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disembark at the Portuguese island of San Thomas, the most 

 important island of the group, where he will commence 

 his work, and where he will be joined by his Haussa 

 caravan. He proposes to ascend the mountains in the 

 centre of the island, which have an altitude of about 5600 

 feet, and he will spend altogether about two months in San 

 Thomas, exploring and making collections. Mr. Alexander 

 will then sail to the most southerly island of the group, the 

 Island of Annebon, and on the completion of his work there 

 will also \isit Prince's Island. 



Having finished its work on the chain of islands, the 

 expedition will cross to the mainland for the purpose of 

 exploration in the Kamerun Colony, for which every assist- 

 ance will be given by the German Government. The 

 first object will be to ascend the celebrated Kamerun 

 Peak, which rises to an altitude of 15,000 feet, and which 

 the explorer holds to be the sister mountain of Ruwenzori 

 in East Africa. He expects that he will find here a fauna 

 nearly identical with that of Ruwenzori. The district to be 

 traversed is largely unknown, and one of the great difficulties 

 will be the lack of water, which will have to be carried by the 

 expedition. 



If time and health permit, the expedition will further 

 penetrate into the interior of Kamerun, to explore a range of 

 hills which are said to attain an altitude of 10,000 feet. 

 Travelling is, however, very difficult, owing to the moun- 

 tamous nature of the country and the difficulties of transport. 

 The expedition will probably be absent about twelve months. 



Proposed Zoological Exploration of Dutch New Guitiea. — 

 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant sends us a copy of the following 

 appeal to his " Brother Members of the B. O. U. '' : — 



" We are now celebrating the Jubilee of the greatest 

 Ornithokgical Society in the world, and it has occurred to me 

 that we might do something more than is at present being done 

 to mark this great event. My suggestion is that we should 



