Birds, 321 



Brooke (Basil). 



See GKituAun, E. ; Siiakpe, M. Bowdler. 

 A yoiinf^er l)rotlier of Sir Victor IJniokc. Vi.sitcd willi lii.s wife the 

 island of Sardinia on more than one occasion, and discovered tliere tlie 

 small Perc^Mine Falcon which 1 named L\tlr,o hrookv.l [Ann. and Mag. 

 Nat. Hist. (!) xi., pj). 20, 222, 1H7;!], and whicli is now identified with 

 Falco puniaiK, tlie Meiliterraiiean Peregrine. An excell(!nt jiapcr on 

 the birds of Sardinia was jjuhlishcd by him in the "11)18" for 1S7.'! 

 (pp. 14.'»-r)5, 235-18, 'V.jfj-V.)). lie died young, during a visit to 

 Mexico, and his collection was dispersed. Some of the most interesting 

 birds were jjurcliased from Mr. Gerrard, and others were bought by 

 myself and [)resented to the Museum. 



Brooke (H.H. Sir James), Eajah of Sarawak. 



104 specimens from Singapore and Sarawak. Prcsenled. [IT). 10. 2, 



11-15; 45. 10. 2, 1-25; 50. 10. 24, 1-74.] 

 Early collections from the Malay Penins 



lay Peninsula and Borneo, presented by 

 the first Ilajah of Sarawak. 



Brooke (II.JI. Sir Charles J.), Bajah of Sarawalc. 



2 s])eciinens of Spilornis, one being the ty[)e of ,S. raja, Sharpe. 

 Presented. [1905. 12. 3, 1-2.] 



Brown (Rev. G.). 



tSa; (iEuiiAriu, E. 



Mr. Brown was a missionary who collected in New Britain, Duke 

 of York Island, etc. His collections were described by Dr. Sclater. 

 (P.Z.S., 1H77, pp. lJG-114, pis. xiv.-xvi.; 1878, pp. 28!)-90, G70-(i73, 

 pi. xhi. ; 1871), pp. 44G-451, pi. xxxvii. ; 1880, i)p. (i5-G7, jil. viii. ; with 

 nineteen new species.) 



The early collections were purchased by the Marquis of Tweeddale, 

 and after the death of the latter, the remainder were acquired by the 

 Museum throuiih Mr. Kdward Gerrard. 



Brown (J. A. Harvie). 



iScc IIauvie-I'kown. 



Brownlow (Earl). 



A Peacock (I'avo criatalus var. nigripennis), died in confinement. 

 Presented. [11J04. 5. 7, 1.] 



Bruijn (J.). 



Hee BoucAiiD, A. 



Brusina {Professor Spiridion). 



24 birds from Croatia. Presented. [89. 12. 20, 1-12; 91. G. 5 

 1-12.] 



Prof. Brusina is the historian of the birds of his native country. lie 

 has presented sf)ecimens of his new (Jroatian Shag {Phalacrocorax 

 croaticus) to the Museum. 



Brussels (Royal Museum of Natural History). 



G2 birds from Bi Igium. Presented. [73-G. 7, 1-G2.] 



When preparing my first volume of the "Catalogue of Birds," 1 made 



an excursion to various foreign Museums to examine ty[)es of rare siKJcics 

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