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author— conjoint Editor of ' The Ibis '—during his visit with 

 the British x\ssociation in August and September, 1905. 

 Although but a very short time was spent in the many loca- 

 lities, Mr. Evans with his broad knowledge o£ ornithology 

 was able to use his opportunities to great advantage, and his 

 rapid itinerary through the sub-continent enabled him to 

 obtain a good general idea of our avifauna. Cape Town, 

 Wynberg, Table Mountain, the Cape Flats, Simonstown, 

 Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Colenso, Ladysmith, 

 Johannesburg, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, Bulu- 

 wayo, and the Victoria Falls form a typical, though perhaps 

 by now a somewhat hackneyed, route, and Mr. Evans was 

 fortunate enough to obtain glimpses of most of our more 

 familiar species. It is gratifying to note that the author 

 seems to have thoroughly enjoyed his visit, and he repeatedly 

 refers in the w\armest terms to the hearty welcome with 

 which he was everywhere greeted. We can only assure him 

 that our own pleasure at his presence amongst us amply 

 repaid any little assistance which we were able to give him, 

 and that he can rely on our united help whenever he visits us 

 again. 



(G) In the ' Avicultural Magazine' for Feb. 1906 appears 

 an interesting article by Mr. L. M. Seth-Smith, B.A., M.B.O.U., 

 entitled " Notes on a Trip to Uganda." The author gives an 

 account of a journey from Jinja (a small station on the north 

 of Lake Victoria) to Mbnle. He mentions several South 

 African species of birds, amongst them being Nettapus 

 auritus (Dwarf Goose), Halcyon cyanoleucus (Angola King- 

 fisher), Halcyon chelicuii (Striped Kingfisher), Coturnix 

 delagorguei (Harlequin Quail), (Ena capensis (Namaqua 

 Dove), and Macronyx croceus (Yellow-throated Long-claw). 



(7) In the ' Ornithologische Monatsberichte ' for January 

 1906, Dr. Reichenow describes a new subspecies. Bubo ascala- 

 plius trothce, from German South-west Africa. This bird, which 

 was obtained by General von Trotha at Kutmanshoop on 



