, Birds. 437 



Olph-Galliard (M. Victor Aime Li;oN). 



5 birds from S. France. Presented. [76. 7. 27, 1-5.] 

 I met M. Olph-Galliard in Paris, and arranged an exchange of British 

 for French birds with him. He died soon after, before he had obtained 

 any series beyond a few Long-tailed Tits. He was a very sound ornitho- 

 logist, and wrote one of the few existing books on the French Avifauna, 

 "Contributions k la Faune Ornithologique de I'Europe occidental" 

 (Bayonne, 8vo, 1884-1892). He was also the describer of Moussier's 

 Redstart (JRuticilla moussieri) in 1846, and wrote in 1891 a " Catalogue 

 des Oiseaux des environs de Lyon " (c/. Ibis, 1893, p. 478). 



Osmaston (B. B.). 



85 birds' nests and eggs from Darjeeling. Presented. [1904. 12. 7, 

 1-85.] 



Otago Museum, New Zealand. 



42 birds from Antipodes Island, the Chatham and Auckland Groups, 

 Kermadec Islands, and Snares Islands. Received in exchange. [97. 12. 6, 

 1-42.] 



Owston (Alan), 



A specimen of Oceanodroma tristrami. Purchased. [1900. 2. 5, 1.] 



Packman (J. C. D.). 



139 birds from Tenasserim. Presented. [44. 3. 25, 1-139.] 

 This was probably the first collection of Tenasserim birds ever made, 

 but it was so badly preserved that most of the specimens have perished, 

 or have been given away, since the acquisition of Mr. Hume's splendid 

 series of birds from this part of the British Emiaire. 



Page {Capt. Juan). 



178 birds from the Pilcomayo River. Presented. [95. 9. 8, 1-178.] 

 An expedition for the exploration of the Gran Cbaco and the Pilco- 

 mayo River was started in 1890 under the leadership of Capt. Page of the 

 Argentine Navy, who died at Fortin Page. Dr. Graham Kerr was the 

 naturalist to the expedition, which suffered great hardships, and the col- 

 lection of birds was only saved with much difficulty. He has written an 

 interesting paper on the " Avifauna of the Lower Pilcomayo " in the " Ibis " 

 for 1892 (pp. 120-152, pi. iii.). Two new species of Woodpecker, Celeus 

 kerri and Picumnus pilcomayensis, were described by Mr. Edward Hargitt 

 (Ibis, 1891, pp. 605, 606). 



Palmer (A. J. V.). 



84 specimens from Bushire. Presented. [86. 7. 1, 1-59 ; 86. 7. 6, 

 1-25.] 



This interesting collection was described by me in the " Ibis " for 1886 

 (pp. 493-499). 



Paris. Musee d'Histoire Naturelle. 



8 birds from the Comoro Islands. Presented. [88. 4. 8, 1-8.] 



The duplicates from the collection made by M. Humblot were 



presented to the British Museum by Prof. Alphonse Milne-Edwards, 



by whom, and his successor Prof. Oustalet, the most friendly feeling has 



always been exhibited for the British Museum. Four species were 



