108 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Ten Mammals from Sarawak, including the type of a new 

 Squirrel (Sciurus everetti) ; collected by A. H. Everett, Esq. 



Three Mammals from Sarawak ; presented by Dr. G. D. 

 Haviland. 



The skin of a Monk-Seal (Monachus albiventris) from the 

 Desertas Islands ; presented by H. C. Hinton, Esq., and C. J. 

 Cossart, Esq. 



Nineteen small Mammals from Egypt ; presented by 

 F. S. Worthington, Esq. 



Nine small Mammals from the Gold Coast, including one 

 Bat {EporaophoTus veldkam2n) new to the collection ; pre- 

 sented by R. Austin Freeman, Esq. 



Ten small Mammals from the Transvaal ; presented by 

 W. L. Distant, Esq. 



Eleven small Mammals from South Texas ; presented by 

 W. Taylor, Esq. 



Eleven small Mammals from Mexico and Florida, including 

 three species new to the collection ; received in exchange from 

 the United States National Museum. 



Seven small Mammals from Mexico ; presented by Osbert 

 Salvin, Esq., f.r.s., and F. Du Cane Godman, Esq., F.R.S. 



Seven Mammals from Tolima, Colombia ; presented by 

 R. B. White, Esq. 



Four Bats and a Rat from Trinidad ; presented by J. H. 

 Hart, Esq. 



Nine Mammals from the Herbert River, Queensland, 

 including four species new to the collection ; received in 

 exchange from the Sydney Museum. 



Seven Bats and Rats from the South Sea Islands ; pre- 

 sented by J. J. Lister, Esq. 



Birds. — Eight thousand three hundred and thirty-seven 

 additions have been made to this class. In addition to the 

 collections already mentioned, the following are the most 

 important : — 



One hundred and thirty-six eggs from Spain and other 

 parts of the Mediterranean region ; presented by Lord Lil- 

 ford. 



Two hundred and sixteen eggs of birds from Fao, Persian 

 Gulf ; presented by W. D. Gumming, Esq. 



Seventeen eggs from the Islands of N.W. Australia ; pre- 

 sented by Lieutenant Gerald Oliver, r.n. 



One hundred and sixty birds and eggs from various locali- 

 ties visited by the Antarctic Expedition ; bequeathed by the 

 late Dr. McCormick. 



Three British birds, including the only specimen of Turdus 

 sihiricus as yet killed in England ; bequeathed by the late 

 Frederic Bond, Esq. 



Nest, with eggs and adult birds of the Crested Tit, from 

 Scotland ; presented by Lieutenant Colonel Irby. 



Nest, with eggs and adult birds of the Bearded Tit, from 

 Norfolk ; presented by R. W. Chase, Esq. 



A hundred 



