MR. F. LENEY ON ADDITIONS TO NORWICH CASTLE-MUSEUM. 597 
The ornithological collection has been augmented by an 
important donation of 92 birds’ skins, including 65 species, 
collected by the donor, Captain Richard Crawshay of Leighton 
Buzzard, during a six months’ visit to the Island of Tierra 
del Fuego, off the coast of Patagonia. Capt. Crawshay 
is the author of ‘ The Birds of Tierra del Fuego,’ recently 
published by Quaritch of London. This work contains 
a description of the above mentioned collection with twenty 
coloured illustrations of species which have been mounted, 
including the very rare and beautiful Magellan Plover 
(Pluvianellus sociabilis). It may be mentioned as showing 
the completeness of our collection of Raptorial Birds that for 
eighteen consecutive years Mr. J. II. Gurney has been able 
to record in these Transactions the acquisition of desirable 
additions to the famous Gurney Collection of Birds of Prey, 
but during 11)07 the opportunity did not occur of obtaining 
any desiderata. Mr. Gurney, however, was able to add 
to the collection two nestling Jackal-Buzzards, bred, for 
the first time in England, in his Aviary at Keswick Hall. 
Mr. W. H. M. Andrews presented five skins of Birds of 
Prey from Victoria, Australia, including a fine specimen of 
the Wedge- tailed Eagle ( UroaHus a minx). 
The collection of Birds’ Eggs and Nests has received many 
interesting additions including a collection of South African 
Birds’ Eggs, representing 46 species, localised and dated, 
presented by Major R. Sparrow ; egg of Lyre Bird (Mcnura 
victoria-) from Victoria, Australia, presented by Mr. W. H. M. 
Andrews ; and a nest of the Common Wren (Troglodytes 
parvulus), built in a nesting box at Thorpe St. Andrew, 
Norwich, July, 1907, presented by Major W. S. Dods. 
Mr. R. A. Todd of the Marine Laboratory, Lowestoft, 
kindly supplied specimens of Hyas araneus from Lynn Deep ; 
Purple Sun-Star (Sol aster cndeca) from Hartlepool ; Common 
Cross-fish (Astcrias rubens) from Flamborough. and Knotty 
Cushion Star (Hippastcrias phrygiana) from the Dogger Bank. 
Commander Shopland, r.i.m., gave a collection of shells, 
including 200 species, specifically determined, collected 
principally at Aden. 
VOL. VIII. 
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