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Linnseus himself, the determination of the species for which 

 he used the names T. musicus and T. iliacus depends upon 

 his references to other authors, and these all serve to identify 

 T. musicus with the Song-Thrush. The reference under 

 T. musicus to No. 189 in the ' Fauna Suecica' of 1746 

 is inconclusive, because under that number the Song-Thrush 

 and the Redwing were both comprised. 



Report on the British Museum for 1903-1. — The report on 

 the progress of the British Museum for the year 1903-4 

 contains the following passages relating to the Collection of 

 Birds :— 



The arrangement and exhibition of the Birds in the Gallery 

 has been retarded for want of funds. The remounting of 

 the Hornbills, Swifts, and Cuckoos has almost completed the 

 arrangement of the Picarian Birds. Many specimens of 

 the British series have been replaced by better-mounted 

 examples. 



An illustrated Guide to the Gallery has been completed 

 and is now in the Press, and will shortly be issued to the 

 public. 



Screens have been erected which partially shut off the 

 bays from the centre of the Gallery, thus gaining wall-space 

 for exhibition purposes. Progress has been made with the 

 osteological collection, and a number of eggs have also been 

 registered and incorporated. 



The skeletons of the Ratitse, Sphenisci, Tubinares, Anseres, 

 and Coraciiformes have been labelled, catalogued, and placed 

 in cabinets. A series of preparations illustrating the 

 anatomy of the Ratitse has been made and exhibited in the 

 Gallery. 



Considerable additions have been made to the collection 

 of birds in spirit. 



The fourth volume of the ' Catalogue of Eggs ' and the 

 fifth volume of the ' Hand-list of Birds ' are now in the 

 press and will shortly be issued. 



The accessions to the Collection of Birds reached a total of 

 9576, of which the following deserve special notice: — 75 birds, 



