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Twenty-eight Fishes from the La Plata, including the type 

 of a new Loricariid {Plecostomus taeniatus) ; received from 

 the Berlin Museum. 



Examples of Myxus curvidens, new to the collection^ from 

 Argentina ; purchased. 



The types of a new Fish {Gcdaxias bullocki) from Chile^ 

 collected by Mr. D. S. Bullock ; purchased. 



MoUusca. — Two thousand eight hundred and forty-six 

 specimens were added to the collection, the most important of 

 which are the following : — 



Miscellaneous. 



Thirty-three specimens of Olividce from various localities ; 

 presented by F. G. Bridgman, Esq. 



Thirty-five freshwater shells figured in Hanley's " Photo- 

 graphic Ccnchology " ; presented by H. Harvey, Esq. 



Three hundred and seventy-one shells from many localities, 

 representing species mostly new to the collection ; purchased. 



Seventy-four shells, mostly terrestrial, including the types 

 of three new species ; purchased. 



Seventy-two shells from various localities, including the 

 types of eight new species ; purchased. 



Europe. 



Fifty specimens of Pteropoda from the West of Ireland ; 

 presented by E. W. L. Holt, Esq. 



Asia. 



One hundred and twenty-six land and freshwater shells, 

 including many from Lake Baikal and other localities, new 

 to the collection ; purchased. 



One hundred and sixty-nine land and freshwater shells, 

 mostly from Tonkin, representing many species new to the 

 collection ; purchased. 



Fifty-one land shells from Japan, including seventeen 

 species recently described ; purchased. 



One hundred and nineteen specimens from Formosa, Lifu, 

 etc., nearly all species new to the Museum ; purchased. 



One hundred slides of radulse, jaws, genitalia, etc., of Indian 

 and other Mollusca ; purchased. 



Africa. 



One hundred and five land shells from South Africa.^ 

 including the types of twenty-four new species ; presented by 

 J. H. Ponsonby, Esq. 



