VI PREFACE. 



museum ; as it is, the interest of this museum is 

 consi(leral)ly deteriorated. Some of the birds in 

 the museum are confessedly foreign, having been 

 brought from various parts of the world by Guernsey 

 men, who when abroad remembered the museum 

 in their own Island, and brought home specimens 

 for it. Others, as Mr. Gallienne, who during his 

 life took much interest in the museum, himself 

 told me had been purchased from various bird- 

 stuffers, especially from one in Jersey ; and no 

 questions were asked as to whether the specimens 

 bought were local or set-up from skins obtained 

 from the Continent or England. Amongst those so 

 obtained may probably be classed the Blue-throated 

 Warblers, included in Professor Ansted's list and 

 marked as Jersey (these Mr. Gallienne himself told 

 me he believed to be Continental and not genuine 

 Channel Island specimens), the Great Sedge Warbler, 

 the Meadow Bunting, the Green Woodpecker, and 

 perhaps a few others. 



This museum, partly from want of interest being 

 taken in it and partly from want of money, " has 

 never had a very good room, and has been shuffled 

 and moved about from one place to another, and 

 consequently several birds really valuable, as they 

 could be proved to be genuine Channel Island 

 specimens, have been lost and destroyed ; in fact, 

 had it not been for the care and energy of Miss 

 C. B. Carey, who took great pains to preserve what 



