98 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Ninety-six specimens from the Corea, including Thriponax 

 kalinowskyi, a large Woodpecker, new to the collection ; pre- 

 sented by C. W. Campbell, Esq. 



Thirteen specimens from the Shan Hills, Burmah ; presented 

 by Eugene W. Gates, Esq. 



A hundred and four specimens of Birds, collected during 

 the Steere Expedition to the Philippine Islands, containing 

 types of Cryptolo'pTia nigrorum and Ahrornis olivacea ; 

 obtained by exchange. 



Eighty-two specimens from the above-named expedition, 

 containing examples of eighteen species new to the collection ; 

 purchased. 



A pair of Loriculus bonapartii, a species of Lorikeet from 

 the Sulu Islands, new to the collection ; presented by the 

 Hon. Walter Kothschild. 



A tailfeather of an Argus Pheasant, the type of Argus 

 bipunctatus ; presented by Edward Bartlett, Esq. 



A rare species of Lark {Spilocorydon hypei'metrus) and a 

 Bunting {Fringillaria poliopleura) from Shoa, both new to 

 the collection ; received in exchange from the Turin Museum. 



Thirty-two specimens from St. Thomas' and Prince's Islands, 

 West Africa, comprising examples of six species new to the 

 collection ; presented by Professor Barboza du Bocage. 



Sixteen Birds from East Africa, including six new to the 

 collection ; received in exchange from the Berlin Museum. 



Ten Birds from the Pacific Islands, including two species of 

 Petrel new to the collection ; presented by J. J. Lister, Esq. 



The type specimen of a new species of Petrel (Oestreleta 

 cervicalis) from the Kermadec Islands ; presented by Captain 

 Carpenter. 



The type of Erythrura regia, a Weaver-Finch from Api, 

 New Hebrides ; presented by P. L. Sclater, Esq., f.r.s. 



Specimens of three Kingfishers of the genus Tanysiptera 

 (Tanysiptera obiensis, T. emilioi and T. ellioti), new to 

 the collection ; received in exchange from the Leyden 

 Museum. 



Two specimens of a Kingfisher {Halcyon albicilla) and of a 

 new species of Honey-sucker {Cleptornis tnarchii) from the 

 Marianne Islands, both new to the collection ; presented by 

 the Paris Museum. 



Nine specimens of Buzzards, and thirteen other species 

 from Montana and Dakota ; presented by E. S. Cameron, 

 Esq. 



Three hundred and twenty Skins of Birds from Chili and 

 Tarapaca, including a rare Avocet {Recurvirostra andina) 

 and several other species new to the collection ; presented by 

 Berkeley James, Esq. 



Thirty-four Nests and Eggs from Barbados ; presented by 

 Colonel H. H, Feilden, r.a,' 



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