208 MR. T. SOUTHWELL ON ADDITIONS TO THE MUSEUM. 
Accipiter francesi from Madagascar ; Baza verreauxi, and a large 
number of other Raptores from Mr. J. H. Gurney and others, 
including nestlings of Athene noctaa and Bubo maximus , the 
latter bred at Northrepps. 
Of British Birds the most noteworthy are a beautiful male 
specimen of the Caspian Plover (xEgialitis asiatica), killed at 
Yarmouth on 22nd of May, 1890, and presented by subscription ; 
two fine specimens of Cygnus immutahilis , handsomely cased, 
which were killed at Wroxham in 1878, presented by Mr. 
J. J. Colman, M.P., and a nestling of the same bred at Northrepps, 
from Mr. Gurney. Mr. Colman has also presented a large case, 
containing a very fine male Cygnus olor, which is known to have 
lived at Trowse for about sixty years, and which of late became so 
pugnacious that it was found necessary to kill it. 
Of Fishes Mr. Patterson has contributed specimens of the 
Ocean Pipe-fish {Syngnathus cequoreus), Power Cod ( Gaclus 
minutus), and Muller’s Topknot ( Rhombus hirtus), all new to the 
county, besides several others of considerable interest. 
Among the additions to the Conchological collection should be 
mentioned a series of specimens of Hydrobia, including a new 
species H. Jenlcinsi from Essex, presented by Mr. A. J. Jenkins; 
also the reversed form of Helix nemoralis var. liovtensis, found 
by the donor, Mr. J. Chittock, at Lakenham, near Norwich. Some 
interesting specimens to the other departments have likewise been 
received. 
Books do not quite come within our province, although con- 
siderable additions have been made in this department ; but a 
valuable and interesting donation made by the family of the late 
Mr. Stevenson, who was for so many years Honorary Secretary to 
the Museum, cannot be passed over without mention. It consists 
of fifteen diaries and nine quarto volumes of MS., containing his 
Ornithological Notes between the years 1850 and 1888, the last 
entry being dated only a few days before his death. It is 
impossible to estimate too highly the value of this long-continued 
record of the ornithological events of the county, which contains 
not merely brief notes, but often observations of great interest 
and critical remarks on species, variations of plumage, and other 
subjects, as well as records of many a field-day which contributed 
to the intimate knowledge of birds in their haunts for which 
