132 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Pisces — continued. 



One hundred and seventeen specimens from Costa Rica,, 

 including types of several new species, collected by Mr. C. F. 

 Underwood ; purchased. 



Twelve specimens from British Guiana and Brazil, including' 

 co-types of several new species ; received in exchange from. 

 Prof. C. Eigenmann. 



Five specimens from British Guiana, among which types of 

 a new species (Heros steindachneri) ; purchased. 



Seventeen specimens from Brazil, among which examples of 

 several species new to the collection ; presented by E. Stanley 

 Sutton, Esq. 



Twenty-three specimens from the Andes of Colombia,- 

 among which a Silurid {Phnelodus chagresi) new to ther 

 collection ; presented by Sir Bryan Leighton, Bart. 



Australasia. 



Twenty-nine specimens from Tahiti, among which the type 

 of a new Eel {Gymnomuroena polyspilus) ; presented by Dr. A. 

 Giinther, f.r.s. 



Nineteen specimens from the Sandwich Group, Falkland 

 Islands ; presented by W. L. Allardyce, Esq. 



TUNICATA. 



Three specimens from the Red Sea ; presented by the 

 Eastern and Associated Telegraph Companies. 



MOLLUSCA. 

 Three thousand four hundred and ninety-two specimens 

 were added to the collection, of which the most important 

 acqusitions were the following : — 



EuTOioe. 



One hundred and twenty-seven fine specimens of marine 

 shells from Jersey ; presented by H. Spurrier, Esq. 



Eleven specimens of Cephalopoda from the West of Ireland, 

 including several species new to the collection ; presented by 

 E. W. L. Holt, Esq. 



Asia. 



One hundred and thirty-nine land shells from Japan, 

 including a large number of species new to the collection ; 

 purchased. 



One hundred and three marine mollusca from Christmas 

 Island, including the types of three new species ; presented by 

 Sir J. Murray, K.C.B., f.r.s. 



Seventy-nine marine shells from the Cocos-Keeling Islands : 

 presented by Dr. Wood-Jones. 



One hundred and twenty-two land shells from Tonkin, 

 nearly all new to the collection ; purchased. 



