Where did Allan Octavian Hume donate his bird collection?
Natural History Museum in London
The Smithsonian
The British Museum
The Indian Museum
Answer
Allan Octavian Hume donated his bird collection to the Natural History Museum in London. He did this in 1886, after having spent 30 years amassing it. The collection was particularly significant for its large number of specimens from the Indian subcontinent, and it remains an important resource for scholars and researchers.
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