Birds. 355 



19 specimens from West Africa. Purchased. [61. 11. 5, 1-:; ; 51. 11. 

 27, 1-12 ; 53. 1. 20, 1-5.] 



76 specimens, registered as from "South America." [59. 1. L2, 

 1-19; 59. I. 2(1, 1-13 ; 00. 0. 12, L-4; 00. 11. 9, 1-13 ; 00. 12. 5, 1 -19 : 

 62. 1. 17, 1-7.] 



Mr. Gerrard, senior, can remember Eraser as a young man employed 

 at the Zoological Society's Museum in Brewer Street, Groldeo Square. 

 Here he picked up his knowledge of natural history. He wrote several 

 papers and described various new species of birds in the "Proceedin 

 the Zoological Society, from 1839-1815, 1850-1*50. Was appointed 

 naturalist on board H.M.S. Wilberforce in the expedition up tin- River 

 Niger, 1841-42 (cf. Allen and Thomson, "Narrative of the Expedition 

 to the Niger in 1841," i., p. 407, 1848 ; list of the species described, op. 

 ciL, ii., pp. 488-50.S). 



He was an excellent naturalist, and was ^pvot&jeoii the Earl of Derby, 

 who procured him a consular appointment in 1850 at Whydah, West 

 Coast of Africa. In 1*57 he was in Ecuador, collecting for Dr. Sclater 

 (cf. P.Z.S., 1858, pp. 449-461; 1859, pp. 135-147; 1800, pp. 73-98, 

 272-301). 



I only remember him in his later life, when his caligraphy was 

 really beautiful, and he was employed by Dr. Sclater to write the labels 

 for the animals in the Zoological Gardens. He afterwards had a shop for 

 living animals at the Polytechnic in Regent Street, and I remember him 

 also in another small shop near Tattersall's, Knightsbridge, after which 

 I heard that he had gone to California, where, I believe, he died. 



Cf Diet. Nat. Biogr., xx., p. 215. 



Frere (R. T.). 



28 eggs of British birds. Presented. [52. 3. 20, 1-28.] 



Fry (Alexander). 



947 birds from Rio de Janeiro. Presented. [95. 4. 1, 1-947.] 

 Mr. Fry was a well-known coleopterist, and was always a good 

 friend to the British Museum. His collection from the neighbourhood of 

 Rio de Janeiro is probably one of the most extensive ever made in that 

 province, and its value to the Museum can scarcely be overestimated. 



Fulton (H. T.). 



36 birds from Chitral. Presented. [1901. 12. 5, 1-36.] 



Gaekwar of Baroda (His Highness Tic). 



52 birds from Somali Land. Presented. [1901. -1. 20, 1-52.] 

 H.H. The Gaekwar is a very keen naturalist, and the Baroda Museum 

 is a feature of the country over which he rules. Dr. Donaldson Smith, 

 the well-known African explorer, made an expedition into Somali Land 

 • mi behalf of the Gaekwar, who kindly allowed the British Museum to 

 take anyspecimens of interest for the National Colleotion. The results of 

 the expedition were described by me in the " Proceedings of the Zoological 

 Society" (1901, vol. ii., pp. 298-316), and a new Warbler (Camar 

 (jae/cwiu/ ) was named after His Highness the ti.ukw.u-. 



Galton (Sir Francis). 



34 birds from the 5th Cataract of the Nile, Presented. [49. 



1-31.] 



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