Birds. 300 



A specimen of the Hobby (Falco tubbuteo) from Cuckfield Su 

 Presented. [1904.10.14,1.]' 



Colonel Irby is the well-known historian of the Ornithology of the 

 straits of Gibraltar (cf. London, 187;"), 8to, pp. L-236; 2nd ed 

 London, 1895, Svo, pp. 1-326). Among the rare Bpeciee presented by 

 him to the Museum from Southern Spain was Bavi'a Warbler (LocusteUa 

 luscinioides), of which he gave a series of the birds with nest 



Jackson {Captain Frederick G.). 



33 birds from Cape Flora and other places in Franz Josef Land. P 

 rented. [98. 1. 2, 1-33.] 



Nest and eggs, with parent-birds, of the Ivory Gull (Pagophila 

 eburnea). Presented. 



Mr. Jackson was the leader of the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition to 

 the Arctic (cf his work, " A Thousand Days in the Arctic," London and 

 N.w York, 1899 (?), Svo, I., pp. xxi, 551; II., pp. xv, 580). Se was 

 keenly interested in natural history, and did what he could to collect 

 during his two winters passed in Franz Josef Land. Be discos 

 nesting colony of the Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea), and presented b 

 the Museum an interesting case of these birds, with the nest and eggs 

 in situ — one of the most interesting of the bird-groups. I !<• ah* i recorded, 

 for the first time, the occurrence of the Lapland Bunting (Calcaritu 

 lapponicus) in Franz Josef Land. 



Jackson (Frederick J.), C.B., C.M.G. 



162 birds from Teita and Mt. Kilimanjaro, Manda Island and Lamu 

 Presented. [87. 11. 3, 1-33, 54-176; 87. 11. 29, 1-7: 88. 2 J 



This collection contained no less than 18 species new to the Museum, 

 including the type of Ploceus jacksoni and many other valuable specimens. 

 It was described by Capt, Shelley in the "Ibis" for 1888 (pp. 287 

 pis. vi. and vii.). 



Two eggs of Struthio massaicus. Presented. [91. 1. 30, 1, '_'. 



47 birds from Mount Eluon aud the neighbouring district-. Pre- 

 sented. [93. 12. 1, 1-47.] 



Of these 47 specimens, no less than 44 wen- types of new s] 

 The collection was described by me in the " Ibis " for 1891, pp. 117 1 27, 

 233-260, pis. iv.-vi., 587-602, pis. xii. and xiii., 1S9L\ pp. L52-164, pL it.. 

 299-322, pi. vii., 534-555, pi. xiv. 



10 types of new species from Uganda. Presented. [97. I. 1, 1 : 

 '•'7. 10. 31. 1-!).] 



18 types of new species from the Nandi district. Presented. r " 

 18, 1-8; 1900. 6. 22, 1-6; 1901. 10. 9, 12: 1901. LI. L2, 1-2.] 



26 types of new species from the Ruwenzori Ran oted. 



[1902.12.8,1-17; 1903. 9. 16, 1; 1904. 1. 25, L; L904. 6. 28, L, 2; 

 1905. 1. 10, 1-4 ; 1906. 1. 5, 1.] 



Described by me in the "Bulletin cf the British Ornithologists' dub," 

 vol. vi., p. xlviii. ; vii., pp. vi., vii. : x., pp. xxvii., xxviii. ; \i.. pp. 2J 

 57; xiii., pp. 7-10, 20, 21, 50; xiv., pp. 19, '.'I ; and by Mr. Jackson m 

 vols. viii. (pp. xxii., 1.), xiv., pp. 71, 91. A few Bpecies bave also 

 described by Mr. Ogilvie-Grant, and others by Mr. Oscar Neumann. 



8 birds from British Last Africa and Uganda. Presented. I I 

 10. 10, 1-8.] 



Some idea of the value of Mr. Jackson's donations to the National 



