374 Zoology. 



Tliamnophilus melanurus, Ptilotis ftligera, Bourcieria fulgidigula, Ar- 

 remon erythrorhynchus, Cinclosoma castanothorax. 



113 birds from Europe and South America. Purchased. [55. 12. 17, 

 1-101 ; 56. 10. 28, 1-12.] 



The type of Ptilopus eugenix (Gould), P.Z.S., 1856, p. 137 (Solomon 

 Islands). Presented. [56. 10. 14, 15.] 



90 birds from various localities. Purchased. [57. 10. 16, 1-71 ; 57. 

 11. 11, 1-19.] 



4 Humming Birds. Purchased. [57. 11. 20, 1-4.] 



251 birds, chiefly from South America. Purchased. [57. 11. 28, 

 1-251.] 



127 birds from Ashanti. Purchased. [58. 1. 4, 1-127.] 



On this collection was founded the record of the locality " Ashanti," 

 which so often occurs in Hartlaub's " Ornithologie West-Afrika's," on the 

 authority of specimens in the British Museum, but I greatly doubt if any 

 of them came from Ashanti proper. They seem to me to be all skins of 

 the ordinary Fanti make, and were probably preserved by Aubimu, a 

 professional negro hunter, who in Governor Ussher's time, some^ twelve 

 years later, was an old man, but still an active collector ; he ultimately 

 died of small-pox. Among the specimens thus procured from Mr. Gould 

 were several interesting additions to the Museum collection. 



40 specimens from various localities. Purchased. [58. 3. 5, 1-8; 



58. 6. 25, 9-38 ; 58. 9. 7, 6 7. 



38 birds, mostly from South America and Australia. Purchased. 

 [58. 12. 2, 1-38.] ' 



236 birds, nests and eggs, mostly from South America. Purchased. 

 [59. 3. 25, 28-84 (Falkland Islands) ; 59. 6. 5, 2-79; 59. 6. 29, 1-36; 



59. 7. 6, 1-65 (Indian eggs).] 



Some eggs are from Mexico, but the registering is faulty, and many 

 have no locality at all. The type of Gavia roseiventris of Gould is also 

 included in this purchase (P.Z.S., 1859, p. 91) = Larus glaucodes, Meyer. 

 (Of. Saunders, Cat. B., xxv., p. 200.) 



15 nests from Epping. Presented. [59. 7. 6, 66-80.] 



93 birds from various localities. Purchased. [60. 1. 16, 1-93.] 



2 types, Otocorys penicillaia (c/. Gould, P.Z.S., 1837, p. 126), and 

 Ruticilla erythroprocta (cf. Gould, P.Z.S., 1855, p. 78). 



92 birds from South America (chiefly Ecuador and Amazonia). 

 Purchased. [60. 11. 26, 1-92.] 



I type (Toccus hartlaubi) and 1 (TJiamnophihis corvinus) new to the 

 Museum. 



176 Humming Birds. Purchased. [61. 11. 11, 1-176.] 



II birds from South America. Purchased. [61. 11. 11, 177-187.] 

 Includes the type of Chordeiles pusillus and a specimen of Moho 



nobilis. 



10 specimens of birds and 22 eggs from various localities. Purchased. 

 [62. 6. 22, 1-32.] 



3 specimens of birds and 13 sets of eggs from N.W. America. 

 Purchased. [62. 11. 4, 1-16.] 



5 specimens of birds from West Africa. Purchased. [64. 2. 7, 1-5.J 



Includes the type of Smithornis rufilateralis, Gray, P.Z.S., 1864, 

 p. 143, pi. xvi. 



115 sets of eggs and 105 birds from various localities. Purchased. 

 [65. 2. 3, 1-115, 67. 3. 16, 1-105.] 



Among these birds were the nestlings figured by Gould in his " Birds 

 of Great Britain," and several hybrid Game-birds. 



