CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS. THE ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM of the East-India Company consists of specimens in all departments of the science, from the Company's oriental possessions, contributed by public servants who have been attached as Naturalists to Missions and Deputations on behalf of the Indian Government, or by gentlemen of the civil and military services, as presents to the Honourable Court of Directors. Collections and Contributions have been received in the Museum in the following order : 1801. John Corse Scott, Esq.-Skulls of the Indian Elephant. 1802. Eudelin de Jonville.-Zoological specimens from Ceylon, chiefly Insects and Shells; with drawings and descriptions, in three volumes folio. 1804. William Roxburgh, M.D., F.R.S.-Skull of Babirusa alfurus. Claud Russell, Esq.-Indian Serpents. 1808. Francis (Buchanan) Hamilton, M.D.-Drawings of Mammalia, Birds, and Tortoises. John Fleming, Esq.-Drawings of Birds and Tortoises. 1810. Captain J. Stevens.-Head of Babirusa alfurus. 1811. John Griffith, Esq.-Specimen of Furcella gigantea (Coast of Sumatra). 1812. Richard Parry, Esq.—Drawings of Mammalia and Birds from Sumatra. J. Torin, Esq.-The King of Tanjore's Drawings of Mammalia and Birds from Southern India. 1813. Hon. Thomas S. Raffles, Lieut.-Gov. of Java.-Specimens of Mammalia, Birds, and Insects from Java. Horsfield's Collection. Benjamin Heyne, M.D.-Drawings of Indian Birds. 1817. Hon. T. S. Raffles.-Mammalia and Birds from Java. lection. Horsfield's Col Francis (Buchanan) Hamilton, M.D.-Drawings of Mammalia and Birds. 1819. Francis (Buchanan) Hamilton, M.D.-Drawings of Mammalia, Birds, and Reptiles. Thomas Horsfield, M.D.-Collections of Mammalia, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes, and Insects from Java. 1820. Sir Thomas S. Raffles, Lieut.-Gov. of Fort Marlborough.-Collections of Mammalia, Birds, and Reptiles from Sumatra. 1821. Sir Thomas S. Raffles, Drawings of Mammalia and Birds from Sumatra. 1823. George Finlayson, Esq., Surgeon and Naturalist to the Mission of John Crawfurd, Esq., to Siam and Hué, the Capital of Cochinchina.-A Collection of Mammalia, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Osteological Specimens, made during the Mission. 1824. John Pattison, Esq.-Several Mammalia. Lieut.-Gen. Thomas Hardwicke.-A Collection of Mammalia, Birds, and miscellaneous Zoological Specimens. 1827. William Moorcroft, Esq.-Several Insects. Capt. J. D. Herbert.-Specimens of Himalayan Birds, collected during his 1829. Madras Government.-Collections made by the Company's Naturalist at Fort St. George, consisting of specimens of Mammalia, Birds, and Insects. 1881. A. T. Christie, M.D.-Skull of the Bibos cavifrons, from the forests of Canara. Colonel W. H. Sykes.-The Collections of Natural History made during the Statistical Survey of the Dukhun, consisting of specimens and descriptions of Mammalia, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects. 1832. John George Children, Esq.-Specimens of Insects. Nathaniel Wallich, Esq.-Skins of Mammalia and Birds from Nepal. 1833. John Reeves, Esq.-A specimen of Ornithorhynchus paradoxus; a collection of Skins of Birds from China; two specimens of Edible Birds'-nests from China. Madras Government.-The Zoological Collections made by the late A. T. Christie, M.D., consisting of specimens in all classes of Zoology. 1837. John McClelland, Esq., Member of the Deputation to Assam for the purpose of investigating the culture of the Tea Plant :-Specimens of Mammalia, Birds, and other subjects of Natural History, with drawings and descriptions. 1838. Mrs. Impey.-Indian Reptiles in spirit. 1840. John William Helfer, M.D.-A collection of Mammalia and Birds from the coast of Tenasserim. Major R. Boileau Pemberton.-Specimens of Mammalia, Birds, and Insects, collected during his Mission to Bootan, in 1837-38. 1841. J. T. Pearson, Esq.-A Collection of Insects from Darjeeling. C. W. Smith, Esq.-A Collection of Insects from Chittagong. The Asiatic Society of Bengal.-A Collection of Mammalia, Birds, and John McClelland, Esq.-Specimens of Mammalia, Birds, and Insects. 1842. J. T. Pearson, Esq.-Specimens of Mammalia and Birds. The Bengal Government.-The Entomological Collections made in Chusan by Theodor Cantor, M.D., acting as Naturalist, during the Chinese Expedition. The Bengal Government.—A Collection of Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, and Shells, made by William Griffith, Esq., during the Expedition to Afghanistan. The Bengal Government.-The continuation of the Collections made by Theodor Cantor, M.D., in Chusan, Canton, &c., consisting of Mollusca, and other subjects of Natural History. J. T. Pearson, Esq.-A Collection of Insects from Darjeeling. The Bengal Government.-The continuation of the Collections of Theodor Hugh Falconer, M.D.-A Collection of Birds from Northern India. 1844. The Asiatic Society of Bengal.—Large Collections of Mammalia and Birds, with smaller Collections of Fishes, Reptiles, and Insects, received by several separate despatches during this year. 1845. B. H. Hodgson, Esq.-A large Collection of Mammalia and Birds from Nepal. Matthew Lovell, Esq., Bengal Medical Service.-Several Mammalia and J. Bax, Esq., through Colonel Barnwell.-A Collection of Birds. 1846. Colonel W. H. Sykes.-Specimens of the Black and other Corals, from the Persian Gulf. The Asiatic Society of Bengal.-Large Collections of Mammalia, Birds, Fishes, and Reptiles, received by several despatches during this year. 1847. The Asiatic Society of Bengal.—Mammalia, Birds, and Crustacea. The Rev. F. W. Hope.-Several Birds. 1848. B. H. Hodgson, Esq.-A Collection of Mammalia from Sikim and Darjeeling. (Containing several undescribed species.) 1849. Ezra T. Downes, Esq., Deputy Assay Master, Bombay Mint.-Large Collections of Coleopterous and Hymenopterous Insects, by several separate despatches. Lieut. James W. J. Taylor.-A Collection of Shells from Singapore and the Indian Archipelago. F. Moore.-A Collection of Coleopterous Insects. Colonel F. Buckley.-A large Collection of Insects in all orders, from the Colonel J. B. Hearsey.-A small series of Lepidoptera, received through |