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THE COLLECTION OF BIRDS 
The Cranes of the old collection were all attacked by 
moth, but an attempt will be made to clean them next 
winter. 
The Plovers, Snipe and Sandpipers have all been renewed, 
but the series of each is so small that very few have been 
mounted. 
A few Gulls of three species from Woosung and the 
vicinity of Shanghai were mounted and there are also skins of 
these in the collection, but there is only one Sea Swallow. 
The few in the old collection were all ruined. 
New specimens have been procured to replace the 
Cormorants and Pelican of the old collection spoilt by moth. 
Three fine Lesser Frigate Birds .( Fregata ariel Gould) were 
procured from Shaweishan. 
One specimen of Swinhoe's Petrel (P. rnonorhis Sw.) 
remains and one example of Bulwer’s Petrel (B. bulweri ) was 
presented to the Museum. 
The specimens of the Spoonbill (P. minor ) and of the 
Painted Stork (Ps. leucocephalus Gm.) were renewed and a 
Black Stork (C. nigra L.) from Fohkien was added to the 
collection. 
Out of the old collection of Herons which was fairly 
complete only three or four specimens remained intact. Good 
specimens of a number of species were taken at Shaweishan. 
Of these Butorides amurensis and Gorsachias goisagi are new 
to the Yangtze. 
The Geese and Swans of the old collection were all more 
or less spoilt by moth. An attempt will be made to clean 
them next winter. Some fine geese and Mr. Boland’s Mute 
Swan have partly replaced these. The ducks remain much as 
they were. A pair of Velvet Scoters ( Oidernia carlo ) and a 
specimen of the very rare Gould’s Merganser (Alergus 
squamatus Gould) are the most noteworthy additions to the 
