404 Zoology. 



Jesse (W.). 



Naturalist to the Abyssinian Expedition, 1868. He arrived too late 

 to accompany the march to Magdala, but collected around Senafe, and 

 afterwards accompanied Dr. W. T. Blanford in an excursion to the Anseba 

 Valley. His collection was purchased by the Marquis of Tweeddale, and 

 was presented to the Museum, with the rest of the Tweeddale collection, 

 by Colonel Ward law Earn say (q. v.). 



Johnston (Sir Harry H.) 5 G.C.M.G., KC.B. 



1400 birds from Nyasa Land. Presented. [92. 9. 10, 1-267 ; 93. 6. 1, 

 1-334: 93.7.30,1-168; 94.5.5,1-148; 94.8.20,1-35; 96.2.10,1-15; 

 97. 11. 4, 1-389; 97. 12. 29, 1-39.] 



These collections were described by Capt. Shelley in the " Ibis " for 

 the following years :— 1893 (pp. 1-29, pis. i.-iii.), 1894 (pp. 1-28, pis. i., ii. ; 

 pp. 461-478, pi. xii.), 1896 (pp. 177-184, pi. iv.), 1897 (pp. 518-554, 

 pis. xi., xii.), 1898 (pp. 376-381). 



The following species were characterised as new by the above-named 

 author: — Francolinus johnstoni, Haplopelia johnstoni, Agapornis lilianx, 

 Prodotiscus zambesix, Lybius zombse, Smilorhis ivhytei, Hirundo astigma 

 ( = H. emini), Alseonax subadusta, Pogonocichla johnstoni, Batis dimorpha, 

 Andropadus masukuensis, Eurillas zornbensis, Phyllostrophus cervini- 

 ventris, Bleda milanjensis, B. fusciceps, B. olivaceiceps ( = B. striifacies), 

 Merula milanjensis, Cossypha modesta, Callene anomala, Cryptillas nyasse, 

 Cisticola nigriloris, Apalis flavigularis, Sylviella whytei, Laniarius 

 bertrandi, Parus xanthostomus, Serinus whytei, Pyrenestes minor, 

 Cryptospiza australis, Hyphantornis bertrandi, B. nyasse, Oriolus 

 chloricephalus. 



181 birds from Uganda and other parts of British Equatorial Africa. 

 [1901. 10. 20, 1-158; 1901. 10. 24, 1-23.] 



This collection, made during Sir Harry Johnston's travels in Uganda 

 as H.B.M. Commissioner, when he visited Mau, Baringo, Snk, Nandi, 

 Elgon, Basoga, Uganda, Unyoro, Toro, the Aukole districts, Kuwenzori, 

 the Semliki Valley, and the forests on the border of the Congo Free State. 

 In these journeys he had as taxidermist Mr. Walter G. Doggett, who was 

 afterwards unfortunately drowned during the late Anglo-German Frontier 

 Commission. This collection I have described in the "Ibis" for 1902 

 (pp. 96-121, pi. v.), where is also figured the beautiful new Touracou, 

 Oallirex johnstoni, Sharpe. 



Sir Harry Johnston, in addition to being a famous administrator of 

 British African possessions, has always actively developed the natural 

 resources of the countries over which he has ruled, and both in Nyasa- 

 Land, where he was H.B.M. Commissioner for many years, and in 

 Uganda, where his later administrative work was done, he has made 

 valuable collections of natural history objects. Forty species new to the 

 Museum, with 30 types of new species, were sent by him from Nyasa- 

 Land. These birds were chiefly collected by Mr. Alexander Whyte, the 

 Government botanist. Since Sir Harry's retirement from Nyasa-Land, 

 the good work of zoological exploration has been continued by his 

 successors, General Manning and Sir Alfred Sharpe. 

 See also antea, British Association. 



Johnstone (Sir Frederic), Bart. 



169 birds from the West Indies and Venezuela. Presented. [1904. 

 3. 25, 1-5; 1904. 5. 28, 1-164.] 



