464 Zoology. 



Desertas Islands. It is one of the best local Museums that I have ever 

 seen, and the Padre is a most efficient Director, training his pupils to 

 collect, and to become good naturalists. 



Schneider (Gustav). 



15 specimens from South-eastern New Guinea. Purchased. [86. 2. 26, 

 1-15.] 



These were from the collection made by the late Carl Hunstein in the 

 Horse-shoe Range of the Astrolabe Mountains. The following species 

 were new to the Museum — Parotia lawesi, Lophorhina minor, JElurxdus 

 melanocephalus, Phonygama purpura violacea, Eos incondita, Psittacetta 

 madaraszi, Charmosyna stellze, Ptilopus patruel is, and Melidectes emilii, 



6 specimens collected by Dr. Otto Finsch in New Ireland. Purchased. 

 [87. 1. 2G, 1-6.] 



Among these were the types of Donacicola hunsteini, Myzomela 

 ramsayi, and Carpoplmga subflavescens. 



Sehomburgk (Sir R.). 



50 birds from British Guiana. Presented by the Royal Geographical 

 Society. [37. 2. 3, 179-228.] 



145 birds from British Guiana. Presented. [37. 7. 15, 1-66 ; 39. 12. 1, 

 1 ; 40. 7. 3, 1-71 ; 44. 7. 2, 1 ; 44. 9. 4, 100-105.] 



28 specimens from Barbados. Presented. [47. 8. 10, 1-28.] 



5 specimens from Bermuda. [47. 10. 25, 1-5.] 



Sir Robert Sehomburgk died in Berlin in March 1865. 



Of. Ibis, 1865, p. 240. 



Sehrader (G.). 



See Rosenberg. 



Sehultze (H.). 



60 birds from the Caucasus. Purchased. [1902. 12. 7, 1-60.] 



The Caucasian Long-tailed Tit (JEgithalus caucasicus), was received 



for the first time. Other specimens have since been acquired with the 



Menzbier collection of Paridse. 



Sclater (Philip Lutley), D.Sc, F.B.S. 



8 specimens, from South America, including the types of Turdrn 

 ignobilis and Pallus semiplumbeus. Presented. [57. 11. 5, 1-3; 

 57. 11. 18, 1-5.] 



7 specimens from S. Mexico, collected by A. Salle. Purchased. 

 [63. 9. 5, 1-7.] 



2 type-specimens of SaxicoJa spectabilis, Hartl., from Windvogelberg 

 (c/. P.Z.S., 1865, pp. 428, 429, pi. xxiii.) ( = Myrmecocichla bifasciatv, 

 Temm. ; if. Seebohm, Cat. B., v., p. 355, 1881), collected by Capt. 

 Bulger. Presented. [65. 10. 16, 1-2.] 



10 specimens from Santiago, Chili, collected by Landbeck. Purchased. 

 [67. 5. 16, 1-10.] 



An eag of the Spotted Bower-bird, Chlamydodera maculata. Presented. 

 [73. 6. 27, 5.] i 



10 specimens from Central and South America. Purchased. 

 [83.4.20,1-10.] 



521 specimens of American birds (Hirundinidx and Mniotiltidse. ' 

 Purchased. [84. 5. 15, 1-521.] Thirty-three species were added to the 

 collection, including the types of Cotile fulvipennis ( = Stelgidopteryx 



