100 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



From Sir George Newnes.— The Natural History collections 

 made by the " Southern Cross" Antarctic Expedition under 

 the leadership of Mr. C. E. Borchgrevink. 



(At the request of Sir George Newnes, who bore the cost 

 of the expedition, the Trustees have agreed to publish an 

 official memoir of the Natural History results of the 

 expedition.) 



From the Secretary of State for the Congo Free State. — 

 Another fine series of 114 Fishes from the Congo. 



From His Excellency G. R. Le Hunte, C.M.G., Governor of 

 British New Guinea. — Some beautifully prepared skins of rare 

 Birds of Paradise and other Birds from the interior of New 

 Guinea. 



From Mr. C. B. Eickett. — A collection of 1,100 specimens 

 of Birds from South China, forming a complete series of the 

 birds of Foochow and the province of Foh-Kien. 



From Captain A. M. Farquhar, R.N. — A valuable collection 

 of Birds from the New Hebrides, comprising 121 specimens;, 

 including the types of no less than 12 new species. 



From Mr. F. Du Cane Godman, d.c.l., f.r.s. — A further 

 important consignment of Central American Lipidoptera, 

 consisting of 2,500 Noctuidce, and including many types. 



Also a very valuable collection of Central American land 

 and freshwater shells, consisting of about 4,500 specimens, 

 and including the types of 74 new species, and many others 

 new to the collection. 



From Lieut. -Colonel A. S. G. Jayakar, i.M.S. — 571 Marine 

 Shells, from Muscat. 



From the Sandwich Islands Exploration Committee. — 

 Further instalments of Insects, as follows : — 483 Orthoptera, 

 representing 69 species, of which 37 are new to science, 

 5 new genera, and 1 new group ; 292 Neuroptera, 24 species 

 being new ; and 234 Hymenoptera. 



From the West Indies Exploration Committee. — A series 

 of 2,205 Aculeate Hymenoptera, worked out and described 

 by Mr. W. H. Ashmead of the United States National 

 Museum. 



(The Trustees have undertaken the custody of the remain- 

 ing unnamed Zoological specimens, on the understanding that, 

 for the present, the specimens should not be registered, in 

 order that, if necessary, any groups requiring identification 

 by specialists may be sent away for that purpose.) 



From Captain H. H. B. Deasy. — A valuable series of 

 Botanical and Zoological specimens collected by him in 

 Turkestan and Tibet. 



From Trinity College, Dublin.— 67 types of Algse from the 

 Harvey Herbarium additional to the existing Museum sets. 



