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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Gaviae and Tubinares in the Collection of the British Museum
Urmrnns of twenty years have passed since I began to pay special attention to the Petrels, and during that time, with Mr. Godman, collected all the available specimens we came across. But the amassing anything like a good series of skins of these birds proved a verv slow process. Our chief acquisition, by exchange, was the greater part of the collection formed by the late John Gould, whose early interest in the Petrels generally is well-known, and was con tinned after he parted with his Australian collection. Amongst the specimens thus acquired by us were many of great interest, as will be seen in the following pages. Another valuable series of Petrels was most kindly given to us in 1883 by Admiral A. H. Markham, having been formed by him when in command of h.m.s. Triumph on the Pacific Station. This collection contained the types of Oceano droma markhami, Salv., and Diomedea irrorata, Salv., the last a remarkable Albatros from the coast of Peru, of which the type still remains the only known example. The whole of our series was handed over to the British Museum in 1888.
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