Birds. • 477 



and Mr. McClounie, the Govcrumect collectors in British Central Africa, 

 and presented by Sir Alfred Sharpe : Otypliantes sharpei, Amydrus nyasx, 

 Gypselus alfredi. 



Cf. also ' Who's Who,' 1905, p. 1454. 



Sharpe (R. Bowdlkb), LL.D. 



See also Gerrard, E, 

 164 birds, mostly from parts of the Palsearctic Kegion. Presented. 

 [72. 10. 3, 1-20 ; 72. 10. 17, 1-92 ; 72. 10. 29, 1-4 ; 72. 11. 4, 24-63 ; 



72. 11. 18, 1-2 ; 72. 11. 23, 7-10 ; 72. 12. 21, 2-3.] 



Specimens from Scotland, Pagham Harbour, Sussex, Archangel, 

 Turkey, etc. 



14 birds from Natal and the Transvaal, collected bv Mr. T. Ayres. 

 Presented. [72. 10. 25, 1-14.] 



The above-mentioned series of birds was intended for my private 

 collection, but arriving shortly after my appointment to the Museum, was 

 presented to the latter. 



82 birds, chiefly from the Transvaal, Presented. [73. 1. 23, 1-22 ; 



73. 10. 13, 1-9.] 



17 birds from Belgium, Germany, S. Paissia, etc. Presented. [73. 5. 

 5, 8-24.J 



44 birds from (!)ookham, Berkshire. Presented. [73. 5. 5, 1-7; 

 73. 9. 13, 6-15 ; 74. 4. 15, 1-27.] 



The collectioQ of skins of European birds in the Museum was a very 

 poor one in 1872, when I first held office, and much of my vacation 

 was spent in getting together a series of British specimens from Cookham, 

 where my family lived at the time, from Pagham Harbour in Susses 

 (before it was reclaimed from the sea), and at Avington Park, Hampshire, 

 the seat of my old friend Sir Edward Shelley. Here Capt. G. E. Shelley 

 and I made considerable collections of birds from 1871 to 1886. 



6 specimens from various localities, including an example of Spheniscus 

 mendiculus from the Galapagos. Presented. [73. 9. 11, 1 ; 73. 9. 13, 

 16-18, 29-30.] 



44 birds from Denkera in the interior of the Gold Coast, collected by 

 Mr. St. Thomas David Aubinn, a native hunter. Presented. [73. 5. 24 

 1-44.] 



28 specimens, mostly of Accipitres, from Central America. Presented. 

 [73. 5. 28, 1-28.] 



29 specimens, mostly Wading-birds from Pagham Harbour. Presented. 

 [73. 6. 4, 1-29.] 



26 specimens from Greenland, New Zealand, etc. Presented. [73. 6. 5. 

 1-26.] 



57 specimens from Cookham, mounted by Mr. W. Briggs (vide anted). 

 Presented. [73. 6. 9, 1-57.] 



This was the collection of birds made by myself when a boy at Cookham. 



10 specimens of Accipitres from Darjiling, collected by Major Sharpe, 

 and sold at Stevens' sale-rooms. Presented. [73. 7. 3, 1-10.] 



I have never found out who my name-sake was, and he was unknown 

 to Mr. Hume, but he had a fine collection of Himalayan birds, from which 

 I procured some of the Accipitres, in which Order of birds I have always 

 taken a great interest. One of the specimens obtained on this occasion is 

 the type of Aquila murina of Sushkin. 



A specimen oiMilvago carunculatus, new to the collection. Presented. 

 [73. 7. 4, 1.] 



15 specimens of Accipitres. Presented. [73. 7. 8, 1-18.] 



