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Eighteen Lizards from Lower California, including types 

 of a new species (Sceloporus lichii) ; received in exchange from 

 the Californian Academy of Sciences. 



Thirty-three specimens from Mexico, among which are 

 examples of three species new to the collection {Bceloporus 

 dugesii, Geo2)his dugesii, Crotalus polystictus) ; presented 

 l)y Dr. A. Duges. 



One hundred and nine specimens from Trinidad ; presented 

 by R. R. Mole and F. W. Urich, Esqs. 



Nineteen specimens from the Andes of Colombia, among 

 which types of a new Lizard (Sj^hcerodactijlus andianus) and 

 a new Snake (Leptognathus pratti) ; purchased. 



The shell of a large Tortoise (Testudo elephantina), one of 

 two specimens having lived many years at Plantation House, 

 St. Helena; presented by W. A. Thorpe, Esq. 



Bcttrachia. — Seven hundred and forty-one specimens were 

 added, of which the following additions are noteworthy : — 



Nineteen specimens from Montenegro, Bosnia, Herzegovina, 

 and Greece ; purchased. 



Eight specimens from the Caucasus ; presented by Dr. G. 

 Radde. 



Ten specimens from the Hadramout ; presented by Dr. J. 

 Anderson, f.r.s. 



Fifty-nine specimens from Travancore ; presented by H. 

 S. Ferguson, Esq. 



Seventy -two specimens from Siam, among them a Frog 

 {Oxyglossus martensii) new to the collection; received in 

 exchange from the Royal Siamese Museum, Bangkok. 



Twenty-four specimens from Brunei, Borneo, collected by 

 Mr. A. Everett ; purchased. 



A new Frog from Borneo {Engystomia horneensis) ; pur- 

 chased. 



Sixty specimens from Sumba, Lombok, Flores, Savu, Om- 

 baai, and Timor, collected by Mr. A. Everett ; among them 

 types of three new Frogs {Rana florensis, Sphenophryne 

 monticola, Hyla everetti) ; purchased. 



Thirty-seven specimens collected by Dr. L. Loria, in British, 

 New Guinea ; among them types of two new species 

 (^Sphenophryne lorice and S. ateles). 



A Frog from New Guinea, new to the collection {Sp}heno- 

 phryne cornuta); presented by Mr. C. W. R. van Renesse 

 van Duivenbode. 



Thirty specimens from Egypt and Suakim ; presented by 

 Dr. J. Anderson, f.r.s. 



A rare Frog (Chiromantis peter sii) from Beira, E. Africa; 

 presented by J. ffolliott Darling, Esq. 



Eighty-eight specimens collected by Mr. A. Whyte in 

 Northern Nyassaland, including types of two new Frogs 



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