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Oates (Eugene W.). 



67 birds from Burma. Purchased. [82. 1. 9, L-67.] A.:. 



interesting species, the Burmese Merlin {Pdiohierax intigni 

 to the Museum collection. 



62 nests and sterna of Burmese birds. Presented. [82.1 L6 I i 

 82. L. 17, 1-31.] 



15G2 specimens of Burmese birds. Purchased. [82 1 20 I I 

 -:.. i. 17, 1-9; 88.8. 18, l-l'.t.] 



A splendid series of Pelicans, and 34 Bpecies new t<» tin- oolL 

 were acquired on this occasion. 



(510 eggs of Burmese birds. Presented. [82.3.20.1 ■ - 10 " 

 1-198; 85. 7.21,199-218.] 



*<9 specimens from the Shan States. Presented. [91 3 L5 I 18* 

 94. 7. 3, 1-86.] 



The first scientific collections received by the Museum from Burma, 

 Graculipicafuscoyularis, Salvad., was new to the National < 

 but the specimen was afterwards referred to (/. burmanica by Mr. I I 

 ('Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds,' i., p. 535). Pomatorhintu imberh 

 was new to the Museum, as also the type of Ixulut <•/./,■/.■/, ( la 



• Mr. Oates was an officer in the Public Works Department in Burma, 

 and rose to the highest positions in this branch of the Service, In his 

 leisure moments he devoted himself to the study of natural history, an 1 

 it is as a naturalist that he will always be known to fame, N 

 scitntious worker has ever lived, and his " Birds of British Muni. •.. 

 the first two volumes of the u Aves " in the " Fauna of British [ndia,"a e 

 models of what such books should be. His influence on the history of 

 zoology has been great, and his work is held in high esteem by all 

 ornithologists. His recent illness, which has compelled him to fore go the 

 completion of the "Catalogue of Birds' Eggs in the British Museum,' 1 of 

 which he wrote the first two volumes, has been much regretted by all his 

 • oil. agues in the British Museum. 



Oates (Prank). 



See Oates, \V. E. and C. G. 



Oates (W. E. and 0. G.). 



360 birds from Matabele Land. Presented [79. 9. 7. 1 :f>0.] 

 This collection was made by Mr. Frank Oates, the brother ol 

 donors, and was described by me in the A] pendix to " M . 

 and the Victoria Falls'' (8vo, London, 1881), App», pp. 

 A, B. Brady orn is oatcsi and Saxicola shell* /// were descril 

 the kuter species of Chat is now considered to be ■ V I 

 Handl., iv., p. 170). Frank Oates was a mosl I athusiastio spofl 

 naturalist, and would have dene much good Ornithological ITOI 



life been prolonged. He died during his journey lack from th< 



Ogilvie (P. Mentbith). 



28 specimens of frame-birds from Argyllshire. Presented. P91. L2L 

 L-2&] 



Ogilvie-Grant (W. R.). 



U$o Bajeuko, Hon. Csoil ; and Foki.i b, Dr. 11. 1 

 Gh 8ai hi. ; Roma im.i>, Son. W i 

 birds :w;d eggs from Crieff, Perthshire. 

 1-10; 84. 6. 8, 1 8; '.'7. 11. 8, L-48.] 



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