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1. Capt. W. S. Sherwill. An extensive collection of sundries from 

 Darjiling, consisting of skins of mammalia and birds, and numerous 

 entire specimens of small mammalia, birds, and reptiles, taken out of 

 spirit and transmitted in closed tins ; an excellent mode of forwarding 

 moist specimens to great distances, which originated with Capt. Thos. 

 Hutton of Masuri : also some interesting species of land-shells. 



Of mammalia, are sent entire specimens of Hipposideros armiger, 

 Hodgson (distinct from H. nobilis), Ejiinolqphtjs Peaesonii, Horsfield,* 

 Lasiuetjs Peaesonii, Horsf., Scotophilus fuliginosus, Hodgson, Ple- 

 cotus aueitds ? (in bad condition), and skin of Rhinolophus peenigee 

 (luctus?) — Soeex nemoeivagus, Hodgson (found also in Sylhet and 

 Arakan), and Coesiea nigeescens, Gray (v. Sorex soccatus, Hodgson), — 

 Neodon sikimmensis, Hodgson, and a Mus affined to M. flavescens, and 

 another which seems to accord with M. dubitts, Hodgson. 



The only bird new to the museum is Yuhina nigrimenta, Hodgson 

 (a fine pair) ; and there is also a much finer specimen than we possessed 

 previously of Alcedo eueyzona, Temminck (of which species A. gran- 

 dis, nobis, from Darjiling, represents the adult, and A. nigricans, nobis, 

 from Malacca, appears to be merely the young). An example of Paeus 

 rubidiventris, nobis, occurs, confirming that species, of which we had 

 previously seen but one specimen. Capt. Sherwill has also favoured us 

 with a fine skeleton of Neophron percnopterus. 



Of reptiles, he has sent Calotes tricarinatus, n. s. (young), Mocoa 

 sikimmensis, n. s., — Calamaeia fusca, n. s., C. tenuiceps, n. s., Colu- 



BEE RADIATUS, C. KOEEOS, C. FASCIOLATUS, — C. NIGROMARGINATUS, 71. S., — 



Dipsas macrodon, n. s., D. Sherwillii, n. s., Deyinus NASUTUS, 



TEOPIDONOTUS GRACILIS, tl. S., BUNGARUS CANDIDUS, VlPERA ( ? ) SIKIM- 



* Very distinct from Rh. tragatus, Hodgson. To Dr. Horsfield's description 

 of it may be added that the lower lip has but one medial groove ; whereas in Rh. 

 tragatus the lower lip is conspicuously divided by three grooves into two medial 

 and two lateral lappets, the former more narrow and elongated than the latter. 

 The same structure recurs in Rh. affinis, Horsfield (apud nosj, from Ceyiou ; 

 the species which, in the Society's collection, most approximates Rh. tragatus in 

 structure. Rh. mttratus, nobis, appears to have but one groove on the lower 

 lip, so far as can be judged from stuffed specimens the lips of which had been 

 relaxed by moisture ; and this species is well and strongly distinguished by the 

 much greater comparative development of the raised nasal follicle, and also the 

 much greater lateral expansion of the vertical projection above it. 



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