INTRODUCTION. IX 



Anioiif;: the mimcrous snialltT but im])Oi-(aiit doniitions may be 

 specially nientioni;(l those of Emin I'asha, Capt. the lion. A. Hay 

 Drummond, II. C. V. Hunter, Esq., F.J.Jackson, Esq., F. ^lenteith 

 Ogilvie, Esq., and Lord Thurlow. 



I have to acknowledge assistance of various kinds which I have 

 received from many friends, and to return them my best thanks. 

 I wish particularly to mention Professor Barboza du Bocage, ^Ir. 

 BUttikofor, Prof. R. Collett, Mr. H. E. Dresser, Mr. H. 0. Forbes, 

 iSignor Gestro, Mr. E. Hartert, Dr. Jentink, Dr. T. Pleske, the 

 Hon. Walter Ilothschild, Count Salvadori, Dr. Schauinsland, Capt. 

 Shellev, Dr. J. Stol/mann, and Canon Tristram. I wish also 

 particularly to thank my colleague Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe, who, 

 by his intimate ac(|uaiutance with the history of the specimens 

 in the Museum collection, has saved me from frequent errors into 

 which I should otherwise have fallen. 



The same symbols are emploj'cd as have been customary in 

 previous volumes of the ' Catalogue.' " [P.] " means " Presented 

 by " ; " [C] " equals " Collected by '' ; " [E.] " signifies " Received 

 in Exchange." 



W R. ()GILVIE-GRA>^T. 



Jiritish JIusinini, X. II., 

 i-lth Xovoinber, 18t)3. 



