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Buton and South-east Celebes in 1890. He has not published a report on the ornithological 
collections made here, unless it he in the work brought out by the Grand-dukes in Russian, 
A chapter of this work, from the pen of Dr. Radde, on Buton and South Celebes appeared 
in German in the journal “Globus” 1896, vol. 69, p. 151, wherein are some ornithological 
notes (s. pp. 172, 189), but the determinations are not trustworthy, and have, therefore, not 
been quoted in this book. Dr. Radde is Director of the Museum of Tiflis, where, or elsewhere 
in Russia, this collection may now be. 
1892. Cursham (Charles W.). Dutchman (half-caste of Celebes). Merchant at Manado, 
North Celebes, who had collected birds there before 1892, which may be in some museum. 
Was engaged by Dr. Meyer and the Hon. W. Rothschild to form another collection and 
sent out native hunters from 1892 — 1896 to some parts of the Minahassa and the small 
neighbouring islands, and to the Sangi, Talaut and Banggai Groups (see: J. f. 0. 1894, 237, 
and Abh. Ber. Mus. Dresden 1894/5 Nr. 4, Nr. 9; 1896/7 Nr. 2). In our work specimens 
from this source are marked: “native collectors” or “native hunters” (“nat. coll.”, “nat. 
hunt.”) and some of these skins have passed into other museums also. 
1893. Sarasin (Paul and Pritz). Born 1856 and 1859. Swiss. Naturalists. The 
cousins Sarasin spent the years 1884 — 1886 in Ceylon and published the results of their 
investigations in the great work entitled: “Ergebnisse naturwissenschaftlicher Forschungen auf 
Ceylon” (1887 — 1893). From 1893 — 1896 they were in Celebes, viz. 1893—1894 in North 
Celebes, 1895 in central parts, 1895—1896 in the South (see: Zeitschr. Ges. Erdkunde Berlin 
1894, XXIX, 351; 1895, XXX, 226, 311; 1896, XXXI, 21; and Yerh. Ges. Erdkunde 
Berlin 1896, 337; with 5 maps). No naturalists before them have made such a thorough 
and many-sided exploration of the Island, and contributions of the highest importance are to 
be expected from their pen, for as yet they have only begun to publish some of their results. 
They collected in nearly every branch of Natural History and Ethnography, and we had the 
privilege of receiving their ornithological specimens in 9 different consignments during the 
time we were writing this book (see: J. f. 0. 1894, 153; Abh. Ber. Mus. Dresden 1894/95, 
Nr. 4 and Nr. 8; 1896/97, Nr. 1), which has reached a much higher standard through their 
welcome aid, as may be seen on almost every page. We are, therefore, deeply indebted to 
Dr. P. & Dr. F. Sarasin. They obtained 207 species on the mainland of Celebes, 10 of 
which proved to be new to science and 12 others not yet known from Celebes. Their ornitho- 
logical collections are for the most part in the Museum at Basel, where they live; they also 
presented some valuable specimens to the Dresden Museum. Myxa sarasinorum , Zosterops 
sarasinorum and Crypiolopha sarasinorum were named after them. 
1894. Ktikenthal (Willy). Born 1861. German. Naturalist. When on his exploring 
expedition into the East Indian Archipelago from 1893 — 1894 spent a few weeks (in June 
and July 1894) in North Celebes and collected some birds there, which are now in the 
Senckenberg Museum at Frankfort. Dr. Khkenthal is Professor of Zoology at Jena. 
1895. Everett (Alfred Hart). Born 1848. Englishman. Naturalist. Has collected birds, 
etc., beginning about 1870, in the East Indian Archipelago, viz. in Borneo (see his “List of the 
Birds of the Bornean Group of Islands”: J. Str. Br. R. As. Soc. 1889, Nr. XX), the Philip- 
pines (see Ibis 1872, and Proc. Zool. Soc. 1877 — 1879), Natuna, Savu, Lombok, Timor, etc. 
(see Novit. Zool. 1893 and 1896), and visited South Celebes and the islands to the south in 
1895 (see Novit. Zool. 1896, pp. 69, 148, 256; 1897, 170). His ornithological collections 
are chiefly in the British and Tring Museums, but many of his duplicates are to be found 
elsewhere, for instance, in the Dresden Museum. Androphilus everetti from South Celebes, 
Meyer & Wi gle s wo rth , Birds of Celebes (May 4tii 1898). 
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