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or Siskin and the Bnntini^ Classes were interesting, but 

 contained nothing particularly striking I think. Hens. 

 Tliis class, being a new feature liere, was disappointing 

 in point of numbers, as there were only seveti, and I had 

 expected twenty at least, but we have gained something 

 by it, as we now have 'Mv. Houlton's decision that the 

 Nuthatch is a hardbill ; all the same, I found it very 

 -fond of a mealworm. 



The Softbill Classes were not large, but contained 

 some splendid specimens. The cost of carriage no 

 doubt affects the entries here, as larger cages are used in 

 these classes. 



The Skylark has disappeared from the Show bench, 

 it seems. This is in consequence of nearl}' all the Judges 

 leaving it out of the cards, when it did appear, and the 

 only remedy will be to give it a separate class. 



Tom Pkrkixs. 



REVIEWS. 



Bird iVo/es from the " Coajida Protectorate''' by Sir 

 Harry Johnstone. (2 vols. Hutchinson & Co. 1902). 



As many of our members may not have the 

 opportunity of reading the above work, a few extracts 

 about the birds found in Uganda wil) be of interest. 



The whole region teems with bird life — the tentative 

 list given at the end of Vol I., containing seven liundreil 

 and seventy-one species. INIau}- of these are of course 

 found in other parts of the African Continent, but in 

 Uganda all kinds have a common meeting-ground, so 

 varied are the climate and conformation of the country — 

 sweltering heat, perpetual snow — impenetrable swamp, 

 inaccessible mountain. 



Now that the railway is com])leted to Victoria 

 N'yan/.a, and the Kuropean and Indian population 



