488 Zoology. 



This collection was made by a young trooper during the Matabele 

 war, all the specimens being procured with a Mauser riiie, no gun or shot 

 being available. A Barbet was new to science (Stactolxma soiverhyi, 

 Sharj^e, Bull. B.O.C., vii., p. 36, 1898). The collection was described by 

 Mr. Sowerby in the " Ibis " for 1898 (pp. 567-575, pi. xii.). 



Spanner and Co. (Oliver). 



5 Grouse and 3 Owls from Canada. Purchased. [96. 9. 7, 1-8.] 



Spatz {Mr.). 



6 birds from Tunis, Cypselus koenigi and Caccahis spatzi being new 

 to the collection. Purchased. [96. 9. 5, 1-6.] 



Sperling {Commander R. M.). 



39 birds from the Congo. Presented. [73. 9. 8, 1-39.] Cf. Sharpe, 

 P.Z.S., 1873, pp. 716, 717. 



Commander Sperling saw service both on the east and west coasts of 

 Africa, and was an excellent naturalist. He died suddenly of typhoid 

 fever on his return from one of these cruises. Cf. Obituary Notice 

 (Ibis, 1874, p. 465). 



Spring-Rice {Commander Hon. Francis), B.N. 



10 birds from Valencia Island, Ireland. Presented. [1904. 12. 24, 

 1-2 ; 1904. 12. 28, 1-8.] 



A Eazor-bill {Alca tarda) from Valencia Island, Ireland. Presented. 

 [1905. 4. 27, 1.] 



Stanford (J. Bennet). 



42 specimens from Somali Land, containing the type of Caprimulgus 

 torridus, Lort Phillips, Bull. B.O.C., viii., p. 23 (1898). Presented. 

 [98. 1. 14, 1-42.] 



Stanley {Capt. Owen). 



219 specimens of birds, skulls, nests and eggs, collected by Mr. John 

 Macgillivray during the voyage of H.M.S. Battlesnake. Presented. 

 [50. 7. 20, 14; 54. 12. 5, 135-315; 55. 4. 11, 1-25.] 



Capt. Stanley was in command of the Battlesnake, and was a keen 

 naturalist himself. Many new species were discovered during this 

 voyage, one of the most interesting being Queen Victoria's Kifle-bird 

 {Ftilorhis victorise). 



Stares (John). 



Ill Cuckoos' eggs, with the nests and eggs of the foster-parents. 

 Meadow Pipits, from the beach near Portsmouth. Presented. [93. 7. 3, 

 1-53; 95. 7. 13, 10-40; 96. 3. 18, 1-27.] 



Stares (John) and Earle (Edward). 



24 specimens of Avocets and Black-tailed Godwits from Denmark, 

 with eggs (for the Public Gallery). Presented. [1900. 6. 20, 1-24.] 



Steele Elliot. 



See Elliot. 



Steere {Prof. J. B.). 



74 birds from Michigan. Presented. [76. 8. 21, 1-74.] 

 77 birds from the Philippine Islands, collected during Prof. Steere's 

 first expedition to the Archipelago. Purchased. [76. 8. 28, 1-77.] 



