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Fort Resolution, the head-quarters of the Ducks, Geese, Swans, 

 Cranes, &c. 2. Mr. Drexler left Montreal April Srd, for James's 

 Bay. He will probably establish himself at Big River, on the 

 eastern side, where aquatic birds abound. 3. A party to the 

 coast of Labrador as far as lat. 55°, to start May 25th. 4. A 

 party to the coast of Greenland, and thence to Labrador, about 

 June 25th. 5. The solar eclipse (July 18) party to Cape Chud- 

 leigh, lat. 60°. 6. Dr. Hayes's Arctic Expedition. 



The Gardens of the Zoological Society now contain a collection 

 of living Struthious birds more complete than any that has been 

 yet formed, embracing no less than ten species. The Ostriches 

 are represented by a fine pair of the northern variety of Struthio 

 camelus : the genus Rhea by examples of three species — a fine 

 male Rhea darwinii, two females of Rliea americana, and a male 

 of the recently described Rhea macrorjiyncha, Sclater, the smallest 

 of the group. The Cassowaries, of the Moluccas, have also 

 received an addition in the shape of a young bird, just added to 

 the collection, distinguished by the two throat-lappets being 

 separated from each other, upon which a species {Casuarius bi- 

 carunculatus^) has been founded. This specimen, with a nearly 

 adult male Casuarius galeatus, and three Mooruks [Casuarius 

 bennettii), form a fine series of this division of Struthious birds, 

 which however yet requires Mr. Blytli's Casuarius uno-appen- 

 diculatus, and Mr. Wall's (perhaps somewhat problematical) 

 Casuarius australis, to render it complete. Of the Australian 

 form of Struthionidce — DromcBUS — the Society have a pair of adults 

 of the common species (Z). nova hollandia), besides an immature 

 bird, and a chick lately hatched in the incubator, which is care- 

 fully nurtured by a domestic hen. Of Mr. Bartlett's new Spotted 

 Emeu of Western Australia {D. irroratus) there are also two 

 examples, representing the old and young plumage of this con- 

 spicuous species. The female Mantell's Ajjtei-yx, which has 

 lately signalized herself by laying a series of enormous eggs, 

 completes this remarkable collection. 



* Sclater, Proc, Zool. Soc. 1860, p. 211. 



