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FBEFACE. 



collection of Mammalia since 1863 may be gained from the 

 following table ; but in other groups the increase is even more 

 marked : — 



The Chiroptera in this catalogue, with a few exceptions, 

 were identified by Mr. G. E. Dobson, who published a list of 

 them in his Monograph of the Asiatic Chiroptera, issued by 

 the Trustees of this Museum in 1876 ; and his arrangement 

 of the group has been followed. 



A list of the donors to the sections dealt with in this 

 part of the Catalogue will be found after this Preface. It 

 includes, as far as possible, the names of all contributors before 

 and since 1863. 



