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Seventy-one specimens from the Congo Free State, 

 including one of the types of a new Snake {Lejjtodira 

 duchesnii), and a Lizard (Feylinia macrolepis) and a Snake 

 (Causua lichtensteini) new to the collection ; presented by the 

 Secretary of State, Congo Free State. 



Twelve specimens from the Congo; presented by Mons. 

 J. Capart. 



A rare Cobra {Naia haie, var. annulifera), from Rhodesia ; 

 presented by Col. Rhodes. 



Thirteen specimens from the Albert Edward Range, New 

 Guinea ; purchased. 



A new Snake (Paeudechia colletti), from Queensland; 

 presented by Prof. R. Collett. 



A new Lizard (Lygosoma dendyi), from Pitt Island, near 

 Chatham Island ; presented by Prof. A. Dendy. 



Examples of a rare Boid Snake {Lichanura trivirgata), from 

 California; presented by the Rev. G. H. J. Warner. 



Twenty-one specimens from North America ; purchased. 



A rare Lizard {Grocodilurua lacertinua), from Para ; 

 presented b}^ Capt. A. Pam. 



Eggs of four species of River Turtles from Brazil ; presented 

 by Dr. H. von Ihering. 



Ninety-five specimens from N.W. Ecuador, including two 

 species nev/ to the collection, Chelydra rosaignoni and 

 Nothopaia rugoaa, and the types of six new species, Sphcero- 

 dactylua acapularia, Anolia princepa, Proctoporua hypo- 

 stictua, Rhadincea auhocularia, Elapa calamua, and Lepto- 

 gnathua gracilia ; purchased. 



Thirty-four specimens collected by Mr. P. 0. Simons in 

 Peru and Bolivia ; purchased. 



Batrachia. — The additions number six hundred and eighty- 

 seven, of which the following arc the most important: — 



Eight specimens from the neighbourhood of Rome ; 

 presented by Dr. L. W. Sambon. 



Forty-nine specimens from Rouraania, collected by Mons. 

 A. L. Montandon ; purchased. 



The types of two new Frogs {Microphyla hutleri and 

 Leptohrachium heteropua), from Perak ; presented by A. J . 

 Butler, Esq. 



Twelve specimens from the Uganda Protectorate, including 

 a new Frog (Rana stenocephala) ; pj esented by Sir Harry 

 Johnston, g.c.m.g., k.c.b. 



Twenty-three specimens from British East Africa ; presented 

 by C. Steuart Betton, Esq. 



Sixty-seven specimens from the Gambia; presented by 

 J. S. Budgett, Esq. 



