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then in existence, which Mr. Saunders had slathered together for the 

 purpose of writing a monograjih of the Laridae. When he undertook 

 to describe these birds in the " Catalogue of Birds," he parted with his 

 great collection to the British Museum. 



64 specimens from various parts of the world. Presented. [94. 12. 24, 

 1-15 ; 95. 10. 12, 1-12 ; 97. 11. 17, 1-37.] 



Mr. Howard Saunders has always been a staunch friend of the Museum. 

 Cf. " Who's Who," 1904, p. 1355. 



Saunders (W. Radclipfe). 



962 eggs, from Alaska, California, Australia, etc. Presented. [1902. 

 10. 15, 1-962.] 



1266 eggs from Canada, the United States, Queensland, etc. Presented. 

 [1902. 10. 25, 1-964 ; 1902. 10. 30, 1-302 ; 1903. 7. 30, 1-351.] 



A further large consignment of eggs, chiefly of Palsearctic species, was 

 presented in 1904. 



9 birds from the Canary Islands, Japan, etc. Presented. [1905. 4. 11, 

 1-9.] 



Mr. Radcliffe Saunders possessed a very tine collection of eggs from 

 all parts of the world. In 1902 he proposed to restrict his collection to 

 Palfearctic species, and he presented the whole of his series from the other 

 regions of the world to the British Museum. He has recently given his 

 entire Palaearctic collection also — the whole donation consisting of about 

 10,000 specimens, vastly increasing the series of eggs in the Museum, and 

 adding those of a large number of species previously unrepresented. 



Saunders (W. Wilson). 



18 specimens of birds from various localities. Presented. [73. 5. 30, 

 1-18.] 



A munificent patron of science in his day. Though chiefly devoting 

 his attention to other branches of natural history, he had a very good 

 collection of birds, which I catalogued for him. At my request, he 

 presented a few specimens which I coveted for the British Museum, 

 among them the type-specimen of the pretty little Dwarf-owl, Glaucidium 

 tephronotum, Sharpe, which still remains unique. No second specimen 

 has yet been discovered, and the habitat is still imknown. 



Schluter (Wilhelm). 



65 eggs of Cuculus canorus from Germany, with the eggs of the 

 foster-parents. Purchased. [92. 7. 8, 1-8 ; 92. 7. 14, 1-36 ; 93. 8. 12, 

 1-21.] 



30 birds from Germany. Purchased. [1901. 5. 3, 2-5 ; 1901. 7. 3, 



1-15 ; 1902. 3. 21, 1-11.] 



16 birds from the Palaearctic region. Purchased. [1905. 1. 28, 1-16.] 



6 birds from Europe. Purchased. [1905. 4. 25, 1-6.] 



Mr. Schluter is the well-known natural-history agent of Halle a. S., 



and many specimens for mounting in the public gallery have been 



acquired from him. 



Schmitz {Padre Ernesto). 



20 specimens of birds and eggs from Madeira. Purchased. [95. 9. 5, 



1-10 ; 96. 2. 6, 1-6 ; 96. 7. 1, 1-7.] 



22 birds from Madeira. Purchased. [1904. 7. 22, 1-22.] 



Padre Schmitz is Director of the Seminario at Funclial, and has 



formed a most interesting Museum of the Fauna of Madeira and the 



