ORIGINAL MEMBERS. 93 



Mr. p. S. GODMAN. 



Percy Sanden Godman was born on Nov. 12tli, 1836. He 

 was educated at Eton College from 1849 to 1853, and at 

 Trinity College, Cambridge^ whence he took his B.A. degree, 

 from 1854 to 1858. In 1857, in company with his brother, 

 F. D. Godman, he went on an ornithological tour to Norway, 

 making- Bodo his headquarters. Amongst many interesting 

 birds observed were : a pair of Halia'etus albicilla (which had 

 young in April), Turdus iliacus, Turdus jjilaris, Fringilla 

 montif ring ilia, Motacilla alba, Cyanecula suecica, Linota 

 rufescens, Slre^isilas interpres (eggs of all of which were taken, 

 as Avell as nests of Gallinago major) . Tringa striata, Tringa 

 temmincki, Anser albifrons, Stercorarius crepidatus, and a 

 large variety of Ducks and Gulls were also observed {vide 

 'Ibis,^ vol. iii. p. 77). Subsequently the two brothers followed 

 the West Coast, visiting the Lofoten Isles, and reaching Alton. 

 They walked and boated across Finland to Haparanda in 

 Sweden, visiting en route, at Muoniovara, Mr. J. WoUey, 

 who kindly entertained them and shewed them some of his 

 most recent discoveries in the way of eggs — -such as, Strix 

 nyctea, Surnium lapponicum, Surnia nlula, Astur palumbarius, 

 Garrulus infaustus, Ampelis garridus, Scolopax gallinula, 

 Mergus albellus, and so forth. At this place they also visited 

 the site of a Crane's nest, where two young birds had been 

 reared that season. 



In 1859 Percy Godman took up his residence at Borre- 

 gaard, Sarpsborg, Norway, where he had frequent oppor- 

 tunities of continuing his ornithological researches, as in 

 the neighbouring forests, amongst many other interesting or 

 little-known birds, were to be found breeding Bubo ignavus, 

 Surnia, ulula, Athene noctua, Buteo lagopus, Pernis apivorus, 

 Pandion halia'etus, Picus niartius, Picus tridactylus , Parus 

 cristatus, Muscicapa atricapilla, Scolopax rusticula, all in 



