IN THE HANCOCK COLLECTION. 3 



by Mr. Hancock. The recent additions have been contributed 

 to tbe Museum chiefly by the following friends of the Society, 

 namely, Messrs. Bryan Cookson, George E. Crawhall, Thomas 

 Thompson, J. C. Maling, John Duncan, W. E. Beck, John Jack- 

 son and others. All these Birds have been carefully prepared 

 and set up by John Jackson, formerly assistant with Mr. Han- 

 cock at the Museum. These will be carefully indicated in the 

 Catalogue and also one or two others not done by Mr. Hancock. 



The words left, centre, right, upper, middle, lower, etc., after 

 the small numbers indicate the position of the Birds in each 

 case from the observer's point of view. These words are fol- 

 lowed by short notes referring to each individual Bird in the 

 case, recording as far as possible, the age, state of plumage, time 

 and place of capture and by whom obtained, with explanatory 

 remarks by Mr. Hancock when they were thought necessary. 



