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Jtine 2C)t/i. Two young ringed plovers {^gialitis hiaticula), one 

 dead, received from Cumberland. 



June 2fith. Tawny eagle {Aguila rapax) and golden eagle {Aquila 

 chrysaetus) from Abyssinia received on approval from Jamrach. 



I kept the tawny eagle, which is a fine bird of the light browrt 

 race, very much resembling the most recently received of the two 

 already here, and the light-coloured bird of Wolfs plate in the Ibis. 

 Jamrach declared that this bird came to him from North Africa, 

 probably Morocco. I returned the golden eagle, as I do not want 

 one of that species ; this was a remarkably large, strong young bird 

 with pure white tarsi. 



July \st. Australian maned goose i {Bernicla jubata) died ii> 

 good condition. This bird was one of a pair purchased last year 

 from Jamrach ; they had both done remarkably well in the new 

 aviary, feeding chiefly on the grass growing therein. I suspect that 

 the commencement of the moult was the cause of death. 



July 2,rd. Great bustard $ (Otis tarda) died after long weakness. 

 This was one of a consignment received some years ago from Seville, 

 and presented by me to W. H. St. Quintin ; it was injured when it 

 arrived, and St. Quintin, after keeping it for a year or more, sent 

 it back to me, rather than kill it, in October 1S90. It did well 

 here, but was always weakly on the legs from an injury to the ribs, 

 and probably to the vertebra, on the journey from Spain, though it 

 fed well, moulted clean every year, and was impudently tame and 

 pugnacious. 



Woodpigeons {;/. antek) have hatched out one young bird. 



July 6tk. Little bitterns {Ardetta minuta). Three very young,, 

 received from Castang. 



July &tli. Australian crane (</. antea) died after failing for some 

 time. 



Great white Siberian cranes (Grus Icucogeranus) in pinetum, 

 reported by Cosgrave to be suffering from the excessive heat more 

 than any other birds in the collection. 



July nth. Bearded vulture {cf. antek). Very fine young bird 

 received from Malaea. 



