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Reptilta — continued. 



Thirty-one Reptiles from Central Australia, among them 

 examples of two lizards new to the Collection {Lygosoma 

 ocelliferum and Ablepharus tceniopleurus) ; presented by 

 H. S. Hillier, Esq. 



Batrachia. 



The additions number two hundred and nine, of which one 

 hundred and sixty-six were acquired by presentation and forty- 

 three by purchase. The principal additions are : — 



Africa. 



Thirty-eight specimens from the Seychelles, among which are 

 a new Frog {N ectopliryne gar diner i) and two new Csecilians 

 (Dermophis sechellensis and Hypogeophis brevis) ; p)resented 

 by Prof. J. Stanley Gardiner, F.R.8. 



Thirteen specimens from British East Africa ; presented by 

 F. J. Jackson, Esq., C.B., C.M.G. 



Thirteen Frogs from Bechuanaland, collected by Mr. R. B. 

 Woosnam ; presented by the Subscribers to the Lake Ngami 

 Expedition Fund. 



Seven Frogs from South Africa ; presented by the Trustees 

 of the South African Museum. 



Eight Frogs from Oban, Calabar; presented by P. A. 

 Talbot, Esq. 



America, South. 



Thirty-three specimens from Southern Colombia (M. G. 

 Palmer Collection), including a Frog {Geratohyla proboscidea) 

 new to the Collection, and examples of several new species. 



Twenty specimens from near Rio Janeiro; presented by 

 D. A. Banner man, Esq. 



Ten Frogs from Santa Catharina, Brazil, collected by 

 Mr. W. Ehrhardt. 



Australasia. 



Fourteen specimens from the Moluccas, collected by the 

 late Mr. W. Stalker ; presented by the Subscribers to the 

 British Ornithologists' Union New Guinea Expedition Fund. 



Pisces. 



Of the nine hundred and seventy-two additions, six hundred 

 and sixteen were acquired by presentation, three hundred and 

 fifty-four by purchase, and two by exchange. The following 

 are the most important : — 



Europe. 



A Fish (Lycodes eudipleurostictus) new to the Collection, 

 from the Faroe Channel ; presented by Dr. N. Wolfenden. 



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