128 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Five Mammals from Santiago ; presented by J. A. Wolff- 

 sohn, Esq. 



Six Mammals from Venezeula, collected by Sr. S. Briceno, 

 and seven from Chiriqui, collected by Mr. H. J. Watson ; 

 presented by Oldfield Thomas, Esq. 



Aves. — The accessions totalled thirteen thousand eight 

 hundred and thirty four, of which the following deserve 

 special notice : — 



One hundred and nine Birds from the West Indies ; pre- 

 sented by D. A. Bannerman, Esq. 



One hundred and sixty-two Birds from British Central 

 Africa ; presented by Sir Alfred Sharpe, k.c.b. 



Fifty-two Birds from South-West Australia, including five 

 species new to the collection ; presented by Dr. Bernard 

 Woodward. 



Forty Birds from the Azores ; presented by the Ponta 

 Delgada Museum. 



Seven hundred and forty-five Birds from Dr. Sclater's 

 Collection ; purchased. 



Forty-five Birds from the Belgian Congo ; presented by 

 Colonel J. J. Harrison. 



Ninety-eight eggs fiom Australia ; presented A. J. North, 

 Esq. 



Sixty-four Birds from Wales and Ireland ; presented by 

 W. E,. Ogilvie-Grant, Esq. 



One thousand, two hundred and seventy-nine Birds and 

 eight hundred and sixty-eight eggs, from Egypt, &c. ; 

 bequeathed by the late Mr. Edward Cavendish Taylor. 



Three hundred and twenty-two Birds from Japan ; pre- 

 sented by His Grace the Duke of Bedford, k.g. 



Three hundred and thirty-five Birds from the Kauri 

 Kachin district, and one thousand two hundred and sixty 

 Birds from Mount Victoria, Chin Hills ; presented by Lieut.- 

 Colonel Rippon. 



Seventy-two Birds from Tian Shan Mountains ; presented 

 by A. B, Bayley Worthington, Esq. 



Four hundred and seventeen eggs from British East 

 Africa and Uganda ; purchased. 



Two hundred and eight Birds from the Chindwin Hills ; 

 presented by Capt. A. Mears. 



Eighty-eight Birds from the Syrian Desert, collected by 

 Mr. D. Carruthers ; purchased. 



Nine hundred and six Birds and seven hundred and forty- 

 five eggs from Paraguay, collected by W. Foster ; purchased. 



Nine hundred and fifty-four mounted Birds from various 

 localities; presented by Lord Tweedmouth. 



Four hundred and sixteen Birds from S. Tibet ; presented 

 by Capt. H. J. Walton, I.M.S. 



