Birds. 493 



Stoliczka (Dr. F.). 



6 birds from the N.W. Himalayas. Presented. [67. 9. 24, 1-6] 

 Cf. Pelzeln, Ibis, 1868, pp. 302-321. 



Dr. Stoliczka travelled in many parts of India and the Malay 

 Peninsula, and collected everywhere. He was also attached to the Second 

 Yarkand Mission and made a valuable collection of birds. 



Cf. Ibis, 1866, p. 412, 1868, p. 302, 1869, p. 208, 1871, p. 474 ; Journal 

 of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1870, p. 277, 1872, p. 120 ; Stray Feathers, 

 i., p. 425 ; i., p. 461, 462 ; iii., pp. 251-220. 



Cf. Obituary, Ibis, 1874, pp. 470, 471 ; Stray Feathers, ii., pp. 2-3. 



Stone (Octavius C). 



25 specimens from S.E. New Guinea. Purchased. [77. 2. 9, 1-25.] 

 Mr. Stone's collection was described by me (Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool., 

 xiii., pp. 486-505), and the following new species were described : Spheco- 

 theres salvadorii, Dicseum rubrocoronatum, JElurcedus stonei, Gerygone 

 cinerascens and Ianthsenas rawlinsoni (=Columba albigularis, Bp. cf. 

 Salvad., Cat. B., xxi., p. 313). Cf. " A few months in New Guinea," 

 by O. C. Stone, 8vo, London, 1880, 258 pp. 



Straehan (Lieut.-Col). 



18 birds from the River Gambia. Presented. [76. 6. 1, 1-18.J 



Strader (Dr.). 



See Gerhard, E. 



Strange (¥.). 



Collected in New Zealand and Australia, and made beautiful skins. I 

 have not been able to find out any records of his career, but I can 

 remember that Mr. Gould always spoke of him with high appreciation as 

 a collector. 



Stuart (H. E. Johnstone). 



Two specimens of the Nubian Bustard (Lissotis nuba) from the 

 Egyptian Sudan. Presented. [1904. 8. 9, 1-2.] 



Sturt (Capt. Charles). 



124 birds from the interior of Australia, including the type of 

 Cinclosoma cinnamomeum, Gould. Presented. [46. 5. 22, 1-124.] 



These specimens were procured by Captain Sturt on his adventurous 

 journey into the interior of the Australian continent (cf. Diet. Xat. 

 Biogr., lv., p. 136). 



Sturt (Gen. Napier), C.B. 



28 specimens from India and Abyssinia. Presented. [78. 3. 8, 1-28.] 

 General Sturt served in the expedition to Magdala, and procured some 



species of birds which supplemented the collections made by Dr. Blauford 



and Mr. Jesse. These he presented to the Museum. 



Styan (F. W.). 



23 specimens from Shanghai and Szechuen. Presented. [87. 3. 8, 

 1-23.] 



Types of PomatorMnus styani and Trochalopteram cinereiceps, new 

 to the Museum. 



