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and 592 specimens, collected by Mr. Jackson in Equatorial 

 Africa, were also added to the collection. One hundred and 

 two birds from. British East Africa and from Florida were 

 presented by Mr. C. B. Storey. Erom Southern Africa also 

 some notable additions were received : viz., 65 birds from 

 the Vaal River, collected by Mr. R. B. Woosnam, and 427 

 birds and eggs from Bechuanaland and the Orange River, 

 obtained by Mr. Woosnam and Mr. R. E. Dent. Mr. Robin 

 Kemp's collection of 472 birds from Sierra Leone was also 

 acquired. Four hundred and two birds and skeletons from 

 Fernando Po, collected by Mr. Eibert Seimund, were pre- 

 sented by Mrs. Percy Sladen, His Grace the Duke of Bedford, 

 K.G., and the Hon. "Walter Rothschild. 



Six hundred and twenty-seven birds from the Camaroons, 

 among them being many rare and new species, were received 

 from Mr. G. L. Bates. 



A collection of 483 birds, obtained by myself during the 

 voyage of the yacht " Emerald " in the West Indian Islands 

 and Venezuela, was presented by Sir Frederick Johnstone, 

 Bart., and Laura, Countess of Wilton, my kind hosts on 

 the " Emerald." A very fine series of birds from the Azores, 

 the West Indian Islands and Florida, collected by Mr. 

 M. J. Nicoli during the voyage of the R.Y.S. "Valhalla," was 

 presented by the Earl of Crawford, K.T. 



Mr. E. G-. B. Meade- Waldo made a valuable donation of 60 

 birds from the Atlas Mountains of Marocco, with types of 

 three new species discovered by him. The Hon. Walter 

 Rothschild presented 316 birds from the Azores, collected by 

 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. 



The present year, 1905, will also be signalised by some 

 interesting donations, as already a collection of Japanese birds 

 has been received from H. G. The Duke of Bedford, K.G., 

 and the collection of the late Edward Cavendish Taylor has 

 been bequeathed to the Museum. Lord Ranfurly has sent 

 a series of 41 birds from the Kermadec Islands and the Snares, 

 and a large collection from Mt. Victoria, in the Chin Hills, 

 has been presented by Colonel Rippon. A further donation 

 of 1000 birds from Southern China has been received from 

 Mr. C. B. Rickett, and at the date of this meeting of our 

 Fourth International Ornithological Congress, there is every 



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