130 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



One -hundred specimens from S. Africa, collected by 

 C. Grant; presented by C. D. Rudd, Esq. 



Two hundred and one specimens from Somaliland, 

 collected by G. W. Bury, Esq. ; purchased. 



Forty-nine specimens from Persia, collected by R. B. 

 Woosnam, Esq. ; presented by Col. Bailward. 



Twelve Lizards of the genus Phrynocephalu'i from 

 Central Asia, including type specimens of three species new 

 to the collection (P. alpherakii, zalenshii and acufirostris ) ; 

 received from the St. Petersburg Museum. 



Eleven specimens from Tibet, including the types of a 

 new Lizard {Also])hylax tihetanus) ; presented by Lieut.-Col. 

 L. A. Waddal, c.b. 



Fortj^'-four specimens from Yunnan, including examples 

 of a new Snake and a new Tortoise, collected by Mr. J. 

 Graham ; purchased. 



Four specimens from the Himalayas, including the type 

 of a new Snake {Lycodon mackinnoni) ; presented by 

 Captain F. Wall. 



One hundred and seven specimens from Ceylon ; presented 

 by E. E. Green, Esq. 



Thirteen specimens from the Malay Peninsula , including 

 the types of a new Snake {Calamaria gimletti), collected by 

 Dr. J. D. Gimlefcte ; presented by the Imperial Institute. 



Twenty-nine specimens from Japan, collected by Mr. M. P. 

 Anderson ; presented by His Grace the Duke of Bedford. 



Twenty-three specimens from Dutch New Guinea, 

 collected by A. E. Pratt, Esq. ; purchased. 



Forty-five specimens from near Lake Eyre, South 

 Australia, including examples of two new species; presented 

 by H. J. Hillier, Esq. 



A Caiman, one of the types of Caiman sclerous var. 

 chiapasius, from Tetuantepec, received in exchange from the 

 Paris Museum. 



Ten specimens from Costa Rica, including the type 

 of a new Snake {Phrydo2:)s melas), collected by Mr. C. H. 

 Lankester ; purchased. 



Thirteen specimens from Panama ; presented by H. 

 Roberts, Esq. 



Fifteen specimens, including examples of a species new to 

 the collection {Leposoma scincoides) from British Guiana; 

 presented by Dr. C. Bovallius. 



Forty-seven specimens from the Andes of Venezuela, 

 including the types of two new Snakes {Atr actus ventri- 

 7}iaculatu8 and Leptognathus latifrontalis), collected by 

 Sr. Briceno ; purchased. 



