390 Zoology. 



Hugh {Father). 



94 birds from the province of Shen-si in Western China. [98. 10. 30, 

 1-10 ; 1900. 4. 28, 1-47 ; 1900. 9. 9, 1-17 ; 1902. 10. 10, 1-20.] 



Father Hugh's early collections were described by me in the "Comptes 

 Rendus" of the third International Congress of Ornithologists at Paris in 

 1900 (Ornis, xi., pp. 173, 185). 



Humblot {Governor). 

 See Frank, G-. A. 



Hume (Allan Octavian), C.B. 



10 specimens of birds from the Nicobar Islands, and other parts of 

 the Indian Empire. Presented. [74. 1. 17, 1-10.] 



At this time nearly all the species were new to the collection — 

 JEthopyga nicobarica, Halcyon saturatior, Carpophaga insularis, etc. 



75,577 skins and eggs of birds from various parts of the Indian Empire. 



The collection consisted of about 82,000 specimens, of which 75,577 

 were placed in the Museum cabinets, as follows : — 



2830 Birds of Prey (Accipitriformes). [85. 8. 19, 1-2830.] (Vol. i. 

 of the " Catalogue of Birds.") 



Types of eight species, Astur poliopsis, Accipiter melanoschistus, 

 Spizaetus sphynx, Spiloimis davisoni, S. minimus, Mllvus melanotis, 

 Perm's tweeddalei, Baza snmatrensis, Falco atriceps, and Polioaetvs 

 plumbeus. 



1155 Owls {Strigiformes). [86. 2. 1, 1-1155.] (Vol. ii. of the 

 " Catalogue of Birds.") 



Types of nine species, Scojis brucei, S. nicobaricus, S. balli, Carine 

 pulchra, Eeteroglaux bleivitti, Ninox obscurus, Asio butleri, Symium 

 maingayi, and Strix de-roepstorffi,. 



2819 Crows, Jays, Orioles, etc. [86. 3. 1, 1-2819.] (Vol. iii. of the 

 " Catalogue of Birds.") 



5 types : Corvus lawrencei, Corone insolens, Dendrocitta assimilis, 

 Garrulus leucotis, Dissemuroides dicruriformis. 



4493 Cuckoo-shrikes and Flycatchers. (Vol. iv. of the " Catalogue of 

 Birds/') 



21 types: Volvocivora intermedia, V. neglecta, V. innominata, 

 Pericrocotus subardens, F. neglectus, P. fiammifer, Pratincola albisuper- 

 ciliaris, P. macrorhyncha, Leucocerca infumata, Terpsiphone nicobarica, 

 Fhilentoma intermedium, Cryptolopha jerdoni, Siphia nifigularis, 

 Cyornis olivacea, C. albo-olivacca, C. poliogenys, O. mandellii, Siphia 

 minuta, S.frenata, Anthipes submoniliger, Muscitrea cyanea. 



4670 Thrushes and Warblers. (Vol. v. of the " Catalogue of Birds.") 



28 types : Sylvia althea, S. minula (or S. minuscula), Phylloscopus 

 burmanicus, P. seebohmi, P. tytleri* P. humei, P. flavo-olivaceus, P. 

 neglectus, P. sindianus, P. mandellii, P. subviridis, P. davisoni, Jerdonia 

 agricolensis, Acroceplialus macrorhynchus, Locustella subsignata, Tribura 

 major, T. mandellii, T. intermedia, Eerbivocida brooksi, Cettia 

 cettoides, Horornis erythrogenys, H. pallidas, E. brunnescens, Turdidus 

 davisoni, Geocichla tricolor, Turdus subpallidus, Saxicola albonigra, S. 

 hingi. 



* Canon Tristram (Cat. Coll., p. 150) mentions the type of P. tytleri of 

 Brooks as being in his collection. Brooks' original specimens are in the 

 Hume Collection, and the Museum has also the example mentioned by 

 Brooks as being obtained by Col. Tytler at Simla (ef. Brooks, Ibis, 1872. 

 p. 22). 



