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One hundred and sixty-six birds, and five eggs from 

 Northern Rhodesia, collected by Shefiield A. Neave, Esq. ; 

 presented by the British South African Company. 



Nineteen specimens of species new to the collection ; 

 exchanged with the Hon, Walter Rothschild, m.p. 



Forty birds from the Kain district of Khorasan and 

 Tirhut ; presented by Capt. J. W. Watson. 



Reptilia. — The accessions number eight hundred and 

 twenty-five, five hundred and sixty presented, two hundred 

 and sixty purchased, and five received in exchange. The 

 following are the more important : — 



A Red variety of the Viper (Viper a herus) from 

 Pembrokeshire ; presented by H. Fowler, Esq. 



Sixteen lizards (Lacerta ionica and Algiroides nigro- 

 punctatus) from Corfu ; purchased. 



Sixteen Reptiles from Bulgaria ; presented by Prof. W. 

 T. Kowatscheft. 



Fourteen Reptiles from the Aden Hinterland ; presented 

 by Capt. A. C. Ingram. 



Ninety-eight Reptiles from the islands of the Indian 

 Ocean, including the types of two new species (Hemidactylus 

 gardineri and Scelotes gardineri), collected by J. Stanley 

 Gardiner, Esq. ; presented by the Percy Sladen Trust. 



Sixty-eight Reptiles from India and the types of two new 

 Snakes Tropidonotus baileyi from Tibet and Bungarus 

 walli from Oude ; described and presented by Major F. Wall. 



Twenty-nine Reptiles from Saghalien, Corea, and China, 

 collected by Mr. M. Anderson ; presented by His Grace the 

 Duke of Bedford, k.g. 



Thirty-two Reptiles from Mogador, collected by Senor 

 Martinez de la Escalera ; presented by the Madrid Museum. 



Fifty-five reptiles from Algeria ; presented by W. J. 

 Harding King, Esq. 



A Lizard new to the collection {Ghalcides thierryi) from 

 Nigeria ; presented by E.W. Dix, Esq. 



Seventy Reptiles from the Cameroons, including the types 

 of three new species (Dasypeltis macrops, Dipsadoboa iolepis 

 and Aparallactus batesii), collected by Mr. Mr. G. L. Bates ; 

 purchased. 



Fifty-five Reptiles from Angola, collected by Dr. W. J. 

 Ansorge ; purchased. 



Thirteen Reptiles from the Bahr-el-Ghazal produce, 

 including the type of a new Snake {Simocephalus butleri ; 

 presented by A. L. Butler, Esq. 



Twelve Reptiles from the Ruwenzori district, including 

 the type of a new Lizard (Lygosoma meleagris), collected by 



