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diseases of the eye and ear. He was one of the honorary 

 surgeons of the Leeds Intirmary, and in full practice in 

 that city. Mr, Hevvetson was also an artist of some repute, 

 and in spite of his professional engagements found oppor- 

 tunities for travels and researches on the Continent and in 

 Egypt. 



XL. — Letters, Extracts, Notices, ^c. 



We have received the following letters, addressed " to the 

 Editorsof 'The Ibis' ^':— 



Sirs, — As you may have seen by 'The Auk/ the next 



meeting of the A. 0. U. is to be held at Philadelphia — the 



first time it has ever met here — the " cradle " of American 



ornithology, where so much was accomplished in the past. 



I hope that if any of our English friends are thinking of 



visiting America this autumn they will arrange to be in 



Philadelphia on November ISth, 1899. I can assure them 



of a warm welcome. ^. „ 



Yours &c., 



Wither Stone. 

 Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, 

 February 18th, 1899. 



Sirs, — I am able to inform you with very great satis- 

 faction that the suggested Ornithological Meeting in 

 Serajevo will take place on the 25th of September next, 

 and last until the 29th. The letters of invitation will be 



sent out very shortly. 



Hungarian Central Biu-eau, 

 Budapest, March '22ud, 1899. 



Yours &c., 



Otto Herman, 



Chief of the H. C. B. for Ornithology. 



Sirs, — In his ' Manual of the Game-birds of India ' 

 Mr. E. W. Oates raises the question whether the species of 

 Galloperdix in life carry the tail like a fowl or like a 

 Partridge, i. e. folded vertically or flat. The Calcutta 



