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makes a playground under a '^lawyer-vine^' and covers 

 it with single leaves placed upside down, while it sits and 

 sings near it; but finally deserts the place and builds a flimsy 

 stick-nest to contain its two plain brownish eggs. The bird 

 is a splendid mimic and is usually seen alone. 



Space does not permit us to enter into further 

 details of this remarkable expedition, but we must observe 

 that nests and eggs of the Victoria Rifle-bird and Spotted 

 Cat-bird were also secured (and photographed), besides those 

 of many other rare species. 



In a separate article Mr. Jackson describes as new 

 the nests and eggs of the following species, from the Atherton 

 district: — Sphecotheres stalkeri (pi.), Oreocichla cuneata, 

 Poecilodryas albifacies (pl.)j Acanthiza squamata, and 

 Eopsaltria magnirostris. 



A nest of Orthonyx spaldingi is also depicted, as are the 

 playground, nest and eggs of Prionodura newtoniana, dis- 

 covered by Mr. G. Sharp, and the playground of Chlamy- 

 dodera orientalis. 



88. Flower on the Zoological Gardens of Giza. 



[Zoological Gardens, Giza, near Cah-o. Report for the Year 1908, and 

 List of Animals. By Stanley S. Flower, Director. Cairo, 1909.] 



Capt. Flower's Report on the progress in 1908 of the 

 Zoological Gardens at Giza (well known to all visitors to 

 Cairo) is satisfactory, although not quite so favourable as 

 that of the preceding year. The number of visitors in 1908 

 was 243,974, and the actual amount of receipts was only 

 £4^2 less than in 1907. The Menagerie in November 1908 

 contained 1303 specimens belonging to 369 species. 



The most noticeable new bird added to the List in 1908 

 was the Nuba Bustard {Lissotis nuba), of which fine species 

 the Director himself brought back five specimens when he 

 returned from his expedition to the Blue Nile in September 

 1908. 



Captain Flower's List of the animals that have been 



