Pearl-culture is an art now known even to the wild Arab fisherman of the far Midian shore. Lastly, the humble petroleum, precious as silver to the miner-world, has been found in the British Protectorate about New Town. APPENDIX II. PART I. LIST OF BIRDS COLLECTED BY CAPTAIN BURTON AND COMMANDER CAMERON. By R. BOWDLER SHARPE, F.L.S. Vulturine Sea-eagle. Gypohierax angolensis. Osprey. Pandion haliaetus. Touracou. Corythaix persa. Red-headed Hornbill. Buceros elatus. Black Hornbill. Tockus semifasciatus. Red-throated Bee-eater. Meropiscus gularis. Blue-throated Roller with Eurystomus afer. yellow bill. Kingfisher with black and red bill. Halcyon senegalensis. Small Woodpecker. Dendropicus lugubris. Sun-bird. Anthothreptes rectirostris. Grey Flycatcher. (3 spec). Muscicapa lugens. Dull olive-green Flycatcher with Hylia prasina. pale eyebrow. 19. Common Swallow. 33. Hirundo rustica. Black Swallow with white throat. 30. Waldenia nigrita. Grey-headed Wagtail. 22. Motacilla flava. Black and chestnut Weaver-bird. 23. Hyphantornis castaneofuscas. Turtle-dove. 15 Turtur semitorquatus. Whimbrel. 5 Numenius phaeopus. Grey Plover. 13 Squatarola helvetica. Common Sandpiper. 18 Tringoides hypoleucus. Spur-winged Plover. 11 Lobivanellus albiceps. Green Heron. 7 Butoides atricapilla. PART II. LIST OF PLANTS COLLECTED ON THE GOLD COAST BY CAPTAIN BURTON AND COMMANDER CAMERON, R.N. (FURNISHED BY PROFESSOR OLIVER.) _A considerable number of specimens either in fruit only or fragmentary were not identifiable._ Oncoba echinata, Oliv. Hibiscus tiliaceus, L. " Abelmoschus, L, Glyphaea grewioides, Hk. f. Scaphopetalum sp. ? fruit.