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Ayes— continued. 



Two hundred and eighty-seven birds from Southern Arabia, 

 including the type specimens of eight newly described species ; 

 collected by Mr. G. W. Bury ; purchased. 



One hundred and forty -five eggs from South Africa ; col- 

 lected by the late Mr. Bertram E. Jupp ; purchased. 



Eleven birds from the South Congo State ; 'presented by 

 Mrs. M. Roby. 



Thirty-two birds, including the type specimen of Laniarius 

 helenoe, also seven eggs and three nests from Sierra Leone ; 

 presented by Major H. Kelsall, R.A. 



Twenty-five birds and three eggs from Gambia ; presented^ 

 by Gilbert Blaine, Esq. 



Two hundred and thirty-four birds from the Canary 

 Islands, including the type specimens of newly described sub- 

 species ; collected by Mr. I). A. Bannerman ; purchased. 



The skeletons of three Laughing Gulls, Larus cachinnans, 

 from the Canary Islands ; presented by D. A. Bannerman, 

 Esq, 



The skeletons of seven Ringed Plovers, jEgialitis, from the 

 Cape Verde Islands ; presented by D. A. Bannerman, Esq. 



America, North. 



Fifteen birds from Alberta, Western Canada ; presented by 

 A. Thornburn, Esq. 



Sixty birds from Colorado ; collected by Mr. W. Cross ; 

 exchanged. 



Fifty-eight birds from British Columbia ; collected by 

 Mr. J. Wynne ; purchased. 



Six hundred and one birds from the United States ; collected 

 by Willoughby P. Lowe, Esq. 



One hundred and seventy-eight birds from the United 

 States and British Columbia ; received in exchange from J. H. 

 Fleming, Esq. 



Seven birds from North-West Mexico and other localities, 

 including an example of Lago'pus welchi, which was previously 

 unrepresented in the Museum series; received in exchange 

 from the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass. 



America, Central and South. 



Three hundred and seventeen birds from British Honduras ; 

 presented by F. D. Godman, Esq., F.R.S. 



One hundred and sixteen birds from Costa Rica ; presented 

 by F. D. Godman, Esq,, F.R.S. 



Four birds from British Guiana ; presented by F. V. 

 McConnell, Esq. 



Sixty-six birds from Miritiba, N.E. Brazil ; collected by 

 Mr. F. Schwanda ; purchased. 



