32 ACCOUNTS. &f^.5 OF TITS BRITISH MaSETJIvi. 



China, and described as Hydropotes inermis; collected by E,. Swinhoe, Esq., H.M. Consul 

 at Ningpo. 



A series of the skins and skeletons of the Haiiy Tapir, from the Andes of Ecuador ; 

 a fine examjjle of Baird's Tapir from Panama ; and skins of some other species of the 

 same genus ; purchased. 



Skin and skeleton of an adult female of a two-horned Rhinoceros from Malacca ; 

 purchased of the Zoological Society. 



A perfect skull of an adult one-horned Rhinoceros from Assam ; presented by Sir 

 Charles Russell, Bart., V.C. 



Two skeletons (adult and young) of RIsso's Dolphin, from the British Coast; purchased 



Birds. — This part of the Collection has been increased by numerous and very valuable 

 additions; the number of specimens amounting to 965 : — 



To the British Collection has been added a fine example of the Polish Swan {Cygnus 

 immutahllis), killed at Naii-n, N.B., and presented by Duncan Baillie, Esq. 



A very fine series of Falcons consisting of twenty specimens, and including the indi- 

 viduals from Avhich the figures were made in Gould's " Birds of Great Britain." 



Two specimens of the Norwegian Jer-Falcon (^Falco norvegicus) ; presented by J. 

 Gould, Esq. 



One of the typical specimens of Falco brookii, from Sardinia ; presented by A. B. 

 Brooke, Esq. 



A collection of 86 specimens from Archangel, containing a series of the early stages of 

 plumage oi Lag opus alhus ; presented by R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



Two collections from southern Spain and Morocco ; one presented by Major L. H. 

 Irby, and containing Cjipselus pallidus, Acrfdula irbii, Gecinus sharpii, the other presented 

 by Howard Saunders, Esq., and including the adult of Irby's Long-tailed Titmouse, &c. 



Thirty-six specimens from Turkey ; presented by R. B, Sharpe, Esq. 



Nine specimens of Long-tailed Tits {Acredula), representing all the European species ; 

 jDresentcd by H. E. Dresser, Esq. 



Three examples of a new Green Woodpecker (^Gecinus sharpii) from Spain ; presented 

 by Lord Lilford. 



A fine adult example of the Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanns crispus); purchased. 



A most interesting and beautiful hybrid between the Lady Amherst's and Golden 

 Pheasants ; bred and presented by M. Vekemans, Director of the Zoological Gardens, 

 Antwerp. 



Forty-seven specimens from various parts of Africa ; presented by G. E. Shelley, 

 Esq., including Astur macrurus and Syriiium nuchnle. 



Thirteen specimens from Fantee, amongst them the type of Diaphorophjia hlissetti ; 

 presented by A. Sv>'auzy, Esq. 



An Albatros (^iJioinedea exulans) ; presented by Captain Th. Row Harry. 



Sixty-eight specimens from South Africa, from the late Sir Andrew Smith's collection ; 

 presented by G. H. Ford, Esq., and including examples of P/ilexts htyardi, Dryodromas 

 alhignlaris, Aedon sigtiata, Crithagra angolensis, &c. 



Fourteen species from Natal and Transvaal, including Numida edwardi and Falco 

 rupicohndes ; presented by R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



Forty-two examples from Madagascar ; purchased. The following are more worthy of 

 notice: — Falco 'neictoni, Athene polleni, Ctiprimulgus enarratus, Xenopirostris polleiii, 

 Podiceps petzelni. 



One of the typical specimens of Zosterops ceylonensis ; presented by E. W. H. 

 Holdsworth, Esq., f.l.s. 



Two large collections from various parts of China; purchased; containing specimens 

 of Sccloatrix pithecops, Leucodiopteron laivanus, Cnlamoherpe canturia^is, ^githaliscus 

 anophrys, Musclcapa mvgimakt , lUegalcema nuchalis, Sibia auricularis, Garrulax sannio, 

 JSliitava ci/anomelcEna, Pycnonotus hainanus. 



The type of Phaslanns elegans ; presented by J. J. Stone, Esq, 



A specimen of the rare Trichostoma concretum, from Borneo ; presented by the Leyden 

 Museum. 



A small collection of Birds, partly in skins, partly in skeletons, from Celebes ; collected 

 by Dr. A. B. Meyer. 



An exam2:)le of Casuarius anstralis ; presented by His Excellency the Marquis of 

 Normanby, Governor of Queensland. 



Specimens of a rare Parrot and of a Gull {Plalycerciis alpinus and Larus bulleri), from 

 New Zealand; presented by Dr. "W". L. Buller, f.l.s. 



An example of the very rare Nestor notabilis, from New Zealand ; purchased. 



A collection of Birds from the Rio Negro, Patagonia, containing examples of Nothura 

 darwinii and Cnipolegtts liudsoni. 



Two small collections from Chili and Ecuador ; purchased. 



Two collections, containing 170 examples, from Costa Rica and other parts of Central 

 America; purchased. 



Reptiles. — The additions to this class and that of Amphibians have been 576 in 

 number, and are contained chiefly in the following collections: — 



A collection of Reptiles and Amphibians from the southern and eastern parts of the 

 Russian Empire ; from the St. Petersburg Museum. 



A collection 



