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brakes under the guidance of Mr. Boyntou, who had charge 

 of the local arrangements, and after visiting Flamborough 

 lighthouse and the cliffs adjoining, proceeded to Bempton, 

 where fine views were obtained of the cliff-climbers and 

 their method of work. Mr. Nelson, of Redcar, had kindly 

 distributed a specially printed extract relating to the cliff- 

 climbing from his forthcoming ' Birds of Yorkshire/ and 

 personally acted as cicerone. Luncheon was served at the 

 cliff edge in a tent, and, after a photograph had been taken, 

 the majority returned to Bridlington and London, thus 

 terminating what was universally acknowledged as a highly 

 successful and pleasant gathering. 



XLI. — Notices of recent Ornithological Publications. 

 [Continued from p. 498.] 



89. ' Avicultural Magazine.' 



A \ icultural Magazine. The Journal of the Avicultural Society. New 

 Series. Vol. hi. Nos. 4-9. London : Feb. -July 1905.] 



In these numbers our contemporary continues its career 

 of interesting and useful work, and succeeds in adding 

 greatly to our knowledge of the habits of birds. Allowance 

 must, of course, be made to some extent for the different 

 conditions in which birds live in cages, aviaries, and the wild 

 state ; but with regard to their notes, their nests and eggs, 

 not to mention other details, we are much indebted to the 

 careful observations made by various members of the 

 Avicultural Society. Among so large a number of articles 

 of varying style, it would be invidious to make any selection, 

 but we may mention Dr. Butler's resume of our knowledge 

 of the Duration of Incubation. 



Mr. Beebe's " Notes on the Psychology of Birds " is of very 

 general interest ; while the papers by Capt. Horsbrugh on 

 the Bloemfontein district, by Mr. L. M. Seth-Smith on that 

 of Uganda, and by Mr. Trcvor-Battyc on the breeding of 



