440 Zoology. 



Peek {Sir Henry), Bart. 



60 specimens of birds and eggs from Labrador. Presented. [98. 4. 

 16, 1-60.] 



Sir Henry Peek was a collector of British Birds, and having received 

 an ofier of this collection from Labrador, purchased it at my request, and 

 presented it to the British Museum. At his country seat at Rousdon, in 

 Devonshire, is a collection of mounted birds, perhaps the mos^t complete 

 representation of the species in the " British List " in the Kingdom. 



Peel (Alan). 



39 birds from Uruguay. Purchased. [73. 6. 28, 2-10 ; 76. 3. 18, 1-30.] 

 108 birds from Buenos Aires. Purchased. [78. 1. 25, 1-108.] 



Mf. Alan Peel was a personal friend of Dr. Giinther's, and his 

 collections were of considerable value to the British Museum. 



Peel (C. V. A.). 



19 birds from Somali Land. Presented. [98. 4. 13, 1-19.] 

 From Mr. Peel the Museum received its first specimen of the raie 

 Somali Bustard, Heterotetrax humilis. He has written a book, " Somali- 

 land, being an account of two expeditions into the far interior, with a 

 complete list of every Animal and Bird known to inhabit that country, 

 and a list of Reptiles collected by the author" (London, 1900, 8vo, 

 pp. xviii., 340), Appendix (Birds), pp. 305-333. 



Penard {Messrs. F. P. and A. P.). 



43 birds from Paramaribo, Surinam. Presented. [1902. 10. 31, 1-43.] 

 241 eggs from Surinam. Presented. [1904. 11. 22, 1-241.] 



Penguin {Voyage H.M.S.). 



Cf. Smith, Dr. F. W. Bassett (p. 487). 



Penrose {Dr. Frank). 



40 skins of Sea-birds from Ascension Island. Presented. [99. 1. 4,. 

 1-40.] 



Penton {Surgeon-Major), B.N. 



54 birds from Suakin. Presented. [93. 9. 20, 1-54.] 



10 birds from Wady Haifa. Presented. [95. 7. 15, 6-15.] 



The last collection contained two specimens of the African Wood-Ibis- 



(Fseudotantalus ibis). 



Percival (A. Blayney). 



71 birds and eggs from the Ruo and Shire Rivers, Zambesia. Pur- 

 chased. [99. 6. 8, i ; 1900. 2. 27, 1-33 ; 1900. 3. 21, 1-37.] 



This collection was described by Mr. Percival in the *lbis' for 1902 

 (pp. 581-599). It contained several rare species, such as Andersson's 

 Pern {MacJixrhamplms anderssoni, Dissodectes dickinsoni, etc.), besides 

 the type of a new Kough-wingtd Swallow, Psalidoprocne percivali. Grant 

 ( = P. orientalis, Reichenow ; cf. Reichenow, Yog. Africas, ii., p. 428, 1902). 



260 birds and nests from Mombasa, Melindi, etc.. Lake Naiwasha, 

 Kikuyu, and other districts in British Bast Africa. Presented. [1903. 8. 1, 

 1-191 ; 1903. 9. 2, 1-69.] 



Mr. Percival was the first to procure Machxrhamplius anderssoni in 

 British East Africa, and he also discovered a new species of Oriole 

 {Oriohis percivali) named after him by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant. 



