544 Zoology. 
1897. 
The additions totalled 1359. In this and the four following 
years Mr. F. W. Townsend presented collections from the 
Persian Gulf, Kurrachee, and the Mekran Coast, containing 
many desiderata and the types of several new species described 
by Mr. Boulenger. <A series from the Russian Empire, including 
the types of many species described by Prof. Kessler, was 
received from the St. Petersburg Museum. A collection made 
by Dr. J. Bach in the River Jurua, Brazil, and one from the 
Upper Congo, were purchased ; both contained types of species 
described by Mr. Boulenger. Sir Harry Johnston presented a 
collection from Nyassaland, Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner one from 
Rotuma, and Dr. Goeldi another from the Amazon. Part of a 
collection made in Bolivia and Argentina by Dr. Borelli was 
received from the Turin Museum. 
1898. 
The additions were 2111 in number. The Secretary of State 
of the Congo Free State presented collections from the Congo 
Free State in this and the two following years, these forming to 
a great extent the basis of Mr. Boulenger’s work, “ Les Poissons 
du Bassin du Congo,” and including co-types of the new species 
described by him and figured in the “Annales du Musée du 
Congo,” 1898-1902. The Royal Society presented the Fishes 
obtained by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika, including 
the types of numerous new species described by Mr. Boulenger in 
his report. A series of Siamese Fishes was received from the 
Royal Siamese Museum, and another from Ecuador, obtained 
by Dr. H. Festa and including several types, from the Turin 
Museum. Dr. J. D. F. Gilchrist gave collections from the Cape 
of Good Hope, including examples of several new or rare species, 
in this year and again in 1900 and 1902. 
1899. 
1128 specimens were received. A series from the Russian 
Empire, including many types, was obtained from the Imperial 
Academy of Sciences at St. Petersburg. The collection made by 
Mr. R. 'T. Giinther on his expedition to Lake Urmi, and that 
made by Messrs. W. R. Ogilvie Grant and H. O. Forbes at 
Socotra and Abd-el-Kuri, were presented by the Royal Society. 
General Lugard gave a series from the Upper Niger. 
