BRITISH MUSEUM (NATURAL HISTORY). 8l 



The mounted specimens received during the year from the 

 Trustees of the Rowland Ward Bequest include examples of a fine 

 specimen of the Lado race of the White Rhinoceros, a Tibetan 

 Argali from Ladak, and a Reedbuck from N.E. Rhodesia. 



Presents. 



Lt.-Colonel G. P. Cosens has generously placed a sum of money 

 at the disposal of the Museum for continuing the work of collecting 

 in ex-G!erman East Africa (now Tanganyika Territory) commenced 

 in the previous year out of funds provided by Lord Swaythling. 



The total number of presents received during the year by the 

 several departments of the Museum was 1,712. Many of these 

 comprised large numbers of individual specimens. 



The gifts of special interest or value were unusually numerous 

 and important. The most noteworthy was the great collection of 

 big game trophies of the late Captain F. C. Selous, D.S.O., the 

 famous African hunter, explorer and naturalist, presented by his 

 widow, Mrs. Selous. 



This collection consists of 550 specimens of a very high average 

 standard of size and perfection. Prominent among the specimens 

 are the following mounted heads : — 



6 Moose, 10 Wapiti, 18 Caribou, 3 Giraffes, 8 Kudu, 6 



Buffaloes, 11 Eland, 13 Waterbuck, 30 Hartebeest, 10 



Tiang, 4 Bontebok, 6 Zebra, 7 Gerenuk, 18 Impala, 20 



Gemsbuck, 3 Situtunga, 4 Lesser Kudu, 22 Dik-diks, 16 



Sable Antelope, 10 Roan Antelope, and 18 Grant's Gazelle. 



The collection also contains some fine skulls and horns of the 



Black and White Rhinoceros, a pair of large Elephant tusks, and 



mounted specimens of tlie following : — 



an African Lion and Leopard, a Sable Antelope, a Roan 

 Antelope, a Serval Cat, 19 Dik-diks, and 2 Colobus 

 Monkeys. 

 In addition there is a fine series of 18 Lion skins and a repre- 

 sentative collection of mounted heads of the smaller African 

 Antelopes, such as Duikers, Oribis, Reedbucks and Bushbucks. 



A catalogue of the sporting trophies will be prepared for publi- 

 cation, and the specimens vv^ill be kept together as a single collection 

 for a period of twenty years. 



Mrs. Selous' generous gift to the nation also included the very 

 fine collection of Birds' eggs formed by her husband, every clutch 

 in which was collected by himself and bears his labels in his own 

 handwriting. 



By Deed of Gift Mr. E. Dukinfield Jones has made over to the 

 Museum his -valuable collection of Brazilian Lepidoptera, consisting 

 of nearly 20,000 specimens of which 300 are types, contained in 

 3 cabinets and 239 boxes, the only conditions imposed being that 

 the collection be kept intact during his life-time and that he be per- 

 mitted to have access to it for purposes of study, &c. 



