Birds. 405 



Jones (Lieut. W. A. Watts), B.E. 



8 birds from Yun-nan. Presented. [99. ft 5, 1-8.] 



These were skins of Game Birds, Peacocks (Pave mutiou$) t and 



Amherst's Pheasants (Chrysolophtu amherstia). 



Lieut. Waits Jones had all the making of a ;i I collector in him, but 



he was unfortunately killed during the outbreak of the Boxen in China. 



Jones (Major Henry). 



6 specimens of the Sungarian Pheasant (PJuutanua alpherakyfy from 

 Kharbin. New to the collection. Presented. [1903. L. 6, 1-6.1 



7 birds from South Paraguay. Presented. [19(H. I. 6, 1—7.1 



Major Jones has made a special stud}' of the liame-Birds (Gtuli/of 

 and Ducks (Anser if brines), and has a series of really beautiful paintings 

 all executed by himself, and illustrating monograph ically every spot 

 the above-mentioned Orders of birds. The specimens of Phcuiantu 

 tUpJierakyi which he gave to the Museum were purchase«l by him in 

 Leadenhall Market, when a large consignment arrived from Kharbin 

 in L903. 



Jourdain (Bev. F. C. R.). 



4 eggs of the Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa liutosa) from Holland. 

 Presented. [1904. 7. 2, 1-4.] 



Jukes (Dr. Joseph Beete). 



158 specimens of birds and eggs, mostly from the northern coast of 

 Australia and Tasmania. Presented. [44. 7. 16, 1-107 ; 40. 10. 14, 

 1-35 ; 46. 10. 15, 1-16.] 



Dr. Jukes was naturalist to H.M.S. Fly on the surveying expedition 

 of that vessel to Cape York, Port Essington, and the northern coast of 

 Australia. See his book, the " Voyage of H.M.S. Fly? vols, i., pp. 1 -428, 

 ii., pp. 1-362 (1847). The Fly Piver, in Southern New Guinea, was 

 '•red during the voyage of the Fly, and was named after the ship 

 (c/. Diet. Nat. Biogr., xxx., p. 224). 



Kaup (Dr. J.). 



5 European birds. Presented. [46. 1.1, 1-5.] 



Dr. Kaup was a well-known figure in scientific circles during the I 

 years of the nineteenth century, and was a devoted exponent of the 

 quinary system. lie was for many years Director of the Dan 

 Museum, and made special study of the Acdpitret (c/. Jardi] 

 tributions to Ornithology for 1852/' pp. 103-122; Tr. Z. S., iv., pp. 201- 

 ;.ls. lvi., lvii.). 

 On the Falconidx he wrote monographic articles in th< 

 (1847, pp. 39-79, 83-121, 161-212, 241-288, 31 B U S 



Hntwickelungs-Geschichte u. natiirl. System der eUTOp. Ti • 

 1829, was one of the important books of the quinary times, an 

 many descriptions ol new genera, which were well ol 

 many of them are recognised at the present day. 



Kelaart (Dr. E. P.). 



21 specimens from Ceylon. Presented. [52.11.26,9-29.] 



Dr. Kelaart was the' pioneer of our knowli 

 Ceylon, and his M Prodromus Faunaa Zey lanics 



standard book on the subject, unt il the appc . Colonel L( 



monumental work. 



