Birds. 449 



11 Warblers from New Zealand. Presented. [1904. 8. 2, 1-11.] 

 4 specimens of Mergus australis. Presented. [1904. 8. 4, 1-4.] 

 41 birds from the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, and Auckland 

 Islands. Presented. [1905. 2. 2, 1-41.] 



When Governor of New Zealand, the Earl of Ranfurly sent to the 

 Museum several collections of birds, among them being a new species of 

 Cormorant (Fhalacrocorax ranfurlyi, Ogilvie-Grant, Bull. B.O.C., xi., 

 p. 66, 1901), from Bounty Island, and rare species, such as Ohasiempis 

 dimidiata and Ftilopus raratongensis from Raratonga Island. 



" Rattlesnake," Voyage of H.M.S. 



See Stanley, Capt. Owen ; Macgili,ivray, J. 



Ray (J.) 



147 sterna of British birds. Presented. [46. 4. 7, 1-147.] 



I never have been able to find out who Mr. Ray was, but he gave a 



good series of sterna to the Museum, as is shown in Gray's " List of 



British Birds," 1863, and in the " Catalogue of Birds." 



Rayner (T. M.). 



46 birds from the Fiji Islands (" Voy. H.M.S. Herald"). Presented. 

 [56. 8. 30, 1-46.] 



Included the type of Pachycephala vitiensis. 



Dr. Rayner was apparently a medical officer on board the Herald, 

 when John MacGillivray was naturalist [g'.v.]. A subsequent collection 

 made by Rayner was presented by the Lords of the Admiralty. [59. 1. 

 10, 1-41.] It contained the type of Aplonis cassini, Gray (i.e. Aplonis 

 vitiensis, Layard ; Sharpe, Cat. B., xiii., p. 131, 1890). 



Reed (E. C). 



See Gerrakd, E. 



Mr. Reed is a well-known Chilian naturalist, who made large 

 collections in the province of Santiago. A series of his birds is in the 

 Museum, from the Sclater and Salvin-Godman Collections. 



Reeves (John). 



127 birds from India and China. [38. 8. 26, 1 ; 38. 10. 29, 1-13, 

 30-97 ; 46. 6. 13, 1-14 ; 51. 8. 27, 44-74.] 



Mr. John Reeves was Inspector of Tea at the Hon. East India 

 Company's establishment at Canton, and made careful study of the 

 natural history and resources of China (see B. B. Woodward, Hist. Coll. 

 " Libraries," p. 46). He gave many interesting specimens to the Museum, 

 and the magnificent Pheasant, Syrmaticus reevesi, was named after him 

 by Dr. J. E. Gray. 



Of. Diet. Nat. Biogr., xlvii., p. 416. 



Reeves (John Russell). 



Son of the above, for thirty years in the service of the Hon. East India 

 Company at Canton (see Woodward, I.e.). 



Cy. also Sir John Richardson, Report Brit. Ass., 1845, p. 187. 



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