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queathed his collection to be divided between certain niuseiuns 

 and well-known ornithologists, in order that these should benefit 

 by his labours. V In England, the British Museum, Dr. Sclater, 

 Mr. Salvin and Dr. F. D. Godman were selected, and thus a full 

 series from Dr. Bryant's collection is now in the Natural History 

 ]\[useum. 



1871. 



14 specimens presented ; 94 purchased. Total, 108. 



23 birds from Hainan, collected by Consul Robert Swinhoe. 



These were duplicate specimens from Consul Swinhoe's 

 Hainan collection, recorded by him in the "Ibis" for 1870 

 (pp. 77-97, 230-25G, 342-367). The full collection was bequeathed 

 by Mr. Henry Seebohm in 1897. 



40 birds from Central Chili, collected by Mi-. E. C. Reed. 



1872. 



368 presented ; 590 purchased. Total, 964. 



In September of this year I was appointed Assistant in the 

 Zoological Department of the British Museum, in charge of the 

 ornithological collection, in succession to Mr. George Robert 

 Gray, who died in May, 1872. My first care was to enlist the 

 aid of all my personal friends for the increase of the national 

 collection, with the i^esults recorded in the succeeding years. 



44 birds from Southern Spain. Presented by Colonel L. H. 

 Irby. 



68 birds from South Africa. Bequeathed by the late Sir 

 Andrew Smith. 



178 birds from Archangel, and other localities. Presented 

 by Dr. Bowdler Sharpe. 



22 Gyr-falcons and Peregrine Falcons. Purchased of Mr. 

 John Gould. 



23 birds from Accra, W. Africa, and 17 birds from Avington, 

 Hampshire. Presented by Capt. G. E. Shelley. 



1873. 



1571 specimens presented ; 4707 purchased. Total, 6278. 



This year was celebrated for the acquisition of the Wallace 

 and Monteiro collections, and foi- several other donations from 

 my personal friends, Captain Shelley, Mr. A. Swanzy, Colonel 

 J. Hayes Lloyd, Commander Sperling, and Dr. Blanford, all of 



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