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Mr. A. H. Holland's collection of 565 eggs from Argentina 

 was also added to the Museum in 1898. Seventy-six 

 specimens from Mr. John Whitehead's expedition to the 

 Philippine Islands were likewise acquired, and Mr. W. A. 

 Horn presented 18 specimens from Central Australia, 

 including several new species obtained during- the Horn 

 expedition into the interior of that continent. 



Dr. S. J. Hinde was then collecting in British East Africa, 

 and he presented 95 specimens obtained by him at Machakos. 

 Sir Alfred Sharpe also forwarded another collection of 238 

 birds from JSTyasa Land. Mr. H. S. H. Cavendish presented 

 53 specimens from Mozambique. 



Another interesting collection presented in 1898 was that 

 of 74 birds from the Khin-gan Mountains, in S. Mongolia. 

 This collection was given by Dr. Donaldson Smith, Mr. J. E. 

 Earnum, and Mr. G. L. Farnum. The Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild presented many species of birds new to the 

 collection, and another interesting donation was that of 33 

 birds from Franz-Josef Land, presented by Capt. F. G. Jackson, 

 the leader of the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition. A 

 collection of 66 birds from Mashona Land was remarkable 

 for the fact that the collector, Mr. J. L. Sowerby, was a 

 soldier who fought through the Matabele War, and when 

 stationed at one of the outlying forts, amused himself by 

 making a collection of birds, all of which were shot with a 

 Lee-Metford rifle, no shot-gun nor small shot being procurable. 

 In the year 1899 Dr. F. D. Godman presented 9802 

 specimens of Neotropical birds, being mostly obtained by 

 his staff of collectors in various districts of Mexico. A fine 

 series of 1192 birds from S. China were presented by Mr. 

 C. B. Pickett, and General Manning, who was acting as 

 Commissioner in British Central Africa, forwarded a collec- 

 tion of 1 74 birds from Nyasa Land. 



A series of 40 specimens of Sea-birds from the islands of 

 Ascension and Diego Garcia was presented by Dr. Frank 

 Penrose. Mr. C. A. Fitzgerald gave to the Museum 131 

 birds, nests, and eggs, obtained by him during his celebrated 

 expedition to the Chilian Andes, and another important 

 addition to the Museum was the series of 242 birds from 

 Argentina and Patagonia presented by the La Plata 



