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With the donation of Mr. Allan Hume's splendid Beries of 

 Tenasseriio birds, many specimens from i be old Packman collect ion 

 have been disposed of as duplicates. 



107 birds, mostly from North Australia, collected by l>r. .1. 

 Beete Jukes, during the voyage of II. M.S. Fly. 



222 specimens from Brazil. Presented by M. Claussen. 



8 specimens purchased of Leadbeater, duplicates from the 

 Leyden Museum. 



1845. 



2203 specimens presented; 371 purchased; 10 received in 

 exchange. Total, 2584. 



Among the notable accessions were : — 



1391 birds from Nepal, and 301 from Behar, being the second 

 and third instalments of the collections presented by B, II. 

 Hodgson, Esq. 



57 birds from the Madras Presidency, including several types 

 of new species figured in the " Illustrations of Indian Ornith- 

 ology." Presented by T. C. Jerdon, Esq. 



30 specimens from New Zealand, including the type of 

 Ocydrornus earli and other rare species. Presented by Percy 

 Earl, Esq. 



52 specimens from Cayenne. Presented by H. C. Kothery, Ksq. 



35 birds from Port Essington. Presented by Dr. Sibbald. 



54 birds from Shoa, duplicates from the collection made by 

 Sir \V. Cornwallis Harris. Presented by the Hon. East India 

 Company. 



2i)G specimens from South Africa and Madagascar. Presented 

 by Sir Andrew Smith. 



i)l specimens from Para. Presented by P. Graham, Esq, 



1846. 



84 !) specimens presented ; 1072 purchased. Total, 1921. 



Among the principal acquisitions were : — 



124 birds from Central Australia. Presented by Capt. Sturt. 



270 birds from various localities. Presented by Edward 

 Wilson, Esq. 



271 bin Is from Bolivia. Collected by Mr. T. Bridges. 



147 birds and eggs from Tunis. Collected by Mr. Louis 

 Eraser. 



59 birds from New Zealand, Tasmania, and the Pacific 

 Islands. Presented by Sir Everard Home. Bart. 



