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2. M. Zill, travelling naturalist. A fragment of the egg-shell of 

 the huge extinct Dodo-like hird of Madagascar, Epioenis maximus, 

 Is. Geoff., — an egg heside which that of the Ostrich is comparatively 

 diminutive, and which is stated to hold ahout two gallons.* 



3. Donor unknown. Skin of Lagomys Royeei, from Tibet. 



4. Major G. G. Pearse, commanding 3rd Sikh Irregular Cavalry, 

 Sigouli. Skin of H^ematoenis cheela, in semi-adult plumage. 



5. Raja Radakhanta Deb, Bahadur. A large specimen of Tby- 

 gon maeginatus, Blyth ; referred to in a note to p. 38 antea. 



6. Capt. Jethro Fearweather, late commanding the ship ' For- 

 farshire.' Skull of Delphenes eeeynome, Gray, from the Bay of 

 Bengal. A very beautiful and perfect specimen. 



7. Mrs. Edwards. A fish in spirit, from Port Blair, Andamans. 

 It is a Seerajstus, one of several species which are uniformly dotted 

 over with small white spots ; but it has not hitherto been identified 

 satisfactorily. (D. 9/17— A. 3/8.) 



8. Capt. E. Fowle, of Rangoon, through Capt. Niblett, com- 

 manding the ' Sydney' S. V. A small specimen of the curious crus- 

 tacean, Thalassika scoepionoedes, Leach. Capt. Fowle writes 

 - — "The Burmese call it Padzoon hen (or ' Scorpion Prawn'). It 

 does not live on the surface of the ground, but burrows to a depth of 

 three or four feet. This specimen was found at that depth." It is 

 occasionally though rarely brought to the Calcutta fish-bazars. 



9. Babu Gour Doss Bj^sack, Deputy Magistrate of Balasore. 

 Skins of Chiloscyllitim plagiosem andTETGOK imbeicates. 



10. Capt. Eales, of the ' Fire Queen,' S. V. A Dog-fish, 6 ft. 

 long, from the Aguada Reef, stated to be only found in shoal-water, 

 and known to sailors as the ' Sun-fish.' It is evidently the Nebetjs 

 concoloe, Riippell (Ginglymostoma concolor, Miiller and Henle) ; 

 but is stated by Capt. Eales to have been toothless ! The skull has 

 been completely removed from the specimen. 



11. Mr. Blyth. A stuffed specimen of the rare Repicoea 

 SANGEINOEenta, Gould, P. Z. S., 1859, p. 99. Inhabits Bogota. 



* Here it nay be remarked that the two types of Ostrich-eggs, from N. and S. 

 Africa respectively, noticed by myself in J. A. S. XXVIII, 241, 282, and XXIX., 

 113, have likewise been remarked by the Rev. H. B. Tristram iu No. Y of Mr. 

 Sclater's new Ornithological Journal The Ibis, p, 74. 



