6o ACCOUNTS, &C., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



2. Thirty-three Mammals, including two species new to the collection, 230 birds, 

 including- the type of a new woodpecker, and examples of Pha&ianus principalis and 

 persicus, 124 Reptiles including several new species i^Stenodactylus lumsdenii, Phryno- 

 cephalus ornatus, F. luteoguttatus, Lytorliynclms ridgcwuyi), 24 Batrachians, 10 Crustacea, 

 15 Arachnida, four Myriopoda, 304 Insects of various orders, and one lje&c\\{Aulost<>mum 



gulo) ; collected by Dr. Aitchison, f.k.s.. Naturalist of the Afghan Limitation Commis- 

 sion ; presented by the Secretary of State for India. 



3. A series of 1,622 specimens of American birds, being the second instalment of the 

 ■\ aluable collection referred to in last year's Report ; presented by F. D. Godman, Esq., 

 F.K.S. , and O. Salvin, Esq., F.E.S. 



4. A further instalment of the Sclater Collection of American birds, containing the 

 families Trcglodytida, Vireonidcs, and CorvidcB, comprising 778 specimens of 212 species, 

 of which 37 are types ; purchased. 



5. A selection from the Jardine collection of Birds from various localities, consisting of 

 507 specimens, including 25 types ; purchased. 



6. Five hundred specimens of birds from various localities, consisting of the series of 

 Accipitres frcm his Siberian travels and the types of the " Swinhoe" collection ; presented 

 by Henry Seebohm, Esq. 



7. Six thousand nine hundred and twenty Longicorn Coleoptera, 487 Bruchidas, and 

 1,404 Hispid^e from Central America, being the collections described by Messrs. H. W. 

 Bates, Dr. D. Sharp, and Dr. J. S. Baly in the " Biologia Centrali-Americana " ; pre- 

 sented by F. D. Godman, Esq., F.E,S., and O. Salvin, Esq., f.r.s. This represents the 

 materials for the 5th volume of the Coleoptera of the " Biologia Centi-ali- Americana " and 

 is the second instalment of the important entomological collections of Messrs. Godman 

 and Salvin, mentioned in last year's Report. 



Mammnlia. — The additions to this class during the past year were 380, of which the 

 following are the most important : — 



Two Lapp skeletons from Finmaik ; purchased. 



Six Eskimo skulls from Disco Island ; purchased. 



Four human skeletons from Calcutta; presented by Dr. F. C. Mackenzie. 



The skull of a Nicobar Islander ; presented by Mr. E. H. Man. 



Three skulls of ancient Egyptians; presented by the Egyptian Exploration Com- 

 mittee. 



The skeleton of a pure-bred Bull-dog ; presented by Frank Adcock, Esq. 



A stuffed Bear {Ursvs arctos) from the Engadine ; presented by H. Justin, Esq. 



Two Cyprian Sheep (Ovis ophion); purchased. 



A Dolphin {J)el/)hinns ddphis) from Cornwall ; purchased. 



Nine mammals from Japan ; presented by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S. 



A Japanese Wo\^ {Canis hudophylax), new to the collection; purchased. 



Twenty-seven Bats from various localities, including three types ; and a rare Abyssinian 

 rodent {Lophiornys imhausi), new to the collection ; received in exchange from the Genoa 

 Museum. 



Eleven mammalsfrom SInde, including the types of Gerbillus gleadovii and Mus gleadovii; 

 received in exchange from the Kurrachee Museum. 



Nine mammals from Ningpo, collected by Mr. F. W. Styan, including three specimens 

 of the rare Elaphodus ce/}haloplius ; purchased. 



Six skulls of large mammals from British North Borneo ; presented by W. B. Prver, 

 Esq. 



Nine mammals from Somali Land, including the type of Equits asinus, var. somalicus; 

 presented by P. L. Sclater, Esq., F.R.8. 



Three mammals from Somali Land, including a specimen of a dwarf antelope {N'eotra- 

 ffii.t) new to the collection ; presented by E. Lort Phillips, Esq. 



Five small mammals from iMombas, including specimens of Rhynchocyon petersi and 

 Petrodromvs tetradaitylus ; presented by Rev. W. E. Taylor. 



Five skins, including pairs of Cape Buffaloes ( Ruhalus caffer^ and of Lichtenstein's 

 Hartebeest {Alcelaphis lichtensteini), and eight skeletons of large mammals from South 

 Africa ; collected by Mr. F. C. Selous ; purchased. 



Sixteen small mammals from British Columbia ; presented by Professor Macoun. 



Twenty-six mammals from Rio Grande do Sul, including two species {Hesperomys 

 pyrrhorhinus and H. subterranvus) new to the collection ; purchased. 



A large male Sea-lion {Ofaria iubala) and two skulls from the Falkland Islands; pre- 

 sented by Captain C. Milnes Padmore. 



Twelve mammals from Perth, Western Australia; received from the Commissioners 

 of the West Australian Court, Indian and Colonial Exhibition. 



Three Seals and a Kangaroo from South Australia; purchased. 



Seven mammals from the Fly River, New Guinea ; purchased. 



Birds. — 



