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species of Indian Cuckoos with the eggs of their foster-parents. 

 From Mr. L. M. Seth-Sraith 246 birds and 100 eggs from 

 Uganda. 



Mr. A. F. R. Wollaston's Expedition, which succeeded in 

 reaching almost the summit of the Snow Mountains (Mt. 

 Oarstensz), brought home a large and valuable collection of 

 bird-skins formed by trained Dyaks under the direction of 

 Mr. C. B. Kloss, Curator of the Kuala Lumpur Museum. 



Mr. D. A. Bannerman's Expedition to the Eastern Canary 

 Islands has resulted in a valuable series of specimens, mostly 

 obtained in their breeding plumage ; these were much needed 

 for the collection. 



Among the more important purchases are : — 



Valuable collections of birds from British New Guinea and 



Mt. Arizan, C. Formosa, made by Mr. Walter Goodfellow. 



A very valuable collection of birds from the highlands of 



Yemen, including the types of a number of newl}-' described 



species collected hy Mr. G. W. Bury. 



234 birds from the Canary Islands collected by Mr. D. A 

 Bannerman. 



152 birds from the Guano Islands off the Coast of Peru 

 collected by Dr. H. 0. Forbes. 



During the year the collection has been regularly consulted 

 by a large number of visitors ; and systematic work has been 

 done on various groups by Mr. W. L. Sclater, Major H. H. 

 Harington, Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker, Mr. J. P. Cook, Mr. C. H. 

 B. Grant, Mr. D. A. Bannerman, Lord Brabourne, Mr. G. M. 

 Mathews, Mr. T. Iredale, Dr. P. R. Lowe, Major H. J. Kelsall, 

 Mr. Witherby, and Mr. Lucas. 



Various artists engaged in preparing drawings for forth- 

 coming works have also made regular use of the collection, 

 viz. : — Mr. H. Gronvold, Mr. G. E. Lodge, Mr. Archibald 

 Thorburn, Mr. R. Green, Mr. H. Goodchild, Miss Medland, Major 

 H. Jones, Mr. W. Foster, Mr. Bernard Shaw, Miss Winifred 

 Austen, and Mr. A. W. Seaby. 



The whole collection of bird-skeletons has been re-arranged 

 in the new room made by cutting off a portion of the basement 

 for its reception. But the cabinets in which they are kept are 

 of an obsolete type, being far from dust-proof, and in other 

 ways inconvenient. 



The most valuable addition to this part of the collection 

 during the year was the skeleton of the Shoe-billed Stork, 

 (Balcuniceps rex) acquired by purchase. 



Domesticated Animals. 



North Hall. — The additions include the head of a Kathiawar 

 Buffalo, presented by the Zoological Society, The skull and 

 horns of a Cape Trek Ox, the gift of Col. H. W. Feilden, C.B., 



