24 ACCOUNTS, kc. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



A series of Australian Birds; presented by J. E, W. Rishton, Esq. 



A large series of eggs of South African Birds, all typically named, and presented by 

 E. Layard, Esq. 



The eggs and nest of the Enicoitetta Stelleri ; presented by — Skencke, Esq., Acting 

 British Vice-Consul for Ostfinmarken. 



Egg of a sup250sed new species of Megapode {^Mcgapodius Brazieri), from the New 

 Hebrides ; presented by P. L. Sclater, Esq. 



The eggs, nest, and specimens of male and female of C'issicus cristatus, from Tobago ; 

 presented by W. F. Boehot, m.d. 



Thp egg of the rare Didunculus strigirostris, from the Samoan Islands ; presented by 

 Mr. Bartiett. 



The skeleton of the Dodo, forming the type specimen on which Professor Owen has 

 written and published an elaborate memoir, has been restored. 



The collecti; a of Fishes has been increased by the addition of the following examples, 

 many of which are highly interesting : — 



About seventy examples have been obtained from the Museum Godeffroy in Ham- 

 burg ; they are types of species hitherto not represented in the British Museum, many 

 having been only recently described by continental Ichthyologists. 



A collection of twenty-one fresh-water Fishes, from Algeria ; presented by Lieutenant 

 Colonel Playfair, Her Majesty's Consul General at Algiers. 



A collection of Fishes from the Caspian Sea and Persia, made and presented by the 

 Marquis Jacques Doria. 



Twenty-four examples collected by Messrs. Blanford and Jesse, the Naturalistg 

 attached to the Abyssinian Expedition. 



A collection of marine Fishes from Suez ; presented by R. McAndrew, Esq. 



Two collections of Fishes from the Seychelles Islands ; one made by Professor E. P 

 Wright, the other presented by Swinburne Ward, Esq. The latter contained the head 

 of one of the largest recent fishes, Batrachus gigas, sp. nov. 



A collection of Fishes from Zanzibar ; presented by Lieut. Colonel Playfair, supple- 

 menting the collections previously obtained by the same gentleman. 



An extensive collection of Tasmanian Fishes. 



A small collection of Fishes from the Peruvian Amazons, made by Mr. Bartiett, and 

 containing several new species. 



A series of Fishes collected by Dr. R. O. Cunningham on difierent parts of the 

 coasts of South America during the Magellan Straits Survey Expedition. 



The collection of Reptiles has received the following additions, among which may be 

 specially mentioned : — 



A collection of Lizards from Persia, made and presented by the Marquis Jacques Doria. 



A very extensive collection made by Dr. A. H. Leith in vaHous localities in India ; it 

 contained, besides two new species of Tortoises, several species known from imperfect 

 descriptions only ; also a skull of a Gavial from the Indus. 



A collection of very fine and well-preserved examples from Ceylon ; presented by R. 

 H. Barnes, Esq. It contains two new species of Snakes. 



A collection of the Reptiles inhabiting the Seychelles Islands, made by Professor E. P. 

 Wright. 



A collection of Reptiles made by W. T. Blanford, Esq., during the Expedition to 

 Abyssinia. 



A collection of Lizards and Snakes from the Gaboon. 



A collection from the Peruvian Amazons, made by Mr. Bartiett. 



A collection of well-preserved examples of Reptiles and Batrachians, made in the 

 interior of the Province of Bahia. 



The example? collected by Dr. R. O. Cunningham in Chiloe and Patagonia, and other 

 parts of South America, during the Magellan Straits Survey Expedition. 



The following are some of the principal additions which have been made to the Collection 

 of Insects : — 



A collection of 273 Coleoptera, from Australia, Chili, and Nicaragua. 



A series of 37 specimens of Lepidoptera, from South America. 



A series of 345 Hymenoptera, collected by Messrs. Du Boulay and Whitely. 



A collection of 195 Insects of various orders ; presented by the Lords of the Admiralty; 

 collected by Dr. Cunningham. 



Collections of Lepidoptera from various localities ; presented by Professor Burmeister, 

 Sir Geo. Ramsay, Captain Lang, and G. Gilbert, Esq. 



Collections of Coleoptera, presented by his Excellency the Governor and the Council of 

 the Bombay Government, Major Parry, Dr. J. Le Conte, R. McAndrew, Esq., and 

 T. V. Wollaston, Esq. 



The collections of Molluscous and Radiated Animals have been increased by the 

 following additions: — 



Several specimens of a new species of Earthworm, from North Wales and Hertfordshire, 

 and also several specimens of Hirudo. 



Several species of Parasitic Worms, from Greenland ; presented by Mr. Whymper. 



A fine specimen of Hyalonema Lusitanica, from the coast of Portugal ; presented by 

 Professor Bocage. 



A variety of Sponges, from Van Diemen's Land. 



A long 



