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Commissioner, and here again he did much good ornithological m I 

 Ibis, 1876, pp. 137-152, 387-394; L881, p. L70), as also in 

 Caledonia when he became H.B.M. Consul al Noumea. II i. 



C. Layard assisted him in collecting in New Caledonia, and also andi 

 expeditions to the New Eebrides and the Loyalty Islands ('•/'. [bis, L879, 

 pp. 95, 221, 364:, 361); 18S0, pp. 336, 381; 1881, p. 542; 1884, p. L22 ; 

 1888, p. 401 ; 1900, p. 404. 



Leach (J. H.). 



69 birds from lehang on the River Yang-tze, collected by A. E. i 

 Purchased. [ 88 - 9 - 6 > i" 69 -! 



• Ine species (Yuhina diademata) new to the collection. 



Mr. Pratt made a wonderful collection of Lepidoptera when travelling 

 in China for Mr. Leach (cf. Insects). Be also obtained a few birds, 

 which were purchased by the British Museum. 



Leadbeater (Messrs.). 



98 birds from Mexico. Purchased. [39. 8. 2, 1-98.] 



92 birds from various localities. Purchased. [42. 1. L9, l- 



Many of these were duplicates from the Leyden Museum, and in 



species new to the British Museum, from the expeditions of S. Miill< 



other Dutch naturalists. 



35 birds from Brazil. Purchased. [42. 12. 3, 1-35.] 

 These were collected by a Dr. Such. 

 60 birds from Jamaica. Purchased. [42. 12. 29, 1-60.] 

 SpindcUis nigricephala was new to the collection. ! I 



were probably duplicates received from Mr. P. H. Go 



35 specimens from Abyssinia and Shoa. Purchased. [43. 2. 8, 1-35.] 

 These were duplicates from Dr. Ruppell's collection, and the Mas 



thus secured several co-types from his celebrated expedition. 



233 specimens, mostly from Central and South America. Porch 



[43. 5. 24, 1-200 ; 43. 6. 13, 15-33 ; 43. 9. 8, 1-15.] 



The Guatemalan birds, some obtained at Coban, Escuintla, etc., 



apparently collected by a Frenchman, as notes are made in tiie r< i 



'• v ux bleu, yeux roux-clair" etc. 



21 birds from Mexico. Purchased. [43. 9. 18, 1-21.1 

 19 birds from Celebes. Purchased. [43. 9. 19, 1-19.J 

 These were some more duplicates from the Leyden Museum. As 



Bhowing the lax notions of geographical distribution enter! lined bj 



ornithologists of that day we find in the register : " 0, Colarugv 



de Guinea." The word " New " is inserted, and the Bpecimeu 18 



in the "List of Fissirostres," 1848, p. 3.1, as Ewrystomu* g 



New I ruinea ! 



101 birds from Japan. Purchased. [44. 5. 1, 1-'.' ; 46. I. 31, 1 



46. 3. 11, 1-8; 46. 10.5, 1-24.] 



Among these collections were more duplicates received from I 



Museum by Mr. Leadbeater, who seems to have had manj a with 



Temminck. 



The Leadbeaters, father and son, were for many years • 



natural history agents in London, and had a shop in Brewer S 

 d Square, which in my early days 1 used to vvAi in 



African birds. The father, after whom Oa i 



\ ore, was a scientific man, and wrote several pap n on ornithol 



r the death of the father and BOD the business was continue I I 



short time by a nephew. 



