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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 be in the work brought out by the Grand du es in ussian. 
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 aie some omit o ogica 
notes (s. pp. 172, 189), but the determinations are not trustworthy, and have, therefore, not 
been quoted in this book. Dr. R adde 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. 
AVas engaged by Dr. Aleyer and the Hon. AV. 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. O. 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 Fritz). Bom 1856 and 1859. Swiss. NatuiMists. The 
cousins Sarasin spent the years 1884—1886 in Ceylon and published the results of their 
investigations in the great work entitled: “Ergebnisse naturwissenschaRlicher Forschungen auf 
Ceylon” 1887—1893). From 1893—1896 they were in Celebes, viz. 1893-1894 m Aor 
Celebes, 1895 in central parts, 1895—1896 in the South (see: Zeitschr. Ges. Erdkunde Ber in 
1894, XXIX, 351; 1895, XXX, 226, 311; 1896, XXXI, 21; and Verb. 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 Ethnograi^y, and we had the 
privilege of receiving their ornithological specimens in 9 different consignments during tie 
time w'e were -wilting this book ;see: J. f. O. 1894, 153; Abh. Ber. Mus. Dresden 1894/9o, 
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. AVe are, therefore, deeply indebted to 
Dr. P. & Dr. F. Sarasin. They obtained 207 species on the mainland of Celebes, 10 of 
whicb proved to be new to science and 12 others not yet kno-wn from Celebes. Their ornitho 
logical collections are for tlie most part in the Museum at Basely where they live, they a so 
liresented some valuable specimens to the Dresden Museum. Miixa sarasinoiitm, Zosteiops 
sarasinorum and Criipfolopliu sarasinonan were named after them. 
1894, Kiikenthal (A\^illy). Born 1861. German. Naturalist. AVhen on liis exploring 
expedition into the East Indian Archipelago from 1893 — 1894 spent a few weeks (in une 
and July 1894) in North Celelies and collected some birds there, which are now in le 
Senckenberg Museum at Frankfort. Dr. Kiikenthal is Professor of Zoology at ena. 
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 Boniean 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 chiehy in the British and Tring Museums, but many of his duplicates are to be found 
elsewhere, for instance, in the Dresden Museum. Androphihis everetti from South Celebes, 
Meyer & Wiglesworth, Birds of Celebes iMay 4tli lS()s). 2 
