1891.
July 20.
London, England.
  Cloudy with some sunshine.
  To Saunders' by cab at 10 A.M. Thence we walked through
Kensington and Hyde Parks. In the former several pairs of Spott-
ed Flycatchers feeding young. Also two nests of Carrion Crows
both inhabited this year. This park large and rolling wholly
grass and trees the grass cropped short by hundreds of sheep.
  To British Museum (Kensington Nat. Hist. Mus.). Introduc-
ed to Sharpe a short stout florid man of about forty, very genial
calling me "old man" within five minutes of our meeting. Also 
met Gunther; crotchety old German with white moustache, -- very
jealous and irascible according to  Saunders and Sharpe.
  The Brit. Mus. bird coll. now numbers about 300,000 speci-
mens all in Salvin cases, very handsome, all of polished mahoga-
ny. Small birds in glass-topped paper boxes within the drawers.
No Dermestes or Anthrinae in England. Moths trouble a little,
not much. Dust and soot greatly feared. Birds, especially
white ones, cannot be left out on tables without serious injury,
(The House Sparrows in London are nearly all black).
  Lunched with Sharpe and Saunders. Returning to Museum met
Mr. Grant a young Scotchman who assists Sharpe. The latter's
right-hand man is one Chubb, an ex-butler, said to be a marvel