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Pisces — continued. 

 Africa. 



Sixty-eight specimens from various paints of Africa, among 

 which one of the types of a new Barbel (Barbus deserti) from 

 the Algerian Sahara ; received in exchange from the Paris 

 Museum. 



Thirty-four specimens from Lake Victoria, including types 

 of two new species (Paratilapia bayonii and P. polyodon), 

 discovered by Dr. E. Bayon ; presented by the Genoa Civic 

 Museum. 



Thirty-nine specimens from British East Africa, includ- 

 ing types of three new Barbels (Barbus sexradiatus, B. 

 ■npleuro gramma, B. nairobiensis) ; presented by A. Blayney 

 Percival, Esq. 



Examples of a new Silurid Fish (Amphilius kreffti, from 

 Usambara, German East Africa ; presented by Dr. P. KrefFt. 



One of the types of Barbus macrolepis, from German East 

 Africa ; presented by the Hamburg Museum. 



Twenty-six specimens from West Africa ; presented by 

 Mr. J. Paul Arnold. 



Ten specimens from Portuguese East Africa, among which 

 vthe types of three new species {Gobius occidentalism Gobioides 

 ■ansorgii, Symbranchus afer), discovered by Dr. W. J. Ansorge ; 

 .purchased. 



Thirty-nine specimens from Lagos, among which the types 

 of three new species (GnatJionemus brucii, Labeo ogimensis, 

 J^arbus occidentalis) ; presented by Major G. E. Bruce. 



Thirty-two specimens from Old Ciilabar ; presented by Major 

 W. A. C. Cockburn. 



Eighty-six specimens from South Cameroon, among which 

 types of four new species (Kneria cameronensis, Petersitis 

 quicker, Clarias jaensis, Synodontis pardalis), from the 

 collection of Mr. G. L. Bates ; purchased. 



Seventeen specimens from the Congo, among which types 

 of a new species (Barilius lujoi), from the collection of M. Luja; 

 presented by the Luxemburg Museum of Natural History. 



Twenty-six Barbels from Cape Colony, including types of 

 three new species (Barbus gilchristi, B. asper, B. hemipleuro- 

 grararifia) ; presented by Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist. 



Eighteen specimens from Port Eli.zabeth ; presented by 

 F. W. FitzSimons, Esq. 



America. 



Fifteen specimens from Jamaica, among which a Parrot-crane 

 (Pseudoscarus ccvruleus) new to the collection ; presented by 

 Prof. U. Dahlgren. 



Fifty- one specimens from Central and South America, 

 including types of two new species (Heterogramma pleurotcenia 

 and Chiroclon arnoldi) ; presented by Mr. J. Paul Arnold. 



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