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expedition, and preserved by Sir (then Dr.) .John Kirk. 

 Presented by the Foreign Office. 



92 birds from Ecuador. Purchased of Mr. John Gould. 



584 birds from various parts of the Indian Empire, and 34 

 birds from Shoa. Presented by the Secretary of State for 

 India. 



1861. 



; > ).°)6 specimens presented ; 407 purchased. Total, 743. 



172 birds from Shoa. Collected by Sir W. Cornwallis 

 Harris. Presented by the Secretary of State for India. 



40 birds from Fort Simpson in N.W. British America. 

 Presented by B. R. Ross, Esq. 



116 birds from Dr. A. R. Wallace's Malayan expedition, from 

 Mysol, Ceram, and Waigiu. 



26 birds from Gaboon. Purchased of Mr. P. B. Du Chaillu. 



17 birds from Upper Burma and Sikhim, with types of 6 

 new species. Presented by Dr. T. C. Jerdon. 



1862. 



loo specimens presented ; 328 purchased. Total, 461. 



221 birds from Dr. A. R. Wallace's Malayan expedition, from 

 Xew Guinea, Mysol, Morotai, Timor, Sula Islands, and Bouru. 



16 specimens from Camaroons, W. Africa, with the types of 

 4 new species, obtained by Sir Richard Burton; presented by 

 Lady Burton. 



1863. 



874 specimens presented ; 141 purchased. Total, 1015. 



398 birds from British Columbia. Presented by J. K. 

 Lord, Esq. 



After Mr. Lord had finished his work as naturalist to the 

 British North American Boundary Commission, he remained for 

 some time in British Columbia, and made a considerable collection 

 of birds. 



40 birds from Dr. A. R. Wallace's Malayan expedition, from 

 Flores and Burn. 



139 birds, 16 nests, and 38 eggs, from the Mackenzie River 

 district. Presented by B. R. Ross, Esq. 



84 birds from Pegu. Presented by Dr. W. T. Blanford, 

 F.R.S. 



87 birds, presented by the Linnean Society. The Linnean 



