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which comprised 425 specimens of some 130 species 
was of the greatest interest and contained several 
species new to the Lower Yangtze. Over one-third 
of the birds were new to the Museum. 
(7) A collection of birds from the mountains of N.W. 
Fohkien, and from the hills in the centre of that 
province. A large proportion of these birds were 
new to the Museum. Several very rare species were 
included in this lot which was collected in December, 
1908 and January, 1909 by the Museum collectors. 
(8.) A collection of summer visitants and migrants 
made by the collectors at Chinkiang during May, 
1909. 
(9.) A magnificent specimen of the Mute Swan 
(Cygnus olor L.), a bird which although common in 
Europe had never before been recorded from the Far 
East, was presented to the Museum by Mr. C. Boland, 
Constable of the British Consulate at Chinkiancr. 
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A number of minor donations were also received from 
various residents. 
On going through the old registers, I find that in 
February, 1894 the total number of Chinese birds in the 
Museum was 504. Only 407 Chinese birds remained when 
I took over charge in 1907, and a number of these were 
additions subsequent to the 1894 list. Of these 407 specimens 
203 had to be taken out of the collection, so that out of the 
old collection there only remained in the autumn of 1907 
204 specimens. 
On the 11th November, 1907, when I left Shanghai, 167 
birds had been added to the mounted collection which was 
then composed of 371 specimens of 247 species. Since then 
the mounted series of birds has steadily progressed, and when 
the cases were closed for the summer 1909 there were in this 
