26 ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Various Mammals from Abyssinia, consisting of specimens of the Oryx Antiloi:)e, Rhino- 

 ceros, male and female of the Kudu .Antilope, and of the rare Abyssinian Bush Antilope, 

 Cephalophus madoqua. 



A specimen of Sclater's Monaul {LopJiophorus Sclateri), from Mishmi Hills in Upper 

 Assam ; this is the only example of this fine species which has yet been obtained. 



Several specimens of Hornbills ; Buceros nipci/ensis, Biiceios plicatiis, and of a new 

 species, Buceros Austeni, all of which have been brought from Khasya Hills in Upper 

 Assam, and presented liy Major H. Godwin- Austen. 



Specimens of Ardea Jlavimana and Ardea rujiventris from Polshefstroom, S. Africa; 

 presented by J. H. Gurney, Esq. 



A specimen of the Hen of the Gold Pheasant, which has assumed the plumage of the 

 male bird ; presented by the Rev. Francis Annesley. 



A series of birds from the island of Hainan, containing several new species, collected 

 and described by Consul Swinhoe. 



Specimens of Numida Verreauxi, Casuai'ius bicarunculatits and of the rare Bernicla 

 ruficollis. 



A series of birds from Chili and Mendoza. 



A typical example of the new species of pigeon from the island of Jobei, Carpophaga 

 Westermani. 



A series of Freshwater Tortoises from Queensland; presented by G. Krefft, Esq. 



A large collection of Reptiles from the central parts of Ceylon, containing many rare, 

 and some new species, presented by G. H. W. Thwaites, Esq. 



A collection of Reptiles made at Manado by Dr. A. B. Meyer. 



A series of Reptiles, collected in the Feejee and other islands of the South Pacific 

 Ocean; and presented by J. L. Brenchley, Esq. 



Three collections of Reptiles from Tehuantepec, Costa Rica and Mendoza. 



A collection of Reptiles from Madagascar, containing several rare species of chameleons. 



A Crocodile from Jamaica {Crocoddus Americanus), presented by F. S. Beckford, Esq. 



Specimens of Salmonoid Fishes : From the River Lynn, presented by Lord Tenter- 

 den, and by Dr. J. Pollock ; from the River Usk, presented by A. Berrington, Esq. ; and 

 from the River Elkeg, presented by F. Godman, Esq. 



A variety of the Bream from Fermanagh ; presented by Sir Victor Brooke, Bt. 



A specimen of the large-eyed Eel from the Scilly Islands ; presented by W. B. Teget- 

 meier, Esq. 



A ccillcction of Fishes from Siberia, all of which were desiderata to the Collection. 



A collection of West African Freshwater Fishes. 



Two collections of Fishes from the Red Sea ; one of which was presented by the Mar- 

 quis Doria ; the other was obtained from Dr. Klunzinger; this latter series contains the 

 types of species described by that author. 



A large collection of Marine Fishes made by Dr. A. B. Meyer at Manado, containing 

 many new forms, and is the first series that has been obtained from the Island of Celebes. 



A collection of Fishes from the Feejee Islands and other j^arts of the South Pacific 

 Ocean ; collected and presented by J. L. Brenchley, Esq. 



A large collection of Marine and Freshwater Fishes from various islands of the South 

 Pacific Ocean and Australia. All the specimens of this series were obtained from the 

 GodefFroy Museum as desiderata to the collection. 



A very large collection from various parts of Australia. It contains three magnificent 

 examples of the recently discovered Ganoid Fish ( Ceratodus) from Queensland ; pre- 

 sented by the Trustees of the Australian Museum, Sydney. 



A collection of Freshwater Fishes from Queensland ; presented by Dr. G. Bennett. 



A collection of Marine Fishes from Hobart Town ; presented by Morton AUport, Esq. 



A small collection of Freshwater Fishes from Mendoza. 



The following are the principal acquisitions to the Collection of Mollusca : — 



A collection of Shells from the islands of the South Pacific Ocean, many of which are 

 type specimens of species described by TV. Harper Pease, Esq., by whom they were 

 presented. 



A small series of Shells collected in Formosa ; presented by Consul Swinhoe ; they are 

 the type specimens on which new species have been founded by H. Adams, Esq. 



A series of Shells collected on the West Coast of Africa by the late Commander 

 Knockei", r.n. ; presented by Mrs. Knocker, and containing several new forms of which 

 they constitute the type specimens. 



A series of Shells collected in the South Pacific Ocean, presented by J. L. Brenchley, 

 Esq. 



A small series of Shells collected chiefly in the Gulf of Suez, and presented by R, 

 McAndrew, Esq. It comprises new species described by Messrs. PI. and A. Adams. 



A series of Australian Shells, presented by G. F. Angas, Esq., constituting the type- 

 specimens described by that author. 



A small collection of Shells from the Gulf of Suez, presented by J. K. Lord, Esq. 



A large collection of Shells from India, chiefly additional species to ihe Collection. 



A few 



