164 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Batrachia — continued. 



Bufo hypomelas, Agalychnis spurrelli, Ccecilia intermedia) ; 

 presented by Dr. H. Q. F. Spurrell. 



Twenty-two Batrachians collected in Peru by Mr. J. Mounsey ; 

 purchased. 



Ten Batrachians collected in Peru by Messrs. H. and 

 C. Watkins ; purchased. 



Australasia. 



Twenty-eight Batrachians from Dutch New Guinea, among 

 them examples of a Frog {Chaperina h?-evipalinata) new to the 

 collection, and the type of a new species (Liophryne kampeni) ; 

 presented by the Subscribers to the British Ornithologists' 

 Union Expedition to Dutch New Guinea. 



Forty-eight Batrachians from Dutch New Guinea, among 

 them examples of three species new to the collection {Rana 

 grisea, Cophixalus crucifer, Hyla rfiacophorus, and the types 

 of three new species {Sphenophryne Jclossi, Hyla wollastoni, 

 Nycthnantis granti) ; presented by the Subscribers to the 

 Wollaston Expedition to Dutch New Guinea. 



Pisces. 



The additions number one thousand eight hundred and 

 sixty-nine, of which one thousand six hundred and eighty-one 

 were acquired by presentation, one hundred and one by 

 purchase, and eighty-seven in exchange. The following are the 

 most important : — 



From various Localities. 



Seventy-eight fishes from various localities, including the 

 types of three new Cyprinodonts (Limia arnoldi, L. ornata 

 and L. nigrofasciata) from Haiti ; presented by Herr J. P. 

 Arnold. 



Europe. 



A rare deep-sea Angler Fish {Melanocetus johnsonii) from 

 the North Atlantic ; presented by the Hon. Walter Rothschild, 

 F.R.S. 



Three Hag-lishes {Myxine glutinosa) from deep water of the 

 Faroe-Shetland Channel ; presented by Professor D'Arcy W. 

 Thompson, C.B. 



A semi-albino Plaice {Pleuronectes platessa) from Aber- 

 deen; presented by F. Cooke, Esq. 



An albino Plaice {Pleuronectes platessa) from the Dogger 

 Bank ; presented by Messrs. J. W. Stookes & Co. 



A Char {Salmo willughbii), from Loch Quoich ; presented 

 by Captain E. Ellice. 



