish new to the English Channel (Oohius capita ) ; 

 presented by G. A. Boulenger, Esq., f.r.s. 



Forty specimens from various parts of the Russian Empire, 

 including types of several species new to the collection ; 

 received in exchange from the Imperial Academy of Sciences, 

 St. Petersburg. 



Sixty-five specimens from the Caucasus and Persia, 

 including types of new species, collected by Mr. B. T. Giinther, 

 on his expedition to Lake Urmi ; presented by the Boyal 

 Society. 



Forty- eight specimens from the sea round Socotra and 

 Abd-el-Kuri, collected by Messrs. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant and 

 H. O. Forbes ; presented by the Royal Society. 



One hundred and forty-three specimens from Kurrachee, 

 the Mekran Coast, and the Persian Gulf ; presented by 

 F. W. Townsend, Esq. 



Seven specimens collected by the late ^Mr. J. Whitehead in 

 Hainan, among them the types of three new species 

 {Coreoperca luhiteheadi, Gymnosfomus lepturus, Barilius 

 hainanensis) ; purchased. 



Thirty specimens from Borneo and the Natuuas ; presented 

 by the Sarawak Museum. 



The types of a new Fish from Mount Kina Balu, N. Borneo 

 (Olaniopsis hanitschi) ; presented by Dr. R. Hanitsch. 



Forty-four specimens from Madeira, collected by the late 

 Axel J. Arendrup ; presented by Madame Arendrup. 



A remarkably large specimen of Batistes maculatus, from 

 Ascension ; presented by Lieut. F. H. Eagles. 



Specimens of Polypterus hichir, from the Lower Nile ; 

 obtained in exchange from Columbia University, New York. 



Forty-seven specimens from the Upper Niger, including 

 examples of three species new to the collection (Distichodus 

 martini, Barilius niloticus, Laheo selti) ; presented by 

 General Lugard, c.B,, and the Officers of the W. African 

 Frontier Force. 



Five specimens from the Sacred Lake, Bucumachi, Ashantee; 

 presented by C. Beddington, Esq. 



Fifty-six specimens from the Gold Coast, among which are 

 the types of three new species {Hemichromis tersquamatus, 

 Ghrysichthys walheri, and Petersius occidentalis) ; presented 

 by R. B. N. Walker, Esq. 



The type specimen of Ghrysichthys hingsleym, from the 

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



Two hundred and seventy-eight specimens from various 

 parts of the Congo State, including types of numerous new 

 species described in the " Annales du Musee du Congo "; 

 presented by the Secretary of State, Congo Free State. 



