PRIMITIVE MAN. 
The cases on the gallery of the Keep contain the ethno¬ 
logical collections. As the representation is somewhat 
unequal it has been found most convenient to exhibit the 
specimens according to the country of origin. Many 
objects in the South Seas section are of much interest and 
value as for instance the feathered helmets and capes 
from the Hawaiian Islands, those associated with Capt. 
Cook which have been in the Museum since 1825, and. 
some of the elaborately carved clubs and spears from Fiji. 
Thanks to the generosity of the late Dr. Charles Hose, a 
Norfolk man resident in Sarawak for many years, the 
Museum can display a remarkable series of specimens from 
this district of Borneo. The large tribal gods and drums 
from the Upper Amazon are specimens rarely seen in 
Museums, and the dresses and weapons from Baffins Land 
are also of much interest as warfare was unknown to these 
people. 
THE EGYPTIAN COLLECTIONS 
The collections illustrate the culture of the Egyptian 
peoples from Predynastic times (c. 5000 b.c.) up to the 
Roman occupation. Three mummies are included, one 
presented by H.M. The King, and another was given by 
Mr. James Morrison in 1827, when they were very rarely 
brought to England. The Colman Collection is rich in 
personal ornaments and the tomb model of a granary is of 
special importance. The Spurred Collection of colours 
and textiles form attractive and instructive exhibits. The 
late Sir Rider Haggard enriched the collection with gold 
rings, inscribed figures and other objects. 
The Natural History Collections. 
BRITISH BIRDS. 
T HE entrance hall leads to a gallery where the wall cases 
contain a systematic series of the Birds of Norfolk 
mounted in natural surroundings. Each bird bears 
a number which not only refers to the label in the case 
giving the common name but to a typewritten catalogue 
with particulars of locality, sex, donor, and latin names. 
Copies of this catalogue are placed on a table for the use of 
visitors, together with a copy of “ Birds of Norfolk ” by 
B. B. Riviere, F.R.C.S., M.B.O.U. 
The beautiful group of Bustards in the centre of the 
room represent the extinct Norfolk-bred race of these birds, 
the species now ranking as an occasional migrant. Under 
a glass shade is a specimen of the Great Auk, probably the 
greatest rarity in the collection, which also contains an egg 
of this extinct and valuable bird. 
The number of species of birds recorded for Norfolk 
exceeds that of any other county, being 343 out of 469 on 
the British List. Amongst the many rarities exhibited, 
attention is specially directed to the Rose-coloured Starling 
taken at Brooke, 1838 ; White’s Thrush from Hicklingt 
1871 , Savi s \X arbler, a visitor to the Broads until about 
1856 ; the Alpine Swift from Old Buckenham, 1831, two 
examples only having been recorded for the county ; the 
h.ite, a rare visitor at the present time which previous to 
1830 nested in the county ; and the examples of the Buffel- 
headed Duck, Stellar s Eider and Caspian Plover are the 
only specimens known to have occurred in Norfolk. 
