494 Letters^ Announcementsy ^c. 
readers of ^ The Ibis ^ for the useful collection of birds he 
formed in the island of Sumatra^ which formed the subject 
of Lord Tweeddale^s article in the last volume of this Journal 
(Ibis, 1877^ pp. 283-323). On his return from the east Mr. 
Buxton undertook an exploring journey to the Niger^ where, 
after a short illness, he met his death. . 
