60 Zoology. 



Trevelyan (Capt. Herbert). [1875] 



37 Mammals from South Africa, including the type of the Giant 

 Golden-Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani, Giinth.) from the Pirie Bush. 

 Presented. 



Tristram (Rev. Canon H. B.). [1864] 



80 Mammals from Palestine, being part of the series on which Canon 

 Tristram's paper, " Report on the Mammals of Palestine " (Proc, Zool. 

 Soc, 1866, p. 84), was based. 



The types of Lepus judex, Gray, Meriones tristrami, Thos., and 

 Psammomys terrx-sanctx, Thos., are in this collection. Purchased and 

 presented. 



Turner (John). [1838] 



55 Mammals, many of them large, from South America, Sumatra, 

 the Northern Circars, India, and elsewhere. 



Among others the typical skins of "Antelope zebra" Gray (Cephalo- 

 phus dorix, Ogilvie), were purchased in this series. 



Turner (Bev. W. Y.). [1878] 



17 Mammals from Demerara, including the types of DideJphis turneri, 

 Giinth., and Canis rudis, Giinth. Purchased. 



Underwood (C. F.). [1895] 



105 Mammals from Costa Pica, including many species new to the 

 collection, and the types of Gly phony •cteris (g. n.) sylvestris, and 

 Hylonycteris (g. n.) underwoodi, Thos. Purchased. 



United States National Museum. 



25 Mammals, mostly from the Malayan collections of Dr. Abbott, 

 and including representative specimens of a number of forms new to the 

 British Museum, notably the remarkable monkey Simias concolor. 

 Pieceived in exchange. 



United States Department of Agriculture. [1889] 



233 Mammals from the United States and Mexico, illustrating the 

 working out of North American Mammals which has been carried on by 

 the Department. Presented through the Director, Dr. C. Hart Merriam. 



The fine, but careful, distinction of closely allied species and sub- 

 species typical of modern American work is well illustrated by the series 

 of Chipmunks (Tamias) sent by Dr. Merriam to the Museum. 



Vardon (Capt. Frank). [1850] 



The typical specimen of the Lechee Antelope (Kobus lechee) from the 

 R. Zouga. 



Verreaux (The Maison). [1837] 



Besides the large number of animals purchased from the brothers 

 Verreaux as general natural-history dealers, the earlier collections had 

 special reference to South Africa, and included many specimens collected 

 and described by Dr. Andrew Smith (q.v.). 



