Alphabetical List op the principal Donors, Collectors and 

 Agents, from whom the Specimens of Birds in the 

 British Museum have been received. 



Edward VII. (His Majesty, King). 



A specimen of Reeve's Pheasant from Norfolk. Presented. [90. 3. 

 16, 1.] 



Two specimens of the Little Auk (Alle alle) picked up dead at 

 Sandringham. Presented. [95. 6. 12, 1, 2.] 



Abadie {Capt. G. Fanshawe), G.M.G. 



31 birds from Upper Nigeria. Presented. [1900. 8. 4, 1-31.] 

 Capt. Abadie was a son of General Abadie, himself a keen student of 

 Natural History. His official duties prevented Capt. Abadie from making 

 large collections, but this small series from the Nigerian Sudan was of 

 distinct interest, especially the eggs of the Ostrich (Struthio cameliis). 

 His early death in Upper Nigeria in 1901 can never be too much 

 regretted. 



Abrahams (J.). 



2 Weaver-finches (Munia ferruginea, var.), cage birds. Presented. 

 [1904. 5. 9, 1-2.] 



Adams {Dr. A. Leith). 



33 birds from " N.E. Africa " (i.e. Egypt and Nubia). [64. 3. 30, 1-33.] 

 An active collector in the middle of the nineteenth century, and a 

 great friend of the late Sir William Jardine, to whom his early collections 

 were sent. He was a good observer, as is shown by his papers on the 

 birds of Kashmir and Ladak (P.Z.S., 1859, pp. 169-190, with a coloured 

 plate of Montifringilla adamsi), and especially by his short essay on the 

 birds noticed by him in Egypt and Nubia (" Ibis," 1864, pp. 233-243). 



Adeane (Harry R. A.). 



A specimen of Coccyzus americanus, shot on Colonsay Island, Argyll- 

 shire. Presented. [1904. 11. 28, 1.] 



Admiralty, The Lords of the. 



By the Admiralty have been presented the collections made by 

 various exploring expeditions fitted out by Great Britain. In recent 

 years the co-operation of the Royal Society has been sought, and many 

 collections have been presented through the latter medium. The results 

 of the earlier Antarctic Expeditions seem to have reached the Museum 

 through the Admiralty, and the various collections are noticed under their 

 special headings. 



[See Antarctic Expedition ; Voyages of H.M.SS. Alert and Discovery, 

 Challenger, Erelus and Terror, Flying Fish, Herald, Penguin, Flumper, 

 and Batthsiuike.l 



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