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From Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bart,, and Laura Countess 

 of Wilton. — The collections of birds, fish, shells, &c., made by 

 Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe during a cruise to the West Indies on 

 board Sir F. Johnstone's yacht " Emerald." 



From His Grace the Duke of Bedford, the Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild, M.P., and Mrs. Percy Sladen. — Large and important 

 collections of zoological specimens made in the island of 

 Fernando Po by Mr. C. E. Seimund, the Museum taxidermist, 

 to whom a free passage out and home was generously granted 

 by Messrs. Elder, Dempster & Co. 



From Lieut.-Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen. — His collection 

 of Indian Mollusca, deposited in the Department of Zoology 

 in 1897, and now formally presented to the Museum on certain 

 conditions to which the Trustees have agreed. 



From F. D. Godman, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S. — Further consign- 

 ments of Central American insects, consisting of 2,253 Lepi- 

 doptera of the family Pyralidce, 6,900 Hymenoptera, 4,209 

 Homoptera, 928 Diptera, and 810 Clavicorn Coleoptera. 



From H. J. Elwes, Esq., F.R.S.— 2,310 butterflies of the 

 i^milies Amathusiance and Nym2')halince. 



From W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. — A valuable collection 

 consisting of 9,948 Palsearctic birds' eggs and 165 nests, and 

 including a large number of specimens previously wanting in 

 the Museum collection. 



From Francis Blackwell Forbes, Esq. — His herbarium, 

 consisting of 4,208 sheets of specimens, mostly Chinese, and 

 of importance in connection with the Index Florce Sinensis 

 prepared by Mr. Forbes and Mr. Hemsley, and published by 

 the Linnean Society. 



From C. D. Rudd, Esq. — Extensive and valuable consign- 

 ments of zoological specimens of all classes, collected by 

 Mr. C. H. B. Grant in Zululand and the Transvaal in con- 

 tinuation of the systematic survey of the fauna of South 

 Africa, the cost of which is being generously defrayed by 

 Mr. Rudd. 



From C. B. Rickett, Esq. — A collection of 1,000 birds and 

 154 eggs from Fohkien, China. 



Exchanges and Gifts of Dui^licate S2yecimeiis. 



Exchanges of duplicate specimens have been made with 

 several institutions and individuals. 



The -following -have been placed on the list of institutions 

 to receive grants of duplicate specimens of Natural History, 

 namely :— King's Lynn Museum ; the Municipal School of 

 Ai^, Birmingham ; St. Michael's Schools, Sydenham ; Keighley 

 Museiim ; HanIey:.Muse.um:).> the Northampton Institute,: 

 Clcrkenwell ; the Petit Parsi Orphanage,. Bombay ; .the Guild- 



