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Batrachia — continued. 

 Asia. 



Eighteen Frogs from India, mostly larval forms ; received 

 in exchange from the Indian Museum, Calcutta. 



Twelve Frogs from Yunnan ; purchased. 



Eighty-six Frogs from Formosa, including types of five new 

 species {Rana adenopleura,R. sauteri, Rhacophorus ')noltrechti, 

 Rh. robustus, Microhyla steinegeri) ; purchased. 



Seven Batrachians from Japan ; presented by Hon. N. C. 

 Rothschild. 



The type of a new Toad (Bufo valhalloe) discovered by 

 Mr. G. Meade- Waldo on Pulo-Weh, Sumatra; presented by 

 the Earl of Crawford, K.T., F.R.s. 



Type specimens of three Frogs {Rana sariha, Ixalus petersii, 

 Galophrynus heterochirus) from Borneo ; presented by the 

 Sarawak Museum. 



Africa. 



A Toad from Ramleh (Bufo vittatus), new to the Egyptian 

 Fauna ; presented by Capt. S. S. Flower. 



Ten Frogs from Egypt and the Sudan ; presented by the 

 Giza Zoological Gardens. 



Fourtesn Frogs from the Sudan ; presented by Captain S. S. 

 Flower. 



Seven Batrachians from British East Mrlca; presented by 

 A. Blayney Percival, Esq. 



Fourteen Batrachians from Usambara, German East Africa,, 

 among which types of three new species (Phrynohcttrachus 

 krejftii, Arthroleptis xenodactt/lus, Hylambates vermiculatus) ; 

 presented by Dr. P. KrefFt. 



A Frog new to the collection (Rappia fusciventris) from 

 Liberia ; presented by Mr. Lorenz Miiller. 



Twenty-five Batrachians from Cameroon, from Mr. G. L, 

 Bates's collection ; purchased. 



Anieriea. 



Twenty-four Frogs from the United States ; presented by 

 Dr. J. T. Nichols. 



Eleven Frogs from S.W. Colombia, among which the types 

 of two new species {Hylodes calcaratus and Leptodactylus 

 maniipus) discovered by Mr. M. G. Palmer ; purchased. 



Seven Frogs from Buenos Ayres ; presented by E. Gibson, 

 Esq. 



Australasia. 



Eight Frogs from Dutch New Guinea, from the collection of 

 Mr. A. E. Pratt ; purchased. 



Pisces. 

 One thousand one hundred and seventy-six specimens were 

 added, seven hundred and twenty-four received by presenta- 

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