430 Zoology. 



Mr. Moseley was one of the band of naturalists who joined the 

 celebrated expedition of Prof. J. B. Steere to the Philippine Archipelago, 

 and afterwards took part in the Mearns expedition to the same group. 



In the above purchases were numerous species new to the Museum : 

 Chrysocolaptes samarensis, Centropus mindorensis, Cranorhinus waldeni, 

 Loriculus worcesteri, L. mindorensis, L. siquijorensis, Ceyx fluminicola, 

 C. malamaui, and the type of Ceyx bournsi, Graucalus mindorensis, 

 Edoliisoma panayensis, Iole siquijorensis, I. mindorensis, Irena ellx, 

 Arachnothera philippinensis, Zeocephus cinnamomeus, Macronus minda- 

 nensis, Abrornis olivacea, Dicxum besti, Cinnyris guimarasensis, Crypto- 

 loplia nigrorum, Sarcophanops samarensis, Ptilocichla basilanica, Mixornis 

 nigricapitatus, and Cittocincla cebuensis. 



Mougel. 



A correspondent of Edward Hargitt, in whose collection are many 

 specimens from the Vosges Mountains obtained by Mougel. 



Moulden (E. S.). 



37 eo-gs of birds from Adelaide, South Australia. Presented. [1900. 5. 21, 

 1-9 ; 1900. 5. 25, 1-28.] 



Munt (H.). 



77 specimens of birds from Australia. Presented. [96. 4. 8, 1-77.] 



Murray (A.). 



See also Boss, B. K. 

 40 birds from Fort Simpson, W. Canada, collected by B. R. Ross. 

 Presented. [61. 7. 9, 1-40.] 



Murray (Sir John), K.C.B. 



152 specimens of birds' nests and eggs from Christmas Island, Indian 

 Ocean. Presented. [97. 12. 15, 1-36 ; 98. 9. 16, 1-88 ; 98. 9. 21, 1-10; 

 98. 9. 27, 1-18.] 



Sir John Murray supplied the funds for a scientific exploration of 

 Christmas Island, and Dr. Andrews, of the British Museum, was the 

 naturalist selected. The results of this very successful expedition are set 

 forth in a memoir published by the Trustees : " A Monograph of Christmas 

 Island (Indian Ocean)," London, 1900, 8 vo, Aves, pp. 37-50, pis. iii.-vi. 



Museums. 



See Australian (p. 302), Brussels (p. 321), Calcutta (p. 395), 

 Salangore (p. 46 L), South African (p. 487), West 

 Australian (p. 508). 



Musters (J. P. Chaworth). 



5 specimens of birds from Spain and Norway. Presented. [1902. 

 3. 26, 1-5.] 



Nelson (E. W.). 



A very celebrated American field-naturalist, who has done most 

 excellent collecting work in Alaska (c/. " Cruize of the Corwin "), and 

 especially in Mexico for the U.S. Biological Survey. Many specimens 

 from his Alaska expedition were in the Henshaw collection. 



Neroutcheff (D.). 



7 specimens from Baku, Caspian Sea, including specimens of Anser 

 rhodorhynchus and Branta ruficollis. Exchanged. [1902. 8. 15, 1-7.] 



