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Jones {Lieut. W, A. Watts), B.E. 



8 birds from Yun-nan. Presented. [99. 8. 5, 1-8.] 



These were skins of Game Birds, Peacocks {Pavo muticus), and 



Amherst's Pheasants (C/irysolophus amherstim). 



Lieut. Watts Jones had all the making of a good collector in him, but 



he was unfortunately killed during the outbreak of the Boxers in China. 



Jones {Major Henry). 



6 specimens of the Sungarian Pheasant {Phasianus alpherak^ji), from 

 Kharbin. New to the collection. Presented. [1903. 4. 5, 1-6.] 



7 birds from South Paraguay. Presented. [1904. 4. 6, 1-7.] 



Major Jones has made a special study of the Game-Birds {Galliformes) 

 and Ducks {Anseriformes), and has a series of really beautiful paintings, 

 all executed by himself, and illustrating monographically every species of 

 the above-mentioned Orders of birds. The specimens of Phasianus 

 alpherakyi which he gave to the Museum were purchased by him in 

 Leadenhall Market, when a large consignment arrived from Kharbin 

 in 1903. 



Jourdain {Bev. F. C. R.). 



4 eggs of the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) from Holland. 

 Presented. [1904. 7. 2, 1-4.] 



Jukes {Dr. Joseph Beete). 



158 specimens of birds and eggs, mostly from the northern coast of 

 Australia and Tasmania. Presented. [44. 7. 16, 1-107; 46. 10. 14, 

 1-35 ; 46. 10. 15, 1-16.] 



Dr. Jukes was naturalist to H.M.S. Fly on the surveying expedition 

 of that vessel to Cape York, Port Essington, and the northern coast of 

 Australia. See his book, the " Voyage of H.M.S. Fly," vols, i., pp. 1-423, 

 ii., pp. 1-362 (1847). The Fly River, in Southern New Guinea, was 

 discovered during the voyage of the Fly, and was named after the ship 

 (c/. Diet. Nat. Biogr., xxx., p. 224). 



Kaup {Dr. J.). 



5 European birds. Presented. [46. 1. 1, 1-5.] 



Dr. Kaup was a well-known figure in scientific circles during the early 

 years of the nineteenth century, and was a devoted exponent of the 

 quinary system. He was for many years Director of the Darmstadt 

 Museum, and made special study of the Accipitres {cf. Jardine's "Con- 

 tributions to Ornithology for 1852," pp. 103-122 ; Tr. Z. S., iv., pp. 201- 

 260, pis. Ivi., Ivii.). 



On the Falconidm he wrote monographic articles in the " Isis " 

 (1847, pp. 39-79, 83-121, 161-212, 241-283, 325-386). His " Skizzirte 

 Entwickelungs-Geschichte u. natiirl. System der europ. Thierwelt," in 

 1829, was one of the important books of the quinary times, and contained 

 many descriptions of new genera, which were well characterised, and 

 many of them are recognised at the present day. 



Kelaart {Dr. E. F.). 



21 specimens from Ceylon. Presented. [52. 11. 26, 9-29.] 



Dr. Kelaart was the pioneer of our knowledge of the Avifauna of 



Ceylon, and his " Prodromus Faun.-e ZeyJanicse " was for many years the 



standard book on the subject, until the appearance of Colonel Legge's 



monumental work. 



