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Two hundred and thirty-two Birds from Benguela, 

 collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge ; purchased. 



Two hundred and thirty-six Birds from Apo Volcano, 

 Mindanao, Philippines, including the types of seven new species 

 and nineteen species new to the collection, collected by 

 Mr. W. Goodfellow ; purchased. 



Four hundred and fifty Birds from the Wagga Moun- 

 tains, Somali Land, collected by Mr. G. W. Bury: purchased. 



Four hundred and fifty Birds, mostly from the Canary 

 Islands ; presented by E. G. B. Meade Waldo. 



Three hundred and seventy-four Birds from S.W. 

 Australia, collected by T. Shortridge ; presented by W. E. 

 Balston, Esq. 



Three hundred and ninety- six Birds from Persia, collected 

 by R. B. Woosnam ; presented by Col. Bailward. 



Three hundred and twenty-six Birds from Cameroons, 

 West Africa, collected by Mr. G. L. Bates ; purchased. 



Eighteen Silver Pheasants from Upper Burma ; received 

 in exchange from the Bombay Natural History Society. 



Reptilia. — The accessions number one thousand two 

 hundred and ten, five hundred and eighty-nine by presenta- 

 tion, five hundred and seven by purchase, and one hundred 

 and fourteen received in exchange. The most important 

 are : — 



Thirty-three examples of the Wall-Lizard (Lacerta 

 muralis) representing several varieties from Spain ; received 

 from the Madrid Museum. 



One of the types of Lacerta muralis, var. hreviceps, from 

 Italy ; presented by Prof. Monticelli. 



A melanistic variety of the Wall-Lizard {Lacerta muralis) 

 from near Florence ; presented by Dr. A. Banchi. 



Twenty specimens from Styria ; received from Herr G. 

 Marktanner-Turneretscher, 



Thirty-five specimens from Roumania ; purchased. 



Forty-five specimens from Morocco, including examples 

 of a Lizard new to the collection (Qymnodactylus trachy- 

 hlepharus), collected by Herr F. W. Riggenbach ; purchased. 



Forty-one specimens from Angola, including the type 

 of a new Snake {Psa'tnTnophis ansorgii), and specimens of 

 two Snakes new to the collection {Ap)arallactus hocagii), 

 collected by Dr. W. J. Ansorge; purchased. 



A rare Lizard {Rhoptropus afer) from Angola ; presented 

 by R. J. Cuninghame, Esq. 



A rare Lizard {Psilodactylus caudicinct as) from Nigeria; 

 presented by A. L. de M. Mynn, Esq. 



