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world ; 2dly, a skull of a species of Lutra,* and the lower jaw of a Delphinus (species 

 undetermined, and where taken I was unable to learn, though it was believed some- 

 where on the high seas, and not in the vicinity of India), from Mr. C. Harvey; 

 3dly, 4 species of recent Birds, from W. Frith, Esq., of which three are new to the 

 Museum; and 4thly, a fine recent Crocodilus hiporcatus, 9^ feet long, shot and 

 presented to the Society, at the suggestion of J. M. Seppings, Esq., by the Superin- 

 tendent Engineer at the Government Steam Yard, — Jones, Esq. 



The following Birds have mostly been shot by myself; a few have been purchased, 

 and those presented by Mr. Frith to the Society are included : — 



Paloeornis torquatus, female. 



Falco tinnunculus, do. in first plumage. 



Elanus melanopterus, do. do. 



Halioeetus Pondicerianus, do. 



Vultur leeuconotos, preparing as a skeleton. 



Otus hrachyotus. 

 Coracias Indica, two male specimens, in a phase of plumage which warrants 

 the suspicion that C. Assamensis (McClelland and Horsfield), of which we 

 possess a specimen noticed in my last Report, entirely according with the description, 

 is a variety merely of the common Indian Roller. 



Merops IndicuSy male and female. 



Alcedo Bengalensis, male and female. 



Dendrocitta vagabunda, male and female. 



Pastor tristis, male and female. 



JP. cristatellus, male. 



P. cinereus ferdoa, male and female. 



P.fuscuSyC?) Wagler ; P. MahraUensis, Sykes. 



Sturnus contra, male. 

 Alauda, species undetermined, and apparently undescribed. 



Dicrurus halicassius, sexes in different states of plumage. 



Chloropsis Malabaricus, male in immature dress. 



Geocichla rubecnla, male. 



Calliope Lathami, female. 

 Muscicapa ccerulea, male, 



Jora tiphia, ditto. 



Anthus rufescens (?), ditto. 



Motacilla alba (vera), two very different males and a female. 



Pyrrhulauda crucigera, male. 

 Columba tigrina, male. 



Ardea Malaccensis, male and female, immature plumage. 



A. Javanica, Horsfield ; A. scapularis, Wagler, young female. 



Sterna, species undetermined, female. 

 Tadorna BeUonii,\ male. 



* I have since procured a recent animal of this genus, to all appearance the L. vulgaris, 

 and the skull of which entirely accords with that above noticed.— CMr. As. Soc. 



i In the Proceedings of the Zoological Society's for 1834, p. 50, Mr. Gould notices a specimen 

 of the common Shieldrake from Trebizond, and remarks that it had not previously been observed 



