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Mr. Thomas James Monk, of I,ewes, was purchased in 1905, 
partly by private subscriptions and partly by a grant from 
the town, and the rarest of his birds were transferred to the 
Booth Museum. The following is a list of these, all of 
which were obtained in Sussex. 
Greenland Falcon. Little Bunting. 
Red-footed Falcon. Serin Finch. 
Rough-legged Buzzard. Canary. 
Montagu’s Harrier. Roller. 
Black-throated Thrush. Great Bustard. 
Red-throated Pipit. Great Snipe. 
Tawny Pipit. Pectoral Sandpiper. 
Richard’s Pipit. Spotted Sandpiper. 
Crested Lark. Grey Phalarope (early 
Short-toed Lark. autumn). 
White-winged Lark. Red-necked Phalarope 
Black-headed Bunting. (winter). 
Rustic Bunting. 
Mr. Monk was born at Lewes on the 1oth May. 1830. 
He was educated at Cranbrook, in Kent, and then went to 
Rugby, under Dr. Tait, after which he was at Somerset 
House for a few years. His health failing, he went to 
Scotland, where he settled at Blair Athol, in Perthshire, till 
his return to Lewes in 1859 to join his father in LEusiness. 
While living in the Highlands he made Mr. Booth’s 
acquaintance, shooting in Glen Lyon with him and with 
Sir Samuel Baker, the African Explorer. 
A great part of his collection was made at the time 
when the late Mr. G. Dawson Rowley and the late Mr, 
Gould were eagerly watching the catches made by the lark 
netters round Brighton. Mr. Monk joined them in this, 
and so keen was the pursuit, that every bird-catcher was 
perpetually on the look out for any new variety or species, 
sure of finding an immediate purchaser. 
He died at Lewes, December 22nd, 1899. 
The history of the following birds among the Monk 
collection has not been found. Any particulars relating to 
any of them would be much valued. 
Marsh Harriers (2). 
Eagle Owl. 
Rose-coloured Pastor. 
Purple Heron (adult). 
Pectoral Sandpiper (a second specimen). 
Baillon’s Crake. 
Glaucous Gull (adult). 
