338 Zoology. 



462 specimens from Abyssinia. [1903. 9. 5, 1-312 ; 1903. 10. 20, 

 1-146.] 



Mr, Degen was a pupil of the late Professor Eiitimeyer at Basel, and 

 is an accomplished and skilful preparer of skeletons, in which capacity he 

 has for many years done excellent work for the Museum. He is also 

 interested in the moulting and phyiogeny of the Class Aves, and has 

 written two elaborate memoirs on these subjects. [Bull. B.O.C., vol. ii. ; 

 Trans. Zool. Soc, xvi., pp. 347-418, pis. xxxvL-xxxviii.] 



His recent expedition to Abyssinia resulted in a most valuable collec- 

 tion of fishes, and an interesting series of birds, including two new species, 

 Melanohucco tsanse and Mirafra degeni, and a very rare Owl, Asio 

 abyssinicus. (Cf. Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1904, pp. 250-280, pis. v., vi.) 



Delamere {Lord). 



61 birds from Somali Land. Presented. Collected by Dr. Atkinson. 

 [98. 12. 11, 1-61,] 



970 birds from Equatorial Africa. [1901. 2. 22, 1-970.] 

 The last-named collection is one of the most complete ever made on 

 an expedition to Equatorial Africa. Lord Delamere took Mr, Leonard 

 Harwood with him as taxidermist, and consequently the skins were 

 beautifully prepared. At least twelve species were new to the Museum, 

 of which seven were types. 



Delme-Radcliffe {Colonel C). 



405 birds and 37 skeletons from Uganda, collected during the Anglo- 

 German Frontier Commission, including two types of species new to 

 science, collected by the late W. G. Dosgett. Presented. [1904, 10. 23, 

 1-100; 1904. 10. 27, 1-305; 1904. 10. 29, 1-37,] (Cy. Ogilvie-Grant, 

 Ibis, 1905, pp. 199-212.) 



Dent {Capt. R. E.). 



16 birds from Kronstadt, Orange Paver Colony, Presented. [1903. 

 3, 21, 1-16,] Collected during the last Boer War. 

 See also Woosnam, R. B, 



De Oca (Rafael). 

 See Gereakd, E. 

 A well-known Mexican collector, who travelled principally in the 

 state of Jalapa {cf. Sclater, P,Z.S., 1859, p. 362). 



Derby {Earl of ). 



94 birds from various localities. Presented. [37. 5. 13, 1-2 ; 37. 7. 8, 

 31-53 ; 38. 5. 12, 102 ; 42. 12. 6, 19-68 ; 46. 9. 1, 1-9, 12-21.] 



The 13th Lord Derby, the founder of the Derby Museum at Liverpool, 

 gave, from time to time, many interesting specimens of birds to the 

 British Museum. 



De Vis (C. W.). 



See Queensland Musectm, 



De Winton (W, E.) 



It) birds from various localities. Presented. [94. 11. 15, 1-7 

 94. 11. 25, 1 ; 94. 12, 18, 1-8.] 



1 example of the Common Teal {Nettium crecca) from Pembroke- 

 shire. Presented, [1901,10.17,1.] 



