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remarkable for the prices they fetched. They were " arranged 

 in bell Glasses for Chimney-Piece ornaments." 



Lot 37. " A Glossy Thrush — extremely rare," was purchased 

 by Lord Stanley for £6, and he bought, for 3 guineas, Lot 43 — 

 " the Spotted Tanager and Blue Creeper from Senegal ; very rare." 

 These birds would not fetch as many shillings in the present day. 



Among the Naj)oleonic treasures was the " Eagle carried 

 before the EmjDeror on State occasions." A picture of the 

 meeting of the Emperors of France and Russia on the raft at 

 Tilsit, said to have cost 100 guineas, fetched £16. 



The Third Day's Sale, May 4, 1819, consisted of "Birds." 

 In addition to the private buyers, Dr. Leach purchased for the 

 British Museum, Professor Temminck for Holland, Mr. Fector 

 for Vienna, Baron Logier (Laugier) for Paris, Dr. Adams for 

 Edinburgh. Among the names of the private purchasers occur 

 the names of Sabine, Swainson, Vigors, Yarrell, Leadbetter, 

 Calvert, Hale, Lincoln, Riddell, Lord Stanley, Lord Temple. 



Leach purchased among other specimens : — 



Lot 16. Ardea pavonia, Crowned Crane (£1). 



Lot 29. Ardea garzetta, Little Egret ; very rare, British 

 (22s.). No longer in the British Museum. 



Lot 37. Oyster-catchers (21s.). 



None of these appear to be now preserved in the Museum. 



Lot 38. New Holland and American Avoset (35s.). Spec, b 

 of Recurvirostra novse hollandise of my " Catalogue of Birds," vol. 

 xxiv., p. 334, may probably be Bullock's old specimen. 



Lot 39. Procellaria gigantea, Giant Petrel ; very fine (25s.). 

 Spec, h of Salvin's " Catalogue of Birds," vol. xxv., p. 424, may 

 be the old Bullock specimen. 



Lot 43. Psophia crepitans, Gold-breasted Trumpeter (male 

 and female), in glass cases (42s.). Probably spec, a of Gray's 

 Catalogue, " Gallinse," p. 73 (1844) : not in the Museum in 1894. 

 (Cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiii., p. 279.) 



Lot 46. Roller, Coracias garrula ; very rare and fine 

 ["British" added in MS.] (31s. Qcl). (Cf. Gray's "Catalogue 

 of British Birds," p. 36.) It seems to have perished. (Cf. 

 Sharpe, Cat. B., xvii., p. 17.) 



Lot 52. Crowned Crane (the female) (£5). 



Lot 59. Black Curassow (15s.). This may be the sjDecimen 

 recorded by Gray under Crax alector, spec, a (Gray, Cat. 

 "Gallinse," p. 20,1844). 



Lot 70. Nondescript Heron, East Indies (38s.). 



