Mammals. I I 



series <>f Persian Mammals, collected by Dr. W. T. Blanford, and 



illustrative of his work in that oountrj , 



1875. 

 Accessions, 2!) I . 



A further series from Central America, collected by Mr. ( ). 

 Salvia, forms the chief feature of the year. 



1876. 



Accessions, 397. 



Mammals from Borneo, collected by Sir Hugh Low, from Asia 

 Minor, by Mr. C. G. Danford, and from Colombia, by Mr. T. K. 

 Salmon, form the chief additions of 1876. 



1877. 



Accessions, 220. 



Mammals from New Britain, collected by the Rev. (i. Brown, 

 and described by Messrs. Alston and Dobson, and the first con- 

 tributions from that most successful collector, Mr. A. H. Everett, 

 were added in this year. 



1878. 



Accessions, 275. 



A collection of Cochin China Mammals, presented by M . Pierre, 

 and a series of the Mammals obtained by Dr. Otto Finsch during 

 the Bremen Geographical Society's expedition to West Siberia, 

 were the most important additions. 



But the chief event of the year was the publication of Dr. 

 G. E. Dobson's Catalogue of Chiroptera, which at once took 

 position as the standard work on the subject. 2GGG specimens 

 were enumerated. 



1879. 



Accessions, 1064. 



In this year the only accession to be compared in importance 

 with that of the Zoological Society's Museum in IS.").") took place; 

 namely, that of the Indian .Museum, the collection formed by the 

 Hon. East India Company. This was presented by the Secret a r\ 

 of State for India. The specimens received on its final dispersal 

 were 695. The private collection of Mr. E. K. Alston was 

 presented by the owner in 1879. 



1880. 

 Accessions, 568. 



Mammals from Japan (H. Pryer). Asia Minor (Danford), 

 Ecuador (Buckley), and a large number of Indian Rodents. 



