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instalment is also illustrated by a number of excellent 

 coloured plates, amongst which are figured the various 

 geographical races or subspecies of Tnrtur semitorguatus 

 (Red-eyed Dove) and Turtur senegalensis (Senegal Turtle- 

 Dove) . 



(10) In the January (1905) number of The Ibis' several 

 interesting papers appear : — 



1. Field-notes on the Birds of Efulen, in the West- 



African Colony of Kamerun, by George L. Bates. 



2. Notes on the East-African Species of Macronyx and 



Tmetotht/laci/s, by F. J. Jackson, C.B., C.M.G. — A 

 new species, Macronyx sharpei, is figured (plate iii.). 



3. An Ornithological Excursion to the Victoria Falls of 



the Zambesi, by W. L. Sclater, M.A., F.Z.S.— 

 Amongst interesting species which were noticed may 

 be mentioned Larus cirrliocephalus (Grey-headed 

 Gull) and lihinoptilus seehohmi (Seebohm^s Courser), 

 whilst specimens of Gyps rueppelli (Riippell's Vul- 

 ture) and JVecrosyrtes pileatus (Hooded Vulture) were 

 procured. 



A list of all the species observed and collected is 

 also given. 



{IV) The April number (1905) of 'The Ibis' contains the 

 following articles to which attention may be draw^n : — 



1. Notes on a small Collection of Birds from Algeria, 



by Harry F. Witherby, M.B.O.U. 



2. A paper on the Birds collected by the late Mr. W. G. 



Doggett on the Anglo-German Frontier of Uganda, 

 by W. R. Ogilvie-Grant, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



3. The Birds of the South-eastern Part of the Protectorate 



of Sierra Leone, by Robin Kemp ; with notes by 

 Dr. Bowdler Sharpe, and one plate. 



