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dotted line sliows the correct pinning); end view. 8. Illustrating 

 faulty pinning (the dotted line shows the correct pinning) ; side view. 

 9. Incandescent lamp, pattern used by author. 10, 11, 12. Three bad 

 types of setting-boards. 13. Right type of setting-board with correct 

 position of insect indicated, (a) thorax of insect, (h.b) wings, (c.c) grooves. 

 14, 15, 16. Illustrating faults in setting insects on boards. 14. Insect 

 too high. 15. Insect too low. 16. Pin not perpendicular. 17. Grooved 

 setting-board designed for using minutien pins and for placing on shelf 

 of travelling cabinet, («.«) T-pieces, (b) shelf. 18. Illustrating method 

 of setting, {a. a) locality labels, (b.b.b.b) tracing cloth. 19. Showing 

 construction of setting-board, {a) left piece glued and nailed on, (b) 

 atrip of pith, (c) base board, {d) piece to be fixed on, (&) nail. 



On Birds collected and observed in the Districts of Okanjande 

 and Outjo, S. W. African Protectorate. By C. G. FlNCH- 

 Davies, M.B.O.U.', Lt. 1st S.A.M.R. 



As I have now been stationed in this country for the best 

 part of a year, and have been out almost daily, having 

 travelled some 1000 miles or more through various parts, [ 

 feel that I have obtained a fair knowledo-e of the bird-life of 

 the above-mentioned districts. I venture to write the 

 following notes in the hope that they may prove to be of 

 some interest, more especially as, since Andersson's time, 

 little has been written in the English language of the Birds 

 of S.W. Africa. No doubt collections have been made by 

 the Germans and several nev/ forms described in German 

 works by Reichenow and others. I also understand that the 

 Transvaal Museum lias received collections from Okahandje 

 and Windhuk, both of which districts adjoin this. No doubt 

 I shall be able from time to time to add a good many species 

 to my list, but with the exception of some of the smaller 

 forms and stragglers, I think I have collected most of the 

 resident and migratory^ forms. Before starting a list of the 

 species, I think it would be advisable to give a short des- 

 cription of the country in which my collecting has been 

 done. Okanjande lies on longitude 17°, and between 20° 

 and 21° South latitude. Outjo is about (iO miles to the west 

 and a little farther north, but the country is very similar. 

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