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feature in the collection is that the specimens have in every 
case been procured by Mr. Booth himself during 23 yeai*s 
which he has devoted to forming it. 
It would be easy to criticise the mounting of the specimens^ 
and their attitudes in some of the cases; but, taking the col¬ 
lection as a whole, we are sure that it will meet with general 
approval from ornithologists. Would that the authorities of 
our National Collection would take a hint from Mr. Booth, 
and, when they proceed to fit up their new public gallery at 
South Kensington, adopt a somewhat similar plan 1 A series 
of well-selected typical forms of bird-life displayed in this 
fashion would instruct and interest the public; whereas the 
present plan of exhibiting some thousands of badly-mounted 
(and, too often, unnamed) specimens crowded together in 
series of parallel rows only disgusts them. 
We sincerely hope that but few, if any, of the present inha¬ 
bitants of the Bird-gallery in Great Bussell Street will find 
their way into the new galleries at South Kensington, but 
will be replaced by new and fresh specimens mounted in 
accordance with Mr. BootKs plan. 
Death of Dr, Brilggemann .—We regret to have to announce 
the death of Dr« F. Briiggemann. Dr. Briiggemann was a 
native of Bremen, and studied at Jena, where he was for 
several years assistant to Prof. Haeckel. His earliest pub¬ 
lications were on entomological subjects; but, later, he pub¬ 
lished an account of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Bremen. 
He was especially interested in ornithology, and, amongst 
other papers on this subject, published several on the Birds 
of Celebes and Borneo (see ^ Ibis,^ 1877, p. 126, and 1878, 
pp. 108 et 377) . On the recommendation of Prof. Haeckel, 
Dr. Briiggemann was engaged last year by Dr. Gunther to ar¬ 
range and catalogue the collection of Corals in the British 
Museum. Whilst in the midst of this undertaking he died 
suddenly at his lodgings, on the night of Saturday, April 
6 th, of haemorrhage from the lungs. 
