Birds. 511 



Whyte (Alexander). 



See Gerrard, E. ; Shellet, Capt. G. E. 



Mr. Whyte was a chemist in Ceylon, but turning his attention to 

 Natural History he made some interesting collections in that island. He 

 was for a long time Assistant to Sir Harry Johnston in Nyasa Land, 

 being a good botanist and an all-round collector. He has since done some 

 excellent work in Uganda and Liberia. 



Wickham {Captain F.). 



13 birds from the Chin Hills, including a male of Blyth's Tragopan 

 (Tragopari hlytU). Presented. [98. 11. 1, 1-13.] 



Wickham (H. A.). 



A specimen of Megapodius duperreyi from the Conflict Islands, 

 British New Guinea. Presented. [1904. 7. 28, 1.] 



Wilday (A. Gascoigne). 



12 birds (presented) and 18 (purchased) from Hamilton Island, Corea. 

 [91. 4. 30, 1-12; 91. 5. 3, 1-18.] 



Williams (T. B.). 



10 nestlings and embryos from Canada. Presented. [1901. 7. 21, 

 1-10.] 



Wilson (C. J.). 



A specimen of the White-fronted Goose (Anser alhifrons) from 

 CO. Galway. Presented. [1904. 6. 15, 1.] 



Wilson {Dr. E. A.). 



See Antarctic Expedition : " Discovery.''^ 



Wilson (Edward). 



270 birds from various localities. Presented. [46. 7. 16, 1-270.] 

 24 birds from Nicaragua. Presented. [47. 1. 16, 1-24.] 

 10 specimens of Humming Birds. Presented. [47. 3. 18, 1-10.] 

 Edward Wilson was the brother of Thomas B. Wilson, who was 

 President of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and con- 

 tributed so largely to the collections of the Academy. His brother 

 Edward acted as his agent in Europe, and procured for America the Gould 

 collection of Australian birds and the great Massena collection in Paris. 

 In the latter business he was helped by Dr. J. E. Gray of the British 

 Museum, and probably in acknowledgment of this assistance, he gave 

 a certain number of specimens to this Museum. Among them was the 

 type of Sceloglaux albifacies from New Zealand. Cf. Witmer Stone, 

 Auk, xvi., pp. 166-177, 1899.) 



Wilson (J. W.). 



A Fire-backed Pheasant {Lophura ignita) from North Borneo. Pre- 

 sented. [1905. 4. 9, 1.] 



Wingate {Captain A. W. S.). 



184 specimens from Yun-nan, including 6 species new to the col- 

 lection, and the types of Sitta yunnanensis, Lania nigriceps and Siva 

 wingatei. (Cf. Grant, Ibis, 1900, pp. 573-606, pi. xii.) 



