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The naturalists attached to the expedition were the celebrated German 

 zoologist, the late Dr. A. E. Brehm, Count Karl von Waldbnrg-Zeil- 

 Trauchburg, and Dr. Otto Finsch. The latter well-known ornithologist 

 has written a memoir on the birds procured during the expedition (Verb, 

 z. b. Ges. Wien, xxix., pp. 128-280). 



Brenchley (Julius). 



135 birds from the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Presented, [70. 3. 

 31, 1-135.] 



Mr. Brenchley accompanied Commodore Sir William Wiseman on his 

 voyage to the Pacific, and has embodied the results of the expedition in 

 the well-known work, " The Cruise of the GuraQoa " (" Birds," pp. 354-94, 

 pis. 1-21). The collection presented by Mr. Brenchley was a truly 

 remarkable one and contained many species new to the Museum, among 

 them being the types of the following species: Astur alhogularis. Gray, 

 Eurystomus solomonensis, Sharpe, OlyciphiJa flavotincta. Gray, Philemon 

 sdateri, Gray, Lalage hanhsiana, Gray, Ptilopus solomonensis. Gray, 

 Carpo2)haga hrenchJeyi, Gray, Bhipidura spilodera, Gray, and Megapodius 

 hrenchleyi, Gray. 



Brett (Capt.). 



20 birds from Valparaiso. Presented. [46. 6. 12, 1-20.] 



Brewer {Dr. T. M.). 



8 skins and 5 nests of North American birds. Presented. [76. 7. 1, 

 1-13.] 



A celebrated American naturalist, author of " North American Oology." 

 He was also joint author, with Professors Baird and Eidgway, of the 

 " History of North American Birds " and the " Water Birds of North 

 America." 



Bridges (Thomas). 

 See Cuming, H. 

 60 birds from Chili. Purchased. [43. 7. 21, 1-50; 43. 7. 22, 2-11.] 

 271 birds from Bolivia. Purchased. [46. 9. 9, 1-271.] 

 In the early volumes of the " Proceedings " of the Zoological Society 

 the name of Mr. Bridges frequently appears. His collections were subse- 

 quently disposed of, and many of his specimens are in the Derby Museum 

 at Liverpool. His first collections from Chile were described by Louis 

 Fraser (P.Z.S. 1843, pp. 108-121), but subsequent work from Panama 

 formed the subject of a paper by Dr. Sclater entitled, " List of Mammals 

 and Birds collected by Mr. Bridges in the vicinity of the town of David, 

 in the province of Chiriqui, in the State of Panama" (P.Z.S., 1856, p. 138). 

 In 1857 Mr. Bridges was a C.M.Z.S., and Dr. Sclater contributes a list of 

 birds collected by him in the Valley of San Jos^, in the State of California 

 (P.Z.S., 1857, p. 125). In the next year Mr. Bridges himself contributed 

 some "Notes on Californian Birds" (P.Z.S., 1858, p. 1). 



His important collections in Chili and Bolivia do not seem to have 

 been described in their entirety, though some new species were named 

 after him {Drymornis bridgesi, etc.). 



Briggs (William), the CooJcham Naturalist. 

 See Sharpe, E. Bowdler. 

 Briggs was head-gardener to Mr. De Vitre at Formosa, near Cookham. 

 He was a first-rate observer and taxidermist, and much esteemed by Mr. 



