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History Society/ and we express ur hope that it may be 

 the precursor of a long series of equally interesting numbers. 

 We see that Mr. F. J. Jackson is the President of the 

 Society and the Chairman of the Executive Committee, and 

 we find that, as might have been expected, he contributes an 

 ornithological article to the new Journal. 



The subject Mr. Jackson has selected is the Francolins of 

 East Africa, of which he recognises sixteen species, twelve 

 belonging to typical Francolinus, and four to the bare- 

 throated genus Pternistes. All known particulars are given 

 respecting these birds and their habits and distribution, but 

 we are told that very little has been recorded as regards 

 their breeding-season, and that more information on this 

 point is much required. The Francolins and Guinea-fowls 

 arc the principal Game-birds of East Africa, and it is highly 

 desirable that regulations should be made for their protec- 

 tion, as they are now shot indiscriminately at all times in 

 the year. 



A coloured figure of Francolinus hubbardi, drawn by 

 Major Jones, illustrates this memoir. 



92. Jouy on two Paradise-Flycatchers. 



[The Paradise-Flycatchers of Japan and Korea. By Pierre Louis 

 Jouy. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxvii. p. 651.] 



Dr. Stejneger publishes a paper, written by the late 

 M. Jouy, on the Paradise-Flycatchers of Japan and Korea, 

 which shews that the two forms, although closely allied, are 

 different. For the former it is proposed to use the name 

 Terpsiphone atrocaudata (Eyton), and for the latter the new 

 name Terpsiphone owstoni. T. atrocaudata is apparently 

 restricted in Japan to the southern islands, but is also met 

 with in South eastern Korea, while T. owstoni inhabits 

 Hondo Island, Japan, and Amoy and Hong-Kong in China. 



93. Kirkman on British Birds. 



[The British Bird Book. An Account of all the Birds, Nests, and 

 Eggs found in the British Isles. Edited by F. B. Kirkman. Illustrated 

 by two hundred coloured drawings and numerous photographs. Vol. i. 

 T. C. & E. C. Jack : London and Edinburgh, 1910.] 



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