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he may also see ranged the gems from the collection of the 
late Mr. Yarrell. The advantage of such an arrangement 
is obvious. 
It has been observed, with great truth, “ that you cannot 
vie with the larger Museums in a general collection, but 
you may excel them if you confine yourselves to a purely 
local collection.” Fully agreeing with this opinion, the 
Hon. Curators, while enlarging the collection of British 
Birds, purpose to do so, as much as possible, by means of 
specimens obtained in Warwickshire, or the contiguous 
Counties. They offer these remarks in the hope that the 
friends of the Institution will assist them in carrying out 
their views, by donation of some of the species forming 
the following list of desiderata :— 
Order 1. Accipitress, Linn. 
Egyptian Vulture... ... Neophron Percnopterus (Linn.) 
Griffon Vulture... ... ... Gyps fulvus (Gmel.) 
Rough-legged Buzzard ... Archibuteo Lagopus (Briin.) 
Spotted Hagle ... ... ... Aquila nevia (Gmel.) Mey 
Jer-falcon ... ... .. Haleo Gyrfaleo, Linn. 
Red-footed Falcon ... ... Zinnunculus vespertinus (Linn.) 
Swallow-tailed Kite ... ... Nauelerus fercatus (Linn.) Vigors. 
Goshawk ... ... ... ... Astur palumbarius (Linn.) Bechst. 
Montagu’s Harrier ... ... Circus cinerascens (Mont.) 
Hawk Owl ... Surnia ulula (Linn.) Bonap. 
Snowy Owl [ Brit. Specimen] Nyctea nivea (Thunb.) 
Little Owl ... . Athene noctua (Retz.) 
Great-eared Owl [female]. . Bubo maximus, Sibb. 
Tengmalm’s Owl... . Nyctale Tengmalmi (Gmel.) Strick. 
Order 2, Passeres, Cuv. 
Alpine Swiff ... ... ... Cypselus Melba, Linn. 
Roller ... ..._ Coracias garrula, Linn. 
Bee-eater [British apeciien |Merops Apiaster (Linn.) 
Dartford Warbler... ... Sylvia undata (Bodd.) 
Garden Warbler [female] . . Sylvia hortensis (Penn.) 
Fire-crested Regulus... ... Regulus ignicapillus, Brehm. 
Plain-crowned Kinglet . Regulus proregulus (Pall.) 
Black Redstart [Brit. speci. .] Ruticilla tithys (Scop.) 
Blue-throated Warbler ... Cyanecula suecica, Linn. 
Alpine Accentor... ... ... Accentor alpinus, ‘Gmel. Bechst. 
Crested Tit... ... .... ... Parus cristatus, Linn. 
White Wagtail ... ... ... Motacilla alba, Linn. [vera.] 
Grey-headed Wagtail... ... Motacilla flava, Linn. 
