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and character of the individuals of each species. They are in 

 fact studies from the life, and give the life history of each 

 species so far as the materials would allow. In addition, Mr. 

 Hancock has also presented several groups of 'New Zealand 

 Birds, and a most valuable collection of Skins, Nests, and Eggs 

 — the latter containing many of the eggs figured by the late 

 "Wm, C. Hewitson, Esq., of Oatlands, Surrey, in his well-known 

 work on British Oology. 



Joseph Crawhall, Esq., and J. W. Barnes, Esq., the executors 

 of the late Miss Isabella Bewick (daughter of the celebrated wood 

 engraver Thomas Bewick), presented a collection of original 

 Drawings of Birds, and many Yignettes, Tailpieces, etc., made 

 by Bewick and his pupils, amounting to about six hundred 

 drawings, a fine series of Proof Impressions of the Illustra- 

 tions of all his important works, and the original Portraits of 

 Thomas Bewick by Ramsay and by Good ; of his brother John 

 Bewick and his only son Eobert Elliott Bewick. These portraits 

 have all been mounted and framed, and form an interesting 

 feature of the Museum. The Bewick Collection has been en- 

 riched by Mr. Hancock's present of three hundred original 

 Drawings of Birds, increasing the number of Bewick original 

 Drawings to nine hundred. 



Mrs. Laws presented a collection of Birds, Nests, and Eggs, 

 made many years ago by Mr. John Laws, of Breckney Hill. 

 Mr. Laws was a pupil of Bewick's, and his collection of eggs 

 was one of the earliest, if not the first, formed in the North of 

 England, and illustrated the local species in a very creditable 

 manner, Mrs. Laws also presented a collection of Stuffed Birds 

 made by her husband, John Laws, jun. 



Henry Watson, Esq., kindly undertook the casting in metal 

 of the two Eagles modelled by Mr. Hancock, which are appro- 

 priately placed on the gate pillars at the front entrance. The 

 moulds for these were prepared for Mr. H. Watson by the late 

 P. Lundi. 



In 1884 the Trustees of the British Museum presented a col- 

 lection of their duplicate Minerals, including many species which 

 were desiderata in the Hutton Collection. 



