142 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



AvES — continued. 



Two hundred and forty-four birds from Central Asia, 

 collected by Douglas Carruthers, Esq. 



Thirty-seven birds from Formosa, collected by Dr. 

 A. Moltrecht. 



Three hundred and thirty-seven birds from the Island of 

 Palawan, collected by Willoughby P. Lowe, Esq. 



Africa. 



Alexander Collection. — Four thousand seven hundred and 

 ninety-eight birds from Africa, including the types of eighty- 

 four species ; collected by and presented in accordance with the 

 wish of the late Mr. Boyd Alexander. 



Three hundred and fourteen birds from the Sudan Region ; 

 presented by G, Blaine, Esq. 



The type -specimens of Tarsiger elgonensis and Irrisor 

 granti, from British East Africa, both new to the collection ; 

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



Nine birds from Equatorial Africa, six species being new to 

 the collection ; received in exchange from the Berlin Museum. 



One hundred and seventy-three birds from East Africa ; 

 collected by Mr. Eobin Kemp. 



One hundred and forty-one birds from Central Africa ; 

 presented hy Sheffield A. Neave, Esq. 



Fifty-three birds from Entebbe, Uganda ; presented hy 

 C. C. Gowdey, Esq. 



An example of the rare Scops Owl, Gymnoscops insularis, 

 from the Seychelles ; presented hy H. P. Thomasset, Esq. 



Four specimens of the Black Knorhaan, Lissotis afra, from 

 Bechuanaland ; presented hy R. E. Dent, Esq. 



Three hundred and six eggs from Northern Ankole, col- 

 lected by R. A. L. van Someren, Esq. 



Twenty-three birds from the district South of Lake George, 

 including the type of Laniarius mufumhiri ; presented by 

 Mrs. M. Rohy. 



A nestling Ostrich ; presented hy Carl Hagenheck, Esq. 



One hundred and eighty-two birds, including the types of 

 Sylviellct lowei, 8. hardyi, and Cinnyris kruensis, from West 

 Africa ; collected by Willoughby P. Lowe, Esq. 



Four hundred and fifty-one birds from West Africa ; pre- 

 sented hy Capt. E. C. Hardy, R.N. 



Sixteen birds, including the type of Himantornis whitesidei, 

 and one egg from the Congo Region ; collected by the Rev. 

 H. M. Whiteside. 



Nine birds from Cameroon, including six types of newly 

 described species, and seventy-two eggs, nearly all of which 



