422 Zoology. 



and of an open boat expedition up the Wellington Channel in search of 

 Sir John Franklin and Her Majesty's ships ' Erebus ' and ' Terror,' in 

 Her Majesty's boat ' Forlorn Hope,' under the command of the author 

 to which are added an autobiography, appendix, portraits, maps, and 

 numerous illustrations." 2 vols., 8vo, vol. i., pp. xii, 412; vol. ii., 

 pp. xx, 432. 



Cf. Diet. Nat. Biogr., xxxv., p. 11. 



McFarlane (Rev. S.). 



26 birds from British New Guinea. Purchased. [76. G. 16, 1-13 ; 

 80. 3. 11, 1-13.] 



Mr. McFarlane was one of the early pioneer missionaries in British 

 New Guinea, and interested himself in the natural history of the country. 

 An account of his collection was published by me in the Linnean Society's 

 Journal, vol. xiii., pp. 79-83. Two species, Graucalus angustifrons 

 (=G. hypoleucus) and Zosterops albiventer, were described as new. 



MacGillivray (J.). 



14 birds from Cape York (Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, 1846-1850). 

 Presented. [51. 1. 11, 1-14.] 



Among these specimens were the types of three species described by 

 Gould, viz., Tanysiptera sylvia, Syma flavirostris, Chlamydodera cervini- 

 ventris, and of Galornis purpurascens, Gray. 



16 birds from the Falkland Islands (Voyage of the Rattlesnake). 

 Presented. [51. 1. 29, 1-16.] 



5 birds and 4 eggs from Moreton and Goose Islands (Voyage of the 

 Rattlesnake). Presented. [51. 4. 2, 1-9.] 



13 birds from Cape York and the Louisiade Archipelago (Voyage of 

 the Rattlesnake). Presented. [51. 10. 11, 1-13.] 



The types of Ptilopus strophium, Gould, and Piezorhynchus lucidus 

 (Gray) are in this collection. 



14 birds from New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands, also from 

 Tristan d'Acunha (voyage of H.M.SS. Rattlesnake and Herald). 

 Presented. [56. 10. 14, 1-14.] 



In this donation were included the types of NesocicMa eremita, Gould, 

 Ptilopus greyi, Gray, Columba hypcenochroa, Gould, Coryph&nas crassi- 

 rostris, Gould, Lorius chlorocercus, Gould, Centropus milo, Gould, 

 Hirundo subfusca( = H. tahitica) {cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., x., p. 141), and 

 Tropidorhynchus lessoni, Gray. 



MacGregor (Sir William). 



3 rare birds from British New Guinea (Paramytliia montium and 

 Daphxnositta miranda). [97. 4. 20, 1-4.] 



McGregor (R. C. S.). 



10 birds from Battle Creek, California. Presented. [98. 12. 14, 

 1-10.] 



Mcllwraithj McEacharn and Co. 



7 birds from Mt. Victoria, British New Guinea. Purchased. 

 [96. 1. 5, 1-7.] 



A small selection from a New Guinea collection, offered to the 

 Museum by the above-named gentlemen, who are merchants in the City. 

 Since that date the collections have been acquired by the Tring Museum. 

 They have all contained specimens of value, and a Lorikeet has been 

 described by Mr. Rothschild as Cyclopsittacus macilwraithi. 



