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a leg, and the limb had been replaced by a wire prop. In other instances 

 the wings had been removed and stuck on again with glue. Such were 

 the methods of the Museum taxidermy fifty years ago. 



Baker {Sir Samuel). 



25 specimens from Egypt and the White Nile. Presented. [74. 6. 5, 

 5-29.] 



Balfour (I. Bayley). 



66 specimens from Sokotra. Presented by the British Association. 

 [81. 3. 21, 1-66.] 



Prof. Bayley Balfour, under the auspices of the British Association, 

 made a scientific expedition to the island of Sokotra, and obtained a very 

 interesting series oF birds, as the island had not before been visited by a 

 naturalist. Prof. Balfour's work was largely botanical, and his bird- 

 skins were obtained during his journeys in search of plants. The 

 ornithological collection was described by Dr. Sclater and Dr. Hartlaub 

 (Proc. Zool. Soc, 1881, pp. 165-175, pis. xv.-xvii.), and seven new species 

 were described, the types of which are in the Museum, viz., Cisticola 

 incana, Drymoeca hxsitata, Lanius uncinatus, Cinnyris halfouri. Passer 

 insularis, Bhynchostruthus socotranus. Amy drus f rater. 



The duplicates passed into Capt. Shelley's collection, and have come 

 with the latter into the hands of the Trustees, so that the entire series 

 ■obtained by Prof. Balfour is now in the National Collection. 



See also Bkitish Association; Ogilvie-Grant, W. K. ; Fokbes, 

 Dr. H. O. 



Balston (W. E.). 



5 nests from S.E. Australia. Presented. [1905. 9. 22, 1-5.] 

 374 birds from S.W. Australia, collected by G. C. Shortridge. Pre- 

 sented. [1905. 12. 26, 1-374.] 



Bannermann (D. H.). 



46 birds from the West Indies. Presented. [1905. 1. 1 1, 1-46.] 

 63 birds from Jamaica. Presented. [1905. 10. 14, 1 65.] 



Barclay (G.). 



74 birds from Guayaquil. Presented. [41. 2. 4, 441-513, 516.] 

 Mr. Barclay was botanical collector on board H.M.S. Sulphur. [See 



Hist. Coll., i., Botany, p. 132.] 



Baring {Hon. Cecil) and Ogilvie-Grant (W. R.). 



247 s|iecimens of birds, nests and eggs from Madeira, the Desertas, 

 and the Great Salvage Islands. Presented. [95. 7. 1, 1-247.] 

 Cf. Grant, " Ibis," 1896, pp. 41-55. 



Barnard (Charles A.). 



48 eggs from N. Australia. Purchased. [1900. 7. 3, 1-48.] 



27 nests from British New Guinea and N. Australia. Purchased 



[1900. 8. 14, 1-13 ; 1900. 8. 16, 1-14.] 



Barnes {Lieut. H. E.). 



10 specimens from Aden. Presented. [92. 10. 20. 1-10.] 

 Lieut. Barnes was a good soldier, who rose from the ranks. He served 

 in Afghanistan, and wrote some papers for Mr. Allan Hume's journal, 

 "Stray Feathers," the principal ones being " Notes on the nidification of 

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